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Old 05-02-2008, 07:57 AM
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I got some long gloves, for working in the tank from JL last week. They are Coralife ones. They stink to high heaven. That plastic/rubber smell. Wife tried washing on gentile cycle with some vinegar, but all that did was make the inside of them WET LOL. What can I do to get rid of the smell?? They are in living room, beside tank, adn I can smell them as soon as I walk into house. Skimmate smells better....almost
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I turn them inside out and rinse in the shower. They wreak if you don't do that, and so does your hand after you pull them out.... nasty.

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Its acctually the outside that stinks though
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The outside is stinky??? That I am not sure how to fix. Maybe soak them in a very strong salt solution. But seriously, mine stank so bad it smelled like it was the whole glove, but when I rinsed it and let it air dry, they smelled april fresh. And it really wreaked bro, like I had been cleaning fish all day, then leaving it in the sun for a couple of days to fester. Mixture between fish sauce and chum. Good times. If the smell persists, set them in a heater duct of an enemy (see my sig!) and get a new pair! Stuffing them in a couch works great too!
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