Super Stinky Cushions

I washed mine in the bathtub with laundry detergent. I used my feet to “agitate” throughout the foam. Then drained and rinsed twice using the same method. Rolled up to squeeze out the water, laid flat on the deck to dry.

It was a little harder doing the mattresses as I had to fold them up to fit in the tub but it still worked great. The smell is completely gone and even after camper had been closed up for several weeks, it did not come back.

 

I guess but like you, I didn’t want to spend money on replacements if I didn’t have to. We had to replace our canvas so that busted the budget for the year. Lol

 

Nothing worked for ours. I washed them extensively, tried baking soda and every other concoction I found on the internet. I sun dried them in Florida for weeks. I even tried wrapping them in plastic under the new covers I made for them. Nope. Still stinky. I replaced ours by buying twin sized (extra long) mattress from Foam Factory and cutting it to size with an electric knife. I bought the Lux Regular Foam and it's nice and firm for seat cushions. Cost was $75.98 that included tax and shipping. If you need more foam, just order a bigger mattress to cut. That was the place I found the best deal.

 

Essential oils (tea tree oil) in a diffuser work...not expensive. Spray several times a day, leave open with oscillating fan inside.

 

Glad it worked for you too. It is a fair amount of work but I spread it out over a few weekends to get them all done

 

Fair amount of work is an understatement. I remember it being back breaking when I did ours. I washed them with just about everything over the course of a few days and it wore me out! I finally decided to let the Florida sun dry them and the smell would leave. It did, for awhile, but kept coming back. Ours were probably worse than your average cushion, though. Way behind musty, more like mold smelling.

 

Yes, I did. We used the old ones for about 5 years, and I tried very hard to salvage them. At least 3 different occasions, I washed and dried them in the sun. The last time the smell came back, I was done. All new foam in the entire camper now.

 

I bought a twin sized foam mattress and cut it with electric carving knife. Here is the email confirmation with exactly what I paid.

 

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