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<p dir="auto">Im talking about a whole 2 cups of citirc acid per a load of clothing. What notablw effects on the clothing wll this amount have? Also I plan on leaving the citric acid solution on the clothing after rinsing away as much detergent as possible. Bad idea? Should I do a 24 or 8 hour citric acid soak? Nope ?yes?</p>
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<p dir="auto">Also it should be noted that most of the clothing is heavy cotton as in 325 GSM  or more cotton. Only like 1 or 2 of those peices of clothing are made of wool or polyester or spandex.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Also citirc acid may lighten the clothing no? Or will the citric acid only lighten the clothing if it clothing is out in the Sun for too long, right?</p>
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<p dir="auto">Will the citric acid impart its own smell to the clothing?  Will it destroy it?</p>
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<p dir="auto">Can I combine this solution with placing the citirc acid solution on the clothing and l then once its hang dried a bit I can then use a drying machine to dry it even more thoroughly to ensure that rhe mildew is like double dead? Also I cant dry my clothing when its wet as Im super skinny and that would make my clothing stretch far too much.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Could the problem be that Im using too much detergent?</p>
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<p dir="auto">Ive tried to look for other solutions to this and apparently drying the clothing after the mildew is already there will not have a drastic enough effect to get rid of it. Is this true please.?</p>
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<p dir="auto">Should I just dump boiling water onto the clothing after it has washed or will this make it stretch?</p>
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<p dir="auto">Ive found I have this problem when I hand wash the clothing or machie wash it but surprisingly hand washing and then hand wringing it  makes the smell of mildew less prominent.</p>
<p dir="auto">Thanks to all who answer.</p>
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