This question is aimed at the more serious colletors/restorers/repairers among us...
Does anybody like/use dryer sheets?
1) Gums-up the machine
2) Rusts the drum
3) Adds wax and stinks-up clothes
4) Creates a fire-hazard (lint sticks to gummy surfaces)
5) Not particularly good for the environment, either.
Now...to get the same results and reduce static cling can't someone use less detergent and/or less time on the dryer cycle. My understanding is that detergents are TOO effective and reduce the amount of natural oils in natural fabrics therby making them stiff.
And to end on a humorous note. An American comedienne said that these are basiically the same as a wedding band. They give off a signal to women that the guy is married/taken/unavaaiable. "No man doing his own laundry would ever use them." (her word not mine.. LOL)
I really have to say the whole genre really does smell bad to me. Is it possible that differenct scents appeal to women and men?
What is the concensus ?
Does anybody like/use dryer sheets?
1) Gums-up the machine
2) Rusts the drum
3) Adds wax and stinks-up clothes
4) Creates a fire-hazard (lint sticks to gummy surfaces)
5) Not particularly good for the environment, either.
Now...to get the same results and reduce static cling can't someone use less detergent and/or less time on the dryer cycle. My understanding is that detergents are TOO effective and reduce the amount of natural oils in natural fabrics therby making them stiff.
And to end on a humorous note. An American comedienne said that these are basiically the same as a wedding band. They give off a signal to women that the guy is married/taken/unavaaiable. "No man doing his own laundry would ever use them." (her word not mine.. LOL)
I really have to say the whole genre really does smell bad to me. Is it possible that differenct scents appeal to women and men?
What is the concensus ?