So far the smells are coming out and there is no staining from the tar when I washed 2 quilts!!!! The one airing outside seems to be good too but I'm going to wait and see if just the airing takes care of everything. This has been great info and I REALLY appreciate all the advice/info! The water was so nasty in the machine- you would not believe. I threw a color fast sheet in there too (just in case).