Removing Gasoline from Car Carpet

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RE: Removing Gasoline from Car Carpet

A friend of cut a gas line and we removed the carpet, hung it on the clothes line and waited for the rain. This worked after one rainfall. I just spilled some in the trunk so I removed the liner and am hoping that the rain will work again.

Thanks for the tips for the interior that I could not remove.

Post By Rodney (Guest Post)

RE: Removing Gasoline from Car Carpet

I spilled a lot of gas in the back of my Jeep Wrangler. I sprinkled Baking Soda over the area, let it sit with the back gate open and windows open throughout the night in my garage. Next day I vacuumed up the Baking Soda then took Joy (lemon cent) and a scrub brush went over entire area with just the Joy then mixed Joy with hot water and once again scrubbed the area and let it dry with garage door open this time for a few hours, once it dried I placed Febreze on area and the smell is entirely gone.

Post By shawn (Guest Post)

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I'm confused as to the methods to use to clean out gasoline on car trunk carpet. The whole interior is full of this smell Been thinking of a car cleaning product with special solvents for oily gas, I want to fix it immediately. I'd like to clean this myself. Please suggest some real products I can use that really helps. I swear I'll not carry gas cans again for my John Deere mower in my car. Thanks caz

Post By Wilma C (Guest Post)

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I had a gas can in the back seat of a car and some spilled out. First I opened the trunk and passage way to the backseat and put a house fan on the floor of the backseat. Leaving the trunk and windows open I left the fan on overnight in the garage for a couple of days and that took care of the problem. I also sprayed febreze in the trunk and backseat.

Post By Gary B (Guest Post)

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Gasoline leaked from a container in the back seat of my SUV the other day while I was driving home from a gas station. The odour was horrendous by the time I got home as it had soaked a two foot square section of the carpet. I purchased some Prosolve Carpet Cleaner and sprayed it on yesterday morning and it worked wonders. Today there was only a minor smell and I sprayed it again. It is drying now but I suspect the smell will be entirely gone by tomorrow.

I sprayed the section of the carpet liberally with Prosolve and rubbed it around. I then let it sit 15 minutes. I then used toweling paper (2 rolls) to blot it up until the area was dry. I left the car doors and windows open for a few hours to let the air at it and then closed them overnight.

As I said, when I opened the car this morning, the smell was almost completely gone. And there was no discolouration of the grey carpet at all. I went through the process today but did not need to use as much Prosolve.

I was amazed at how simple this process was. Having read earlier posts I was concerned I might not ever get rid of the smell. Fingers crossed.

Cheers

Post by manotick

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Just sprinkle the unused dry coffee grounds all over any
spots or smelly areas. I bought the cheapest brand and
sprinkled it liberally. If you want, every couple of days
you can swish them around but after about 2 weeks the
smell should be gone. Just clean the grounds out. If it
still smells, do it again. This worked for me when I got
kerosene in the back of my car. It just smells like coffee
inside your vehicle and not the gas/kerosene. You can
then wash it with a solution of Dawn and water.

Post by carnation037

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I want to know what to do with the coffee grounds also.

Post By Renee (Guest Post)

RE: Removing Gasoline from Car Carpet

A gas and oil mixture from a weed whacker spilled on my leather seats and carpet in my trunk now it smells and i cant smoke in my car what do I do?

Post by MAry123

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What will help is if you simply leave the item (car or whatever) open in the sun all day. Gas will evaporate given enough time. At least enough to make it bearable, until one can try one of these more involved methods.

Post By Enter your name. (Guest Post)

RE: Removing Gasoline from Car Carpet

i have heard several things on coffee grounds, but no idea of what to do with the coffee grounds, could someone explain to me what to do?
thanks

Post By susie (Guest Post)

RE: Removing Gasoline from Car Carpet

This is so much to do is there any thing simpler and less time consuming?

Post By courtneymaxima (Guest Post)

RE: Removing diesel fuel from Car Carpet

Clean area with Dawn or Joy vacuum with a shop vac. Take a cake pan or some large surface container and cover the bottom of the container with vanilla. Set the container in the vehicle for 24 - 48 hrs and the vanilla will absorb all the odor.

Post By john s. (Guest Post)

RE: Removing Gasoline from Car Carpet

after pumping gas into my car, the gas pump leaked ALL over my coat and i consequently stunk up the car (and my house!)

i'm going to try the ground coffee--i wonder if should wet the carpet for it to be better soaked, even though the carpet isn't the offender.

Post By Enter your name. (Guest Post)

RE: Removing Gasoline from Car Carpet

First of all. A basic chemical property is that "likes dissolve likes". So, in order to remove gasoline you must use an oil based product. I used Lestoil and water and rubbed it into the gasoline (let it sit for about an hour.) Then, I took detergent (like Tide) with water and rubbed that into the area (let it stand for another hour). Then I used a vacuum cleaner that aspirates water. I dried the whole area (and let it finish air drying about 1/2 hour). Then I poured rubbing alcohol over the whole area and let it air dry for 2 hours. The smell was gone.

Post By isabel (Guest Post)

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