bp122084
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So I was hauling a buddies quad in my Weekend Warrior, and his bike spilled quite a bit of gas on the floor. IT seemed to soak up a bit in the wood. I cleaned it up, however, still smells of gas fumes on that spot on the floor. Any tips on what I could use to help get rid of this?
I know cat litter helps absorb when oil is spilled on concrete, anyone use this in their toy hauler?
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trop-a-cal
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Just keep the room ventilated, and spray some soap and water on it. Don't turn on any electrical things, as a spark could ignite it. If after a few days it still smells, pour some tomato juice on the area, (that's what takes skunk smells away), and should take the gasoline smell too. Let it sit for a few hours and them soap and water it again.
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jmattor
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1 Dry the spill as much as possible using paper towels.
2 Mix a solution of one part regular white vinegar to seven parts hot water and douse the spill with it. Either use paper towels to sop the water back up or utilize a wet vac.
3 When you have cleaned up as much of the vinegar solution as you can, rinse the spot with a second solution of 1 part baking soda to 10 parts hot water. Again, vacuum the water or blot with paper towels.
4 Pat the area dry. Once the spill has been allowed to dry completely, the gasoline and vinegar odors will have dissipated.
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Spread some kitty litter or dry sweep over the area and let it sit for a few days.
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Y-Guy
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I always just ventilated the room, used paper towels then sprayed Simple Green on and wiped it up.
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superdutyjayco
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I had a gas leak from a generator. The whole trailer smelled of gas. I used Fabreze to get rid of the odor. It took two applications, but cleared it up.
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DutchmenSport
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Air it out and give it time. Been spilling gasoline for over 50 years, somewhere, on something. The smell goes away eventually.
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A match?
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Golden_HVAC
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Hi,
We where told in high school that if we scrub on a gasoline spill, and create a spark, it will clean itself up. (Kaboom) So we where told to stay away from a fuel spill, most will evaporate in a short time.
The stain from the fuel spill can be cleaned up the next day with some water and perhaps a little bleach?
Good Luck,
Fred.
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