Comments | hip_domestics: Removing gasoline odors from clothes/car interior

rockstargrrl in hip_domestics

Removing gasoline odors from clothes/car interior

Mar 01, 2006 22:46

so in the hopes of being prepared for emergencies, i got a 2 gallon gasoline tank, filled it, and put it in my trunk. today while i was driving, i heard the gas tank roll around in the trunk, and by the time i got back to work, i was so high from fumes i was shaking and dizzy ( Read more... )

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trkkgrl March 2 2006, 04:55:10 UTC

I'm not for sure myself, but I googled it and found this, it might be worth a try.
http://www.thefrugallife.com/gasoline.html

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kalieris March 2 2006, 15:32:57 UTC

Agreed.

technotaco March 2 2006, 16:05:29 UTC

also agreed

webmiss_k March 2 2006, 05:01:29 UTC

Please remove the gas from your trunk. That is an incredibly bad, dangerous thing to do. Ever see the signs at gas stations warning about how gas is flammable? They are there for a very good reason. AAA recommends against this practice, as does anyone else I have ever encountered.

beo_ March 2 2006, 06:00:22 UTC

Seconded. That practice is asking for an emergency, not preventing one.

blushingflower March 2 2006, 05:25:20 UTC

Take the can out of the bag. That's not really doing any good.
I've never tried it, but this site (found with a simple google for "removing gasoline smell") has several suggestions.
The gas can is a good idea, if you keep it empty. Then you can fill it up with gas at a station when you need it and take it back to your car.
Or you can get a AAA membership and the nice men in the tow truck will help you.

tsimshian529 March 2 2006, 05:29:42 UTC

they have a product that you can usually find at places like Wal-mart and Schucks that is emergency gas - its a small container of a fluid - ask they can help you. Also, make sure that can is vented and stored in an open area.

7leaguebootdisk March 2 2006, 18:51:00 UTC

If it is what I have, it does work nicely, but it will not start a cold engine. Of course, gas that has been in your trunk 6 months probably will not either. That, at least, is tightly sealed.

I'd park my car with the trunk open on a warm sunny day and try and get as much sunlight in the trunk as you can, evaporate it all. A day or two of that and it should not be a huge issue any more, though I would not be suprised if you smell it when you open your trunk for some time to come.

tsimshian529 March 2 2006, 19:47:02 UTC

True, but where I live, if you run out of gas, well, you're pretty much in the middle of no where unless you are in Anchorage, then you can walk to a gas station. I also refuse to go below a quarter of a tank of gas too, after I ran out while driving at 9 months pregnant in the middle of winter. I guess we all have our life lessons. :)

hopefully the smell clears out for the original poster.