I was bringing some gas back for the lawnmower when some jackass kid on a dirtbike pulls out right in front of me on a busy highway. Brakes, swerve, missed, but I quickly noticed the smell of gas. Look down, and like half a gallon somehow lept out of the can and was quickly soaking into my passenger side floor.
I got home and mopped it up, used some water, some carpet shampoo, some fabreeze, but it still makes me high just to get inside.
Any god suggestions for getting rid of the smell?
PLEASE HELP!!! THIS SUX!!!

 

You have to remove tha carpet completely...and buy a new one! I dont think it will EVER come out.

 

i had a small deep fryer in my backseat...something similar happened...the deep fryer rolled across the backseat spilling ALL of the peanut oil over the seat and floormat...that sucked...i feel your pain bro...good luck....buy lots of carpet cleaner, a stiff bristled brush and lots of towels...thats how i got rid of the smell and stain and dampness of the oil.

 

what were you doing with a deep fryer? burning rice? hehe

 

At least gas evaporates! Peanute oil just SITS there and collects fur and bugs and whatnot.
I thought there was some chemical that neutralized gas. Basically causes the petroleum to break up. Anybody know what I'm talking about???

AND IT'S NOT OXYCLEAN, so not a word...

 

nah, we had a BBQ and i brought the deep fryer to cook fresh cut fries

 

just light a match

 

LoL my thoughts exactly!

 

damn i'm actually learning somethin in school, what happens when you put motor oil in water? they seperate, it's because the water is polar and the oil is non-polar, so you gotta find a non polar substand that will clean it up (the substance will prolly be pretty harsh to clean up the gas) then you'll need something to clean than up, then something to clean that up...... you get my point, polars dissovle polars and non-polar dissolve non-polars, or at least that's what my dyke *** science teacher tells us.

 

That smell can linger for months, my boss spilled sum in his car and even after he had it professionally cleaned, it took months for the smell to go away.

 

You're going to have to replace the carpet. The smell will never really go away (well,ok in a few years maybe)
But until then, let the fumes clear out before you go lighting a cig.

 

Just an update in case this happens to someone else-
I took out the passenger seat, removed all the plastic I could, including the center console, and pulled up the carpet. I actually broke a couple of the little clips that hold the carpet down under the plastic door sill piece. Anyway, I then yanked out all of the fiber padding (gas soaked), and realized the gas had actually turned the foamy sound deadening material into this nasty tar like goo, kinda napalm-ish. So I got a 4" putty knofe and started scraping it up. Took me about an hour, but I got it all. Next, I took some of that super Purple degreaser/cleaner stuff and a good stiff brush and scrubbed the hell out of the floor pan, then the underside of the carpet and lastly the carpet pile itself. Then I rinsed it with a wet sponge and cleaned it again with some auto carpet cleaner. Sprayed it all with odor eater stuff, and buttoned it back up. I can't really tell if there's a big difference with all of the cleaner smell in the car right now, and the fact that I smell like gas, too, but my initial impression was it's better than it was. I may repeat this once a week or more until it's gone.
And I came THIS CLOSE (--->l<---) to just ripping up the carpet altogether...
Anyways, for what it's worth.

 

hmm
i wonder if thats worse than the radiator fluid cap coming off and pouring out into my back carpet

 

Hmmm... I don't know. It was cold this morning on the way in to work, so I had the heat on my feet, windows up. 10 minutes later I'm about to puke, so windows dow, heat full on, me gagging for 45 minutes.
OH! And last night on I30 coming home from Little Rock, windows down, moonroof open, the jackass in front of me tosses a cig butt which gets swept up over my car and sucked down onto my seat through the moon roof! I mean, like 6 inches from the floor LOADED WITH GASOLINE!!!
"Jesus!", I screamed, realizing once again, I almost got 'sploded!

 

I hate those punks who flick cigarette butts out their windows. I've seen too many roadside fires to think that they're harmless. I swear, it makes me want to indiscriminately rear-end them!!!

 

you can always do what I do: don't drink any water or too much of any liquid for a day, don't go to the bathroom for that length of time either. Eat some garlic and onions and other strong odor foods. After letting the food go through your system (maybe the next morning, or later in the day) go out to your car and urinate on the gasoline soaked area and the adjacent carpeting. The urine will give a strong oder that will cover up that gasoline stinch, also the garlic, onions ect... will leave a slight, but pleasent aroma that lingers. You don't need to thank me, just pay it forward.

 

Good idea...
I had a similar plan in college with my GTI. After much research, rather than going the urine route, I made the decision to coat my floorboards with a fine layer of Glenfiddich, bile and Goldschlager infused vomit. Let me tell you, the acrid odir of gasoline never again reared its ugly head in that fine automobile...
(OK kids, I wasn't drinking and driving. See, {and this is a good story} it was my rommate's 21st up in Dallas. After a night of drunken rock climbing and motorcycling through Grand Prarie, I passed out on a bath-mat in the back yard from drinking enough to put Andretti in an early grave. Next morning, a friend drove me home in my own car. It was in Texas, mid August, about 110 with no air. I puked out the window onto the SC400 behind us, I puked on the little bible-beater in the "God is coming!" truck next to us. I puked in the car, I puked on myself. When I was done puking I slept for 28 hours, missed 2 shifts at work, and at some point began moaning in tongues. I awoke at 9 p.m. the next day and went to Fudruckers for a 1/2 lb burger. I was 8 pounds lighter.
I told you it was a good story...)