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Huck · 01-26-2003, 04:22 PM

Well, screwed up again and while cleaning up the barn, attempted to move a weed wacker and the gas tank splashed gas/oil mix all over me---hat, jacket, shirt, face, eye, etc. after several attempts of washing stuff in the washing machine, it still stinks!! Any old mother hubbard remidies for getting the smell of gasoline out of clothes???? AND DON'T GIVE ME THE MUSLUM FIX OF RUBBING THEM IN CAMEL DUNG AS THAT JUST CHANGES THE STINK!
HELP!!! AS MY WIFE IS GOING TO THROW ME OUT~~~~~~~~~~
Lesson learned---a messy barn is a good thing!

Longhorn Man · 01-26-2003, 04:38 PM

Hmmm, Tide usually seems to work for me, maybe I'm just used to the smell now.
Wife is sittin here reminding me of getting fuel all over a leather coat. We placed it in a trash bag for a while untill we could get it dry cleaned. Long story short, we forgot about it untill the move about a year later and there was no smell on it anymore.
Still haven't gotten it cleaned.
The tag says dry clean only...that means one thing, it's dirty.

Gordo · 01-26-2003, 04:58 PM

Maybe the clothes smell clean, and it's you that stinks? Drag the wash tub out into the kitchen, heat some water up on the wood stove and take a bath, with soap. Works for me, once a month if I need one or not!

Huck · 01-26-2003, 05:03 PM

Andy and Gordo---obviously I am asking the wrong people about stink!! Normally my wife isn't too picky considering the first 3 years we dated, the most she usually saw of me was my ankles and size 13 feet sticking out from under a car or truck!!
Hopefully there is someone else on this board who might actually have a solution~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Raiders by 10!

***Liz*** · 01-26-2003, 05:08 PM

Huck try using oxiclean when you wash it , just add the powder to the washload. If that doesn't work ( it should) spray the clothes with febreeze and let em hang outside to air out.

lux hauler · 01-26-2003, 05:13 PM

Lestoil works pretty well but it leaves a smell too. I usually use it in the washer and then follow that with a couple washes with regular detergent (Tide).
That works for me but there's no one here but me and the dog and she don't care if I stink or not.

Fred T · 01-26-2003, 07:06 PM

MHC has the right idea. Hang them out in the sun and let them air out. If that doesn't work, put them on, pour on a little more gas and take up smoking!

mtdave2 · 01-26-2003, 09:13 PM

i tell ya, the absoluty best stuff in the world is castrole super clean. just put a cup into the laundry with the soap.. will degreese and clean... best stuff anyplace

ChevLoRay · 01-26-2003, 09:25 PM

Let's see, you said weedeater fuel, right? It has gasoline AND 2-cycle oil combined. You're right about it smelling, especially if it is old fuel.

Like already suggested, something like Castrol Super Clean (purple bottle) should go a long way toward getting the odor out. After that, (as already suggested) hang them out in the sun to dry. If that doesn't do it, you won't get it out.

Oh, tomato juice works to get the scent of a skunk out of your clothes and off of your body, maybe it would work on your problem....although I don't know why it would.

O'l Buck · 01-26-2003, 09:32 PM

When my old boat sank, I had a spare can of gas in the boat with us......needless to say, it spilled and we had gas and 2 stoke oil all over us. I just hung my clothes on the line for about a week and washed them in tide....gas smell gone.

oldcarbuff · 01-27-2003, 11:56 AM

I have had good luck using vinegar to get diesel fuel smell out, but don't know how it would do with gas. Just let it soak in some vinegar, then wash normally.

OCB

rangernsk · 01-27-2003, 12:32 PM

A product called Odor Ban works well for most any smells, ya might give it a try, it goes in the wash like detergent. You should be able to get it at wal-mart. just my$.02!

mtdave2 · 01-27-2003, 03:05 PM

really go try the super clean.. im dieing to see you coming in here saying WOW that stuff kicks ass!

**jamie72** · 01-27-2003, 07:53 PM

well i got some leftover deer pee,i could just spray you down with it.or some skunk pee..and then the tomato juice might help...
hey anything for a buddy

crazy longhorn · 01-27-2003, 08:13 PM

Well, the Deer pee might cover the smell.....& if that dont, the snunk pee will! but will the mater juice fix that?

All jokes aside, I didnt see any problems with getting the gasoline smell out of the work clothes......but I could shower when I got home, then the next morn........& my hands still smelled like an exhaust pipe with fresh gasoline dumped on them! There has to be a better way..........crazyL:p

sakohntr · 01-27-2003, 08:30 PM

Do you have to use NOS deer pee or will the reproduction stuff work??

**jamie72** · 01-27-2003, 08:37 PM

not sure sakohntr, i heard freshly squeezed is the best

orange72350 · 01-27-2003, 09:35 PM

I gots a solution. I work in the oilpatch in alberta, and i have dealt with every stink in the book. fill yer washing machine up, and dump a can of cocacola into the water. Let it sit fer half an hour, and then let it go through the cycle. i know it sounds stupid, but it will take silicone, pipe dope, oil, grease, gas smell, anything out of clothes.

PROBLEM SOLVED!!!!!!

jku72 · 01-27-2003, 09:56 PM

Outside of just burning them, the most effective method for me is to just use the "gojo" type handcleaner on the clothes, first rub it in dry, then toss the clothes in a washing machine, a little heavy on the tide. So far, seems to work.

casey · 02-02-2003, 06:38 PM

Let us know if the wife busted you yet.

Huck · 02-02-2003, 08:23 PM

WELL GUYS--I'm working my way thru the suggestions----couldn't find the castrol puple stuff----did put the jacket and hat into a garbage bag with baking soda which seemed to help some. Tried hanging them in the sun for a few days which also helped. Something called fabreeze seemed to really change the smell from gas stink to French Whore smell which ---well---that's story for another day.
What makes me really wonder is WHERE IN THE HELL DOES JAMIE72 GET DEER AND SQUERREL PEE, AND WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO CHASE THEM CRITTERS WITH A SPECEMIN BOTTLE THEN ONCE COUGHT AND TICKLED, WHY WOUD YOU WANT TO KEEP IT????
Man them Indiana truck guys are different!!!

**jamie72** · 02-02-2003, 09:35 PM

lol huck,i learned it from a guy in kentucky...
i think the guys name was huck..finn???

mtdave2 · 02-02-2003, 10:08 PM

wallmart has castrol super clean, buy the gallon. its in the auto section.

01-26-2003, 04:22 PM	#1
Huck Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 3,269	Cure for Gasoline smell on clothes??? Well, screwed up again and while cleaning up the barn, attempted to move a weed wacker and the gas tank splashed gas/oil mix all over me---hat, jacket, shirt, face, eye, etc. after several attempts of washing stuff in the washing machine, it still stinks!! Any old mother hubbard remidies for getting the smell of gasoline out of clothes???? AND DON'T GIVE ME THE MUSLUM FIX OF RUBBING THEM IN CAMEL DUNG AS THAT JUST CHANGES THE STINK! HELP!!! AS MY WIFE IS GOING TO THROW ME OUT~~~~~~~~~~ Lesson learned---a messy barn is a good thing!

01-26-2003, 04:58 PM	#3
Gordo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Killingworth, CT. USA Posts: 3,378	Maybe the clothes smell clean, and it's you that stinks? Drag the wash tub out into the kitchen, heat some water up on the wood stove and take a bath, with soap. Works for me, once a month if I need one or not! __________________ 1971 C10 swb stepside 350/700R4/3.73posi (retired as of 4/22/03) 1998 S10 short bed 2002 S10 Blazer 1942 Oldsmobile 1958 Massey Harris Pony 1951 Wife Killingworth, Connecticut May those who love us, love us, any of those who do not love us, may God turn their hearts. And if God is unable to turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles so we may know them by their limping. A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

01-26-2003, 05:13 PM	#6
lux hauler Psycho-billy Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: about 40 miles west of Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,591	Lestoil works pretty well but it leaves a smell too. I usually use it in the washer and then follow that with a couple washes with regular detergent (Tide). That works for me but there's no one here but me and the dog and she don't care if I stink or not. __________________ '72 C-10 350 w/Lunati Voodoo cam (207/213, .437/.454), Performer intake, 625 Road Demon Jr. and Hooker headers. Support your community, support yourself. Buy local, buy American (or Canadian).

01-26-2003, 07:06 PM	#7
Fred T Cantankerous Geezer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bel Aire, KS Posts: 6,264	MHC has the right idea. Hang them out in the sun and let them air out. If that doesn't work, put them on, pour on a little more gas and take up smoking! __________________ Fred There is no such thing as too much cam...just not enough engine.

01-26-2003, 09:13 PM	#8
mtdave2 newly minted old timer Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hudson WI Posts: 3,507	i tell ya, the absoluty best stuff in the world is castrole super clean. just put a cup into the laundry with the soap.. will degreese and clean... best stuff anyplace __________________ ____________________________________________ 72 c20 longhorn 65k org miles and counting! 69 k10 Suburban

01-26-2003, 04:38 PM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Hmmm, Tide usually seems to work for me, maybe I'm just used to the smell now. Wife is sittin here reminding me of getting fuel all over a leather coat. We placed it in a trash bag for a while untill we could get it dry cleaned. Long story short, we forgot about it untill the move about a year later and there was no smell on it anymore. Still haven't gotten it cleaned. The tag says dry clean only...that means one thing, it's dirty.

01-26-2003, 05:03 PM	#4
Huck Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 3,269	Andy and Gordo---obviously I am asking the wrong people about stink!! Normally my wife isn't too picky considering the first 3 years we dated, the most she usually saw of me was my ankles and size 13 feet sticking out from under a car or truck!! Hopefully there is someone else on this board who might actually have a solution~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Raiders by 10!

01-26-2003, 05:08 PM	#5
*Liz* Catchy title goes here.. Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Rockwell, NC Posts: 39,733	Huck try using oxiclean when you wash it , just add the powder to the washload. If that doesn't work ( it should) spray the clothes with febreeze and let em hang outside to air out.

01-26-2003, 09:25 PM	#9
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Let's see, you said weedeater fuel, right? It has gasoline AND 2-cycle oil combined. You're right about it smelling, especially if it is old fuel. Like already suggested, something like Castrol Super Clean (purple bottle) should go a long way toward getting the odor out. After that, (as already suggested) hang them out in the sun to dry. If that doesn't do it, you won't get it out. Oh, tomato juice works to get the scent of a skunk out of your clothes and off of your body, maybe it would work on your problem....although I don't know why it would. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

01-26-2003, 09:32 PM	#10
O'l Buck Recovering Truck Driver Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orleans, NE USA Posts: 1,883	When my old boat sank, I had a spare can of gas in the boat with us......needless to say, it spilled and we had gas and 2 stoke oil all over us. I just hung my clothes on the line for about a week and washed them in tide....gas smell gone. __________________ 67 K-20 350, SM465, Eaton rear, 4.56 no spin option 00 Dodge 2500 4x4, 24V cummins, 5 speed Chad South Central Nebraska

01-27-2003, 11:56 AM	#11
oldcarbuff Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Muncie, IN U.S.A. Posts: 60	I have had good luck using vinegar to get diesel fuel smell out, but don't know how it would do with gas. Just let it soak in some vinegar, then wash normally. OCB

01-27-2003, 12:32 PM	#12
rangernsk Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Warrensburg MO Posts: 143	A product called Odor Ban works well for most any smells, ya might give it a try, it goes in the wash like detergent. You should be able to get it at wal-mart. just my$.02!

01-27-2003, 03:05 PM	#13
mtdave2 newly minted old timer Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hudson WI Posts: 3,507	really go try the super clean.. im dieing to see you coming in here saying WOW that stuff kicks ass! __________________ ____________________________________________ 72 c20 longhorn 65k org miles and counting! 69 k10 Suburban

01-27-2003, 07:53 PM	#14
jamie72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: madison indiana Posts: 3,839	well i got some leftover deer pee,i could just spray you down with it.or some skunk pee..and then the tomato juice might help... hey anything for a buddy __________________ jamie72 72 BB cheyenne -- Restoration getting started.. member #807 http://www.myspace.com/whitetailobsession www.antlertalk.com

01-27-2003, 08:13 PM	#15
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,403	Well, the Deer pee might cover the smell.....& if that dont, the snunk pee will! but will the mater juice fix that? All jokes aside, I didnt see any problems with getting the gasoline smell out of the work clothes......but I could shower when I got home, then the next morn........& my hands still smelled like an exhaust pipe with fresh gasoline dumped on them! There has to be a better way..........crazyL:p __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....



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01-27-2003, 08:30 PM	#16
sakohntr Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Floodwood Minnesota Posts: 1,057	deer pee Do you have to use NOS deer pee or will the reproduction stuff work?? __________________ 1967 K30 Napco 292/SM420 original paint 30k miles 1968 K60 Napco 396/5spd. dbl frame 52" michelins 1969 K10 SWB GMC 454/4spd 6" 35's posi,hooks 1972 C30 longhorn,BB/AT,A/C,Tilt,Toolbox,lokr 1987 K20 Chevrolet Suburban. 6" lift. 5.7L/TH400 1979 K60 GMC Coleman 4x4, 427/Allison.

01-27-2003, 08:37 PM	#17
jamie72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: madison indiana Posts: 3,839	not sure sakohntr, i heard freshly squeezed is the best __________________ jamie72 72 BB cheyenne -- Restoration getting started.. member #807 http://www.myspace.com/whitetailobsession www.antlertalk.com

01-27-2003, 09:35 PM	#18
orange72350 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cold, Snowy High Level, Alberta Canada Eh Posts: 394	I gots a solution. I work in the oilpatch in alberta, and i have dealt with every stink in the book. fill yer washing machine up, and dump a can of cocacola into the water. Let it sit fer half an hour, and then let it go through the cycle. i know it sounds stupid, but it will take silicone, pipe dope, oil, grease, gas smell, anything out of clothes. PROBLEM SOLVED!!!!!! __________________ 2003 yamaha raptor. Stock, but it still hauls!!!! 2000 skiddo mxz 700. Camoplast 1.5 inch track, jaws twin pipes, b+b can, custom built and weighted clutch, wiseco piston, high comp heads. its very fast. wow. 72 c-10 longbox. Bright Orange. Brand new 350, rv cam, performer intake, qjet, headers, 2 1/2 inch exhaust into hooker areo chamber mufflers. Body work coming soon. "dont let yer mind wander, its to little to go places by itself." "Forget the herse, cause i'll never die"-ACDC Back In Black "If It's To Loud, Yer Just Too Old" "I Love Anything Fast Enough To Do Something Stupid In" "Instant idiot, just add beer!!""

01-27-2003, 09:56 PM	#19
jku72 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: cornville, maine Posts: 659	Outside of just burning them, the most effective method for me is to just use the "gojo" type handcleaner on the clothes, first rub it in dry, then toss the clothes in a washing machine, a little heavy on the tide. So far, seems to work. __________________ jku Cornville, Maine 68 C10 burb 42 Willys MB 46 Dodge WF-32 1.5 ton 53 & 56 Olds' 60 Cadillac 22 Dodge Brothers

02-02-2003, 06:38 PM	#20
casey Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 2,048	Let us know if the wife busted you yet.

02-02-2003, 08:23 PM	#21
Huck Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 3,269	WELL GUYS--I'm working my way thru the suggestions----couldn't find the castrol puple stuff----did put the jacket and hat into a garbage bag with baking soda which seemed to help some. Tried hanging them in the sun for a few days which also helped. Something called fabreeze seemed to really change the smell from gas stink to French Whore smell which ---well---that's story for another day. What makes me really wonder is WHERE IN THE HELL DOES JAMIE72 GET DEER AND SQUERREL PEE, AND WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO CHASE THEM CRITTERS WITH A SPECEMIN BOTTLE THEN ONCE COUGHT AND TICKLED, WHY WOUD YOU WANT TO KEEP IT???? Man them Indiana truck guys are different!!!

02-02-2003, 09:35 PM	#22
jamie72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: madison indiana Posts: 3,839	lol huck,i learned it from a guy in kentucky... i think the guys name was huck..finn??? __________________ jamie72 72 BB cheyenne -- Restoration getting started.. member #807 http://www.myspace.com/whitetailobsession www.antlertalk.com

02-02-2003, 10:08 PM	#23
mtdave2 newly minted old timer Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hudson WI Posts: 3,507	wallmart has castrol super clean, buy the gallon. its in the auto section. __________________ ____________________________________________ 72 c20 longhorn 65k org miles and counting! 69 k10 Suburban

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