SAND~~SNAKE Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Had a SMALL problem coming home. Fuel filler hose or neck cracked and leaked fuel into the trailer SOAKING the rolled up carpet! Does anyone no of a method of removing fuel from carpet? Got it in the driveway saturated w/ water and dish soap, scrubbing and rinsing and so on and so on.....Any HELP would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptNkllm Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Try an good degreaser...Pressure was from the back side ... pushing the water and fuel out of the carpet and not into it...Other than that I am not sure Capt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanddunesaddict Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 wring it into a bottle and pour it into your car so maybe it will run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAND~~SNAKE Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 (edited) wring it into a bottle and pour it into your car so maybe it will run Maybe you could come and ROLL YOUR 360lb BODY over the carpet and squeeze it out! I NEED immediate help not a smart a$$! trying to save carpet! Edited October 31, 2011 by SAND~~SNAKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I would agree with the Capt. on this one but I found this on Google; Gasoline leaked from a container in the back seat of my SUV the other day while I was driving home from a gas station. The odour was horrendous by the time I got home as it had soaked a two foot square section of the carpet. I purchased some Prosolve Carpet Cleaner and sprayed it on yesterday morning and it worked wonders. Today there was only a minor smell and I sprayed it again. It is drying now, but I suspect the smell will be entirely gone by tomorrow. I sprayed the section of the carpet liberally with Prosolve and rubbed it around. I then let it sit 15 minutes. I then used toweling paper (2 rolls) to blot it up until the area was dry. I left the car doors and windows open for a few hours to let the air at it and then closed them overnight. As I said, when I opened the car this morning, the smell was almost completely gone. And there was no discolouration of the grey carpet at all. I went through the process today, but did not need to use as much Prosolve. I was amazed at how simple this process was. Having read earlier posts I was concerned I might not ever get rid of the smell. Fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanddunesaddict Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Maybe you could come and ROLL YOUR 360lb BODY over the carpet and squeeze it out! I NEED immediate help not a smart a$$! trying to save carpet! HAHAHAHA LMAO. I think what David and Terry said was best...pressure wash it from the back side....hot pressure if you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19th_AT Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 PURPLE POWER DEGEASER... we use it all the time shipboard. If its good enough for the Navy it will work for me...lol Seriously though it will work just let it soak and pressure wash it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxysandchick Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 The gas has broken down the adhesive of the carpet and made the area very soft and brittle....still smells like gas, but will give it a couple days to dry and air out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Might be worth a trip to a couple carpet companies for rements. They can be picked up pretty cheap and they will sew the edges for next to nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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