01-12-2021, 09:15 PM | #1 |
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Stepped in gasoline in gas station now smells on driver carpet *advice*
I stepped in a gasoline spill on floor and then it trailed back to my car carpet mat . I quicjly took mat and wiped it with a towel... not wet but the smell is still there..... i took it out the car for the night... will dealer order me a new mat if i ask them? Or is there a way to save this mat?
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01-12-2021, 09:59 PM | #2 |
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1:1:1 Baking soda, vinegar and hot water. Depending on how bad the contamination... spray bottle, soak, or wash with the mixture then blot/air dry.
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01-12-2021, 11:07 PM | #3 |
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A good cleaning and maybe a spray of Fabreeze...it's not a warranty issue, but certainly, BMW would sell you new mats if you wanted them!
FWIW, I got some clothes soaked in gasoline (plane accident), and it took numerous cycles through the washing machine to get the smell out...so, a less than rigorous scrub may not do it for your mats. Eventually, all of the aromatics will out gas on their own, but it can take awhile. |
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Neutralize the area were the mat was contaminated. Leave the mat out of the vehicle to air out and dry. Use coffee grinds in a stocking or bag overnight inside the vehicle. Should absorb majority of the odor on the first night; if not repeat with coffee grinds until odor has dissipated.
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Another option is Activated Charcoal. If carpet is dark colored then generously sprinkle over and vacuum out after a couple of hours settle time.
https://www.amazon.com/Anthonys-Acti...o%2C232&sr=1-2 |
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Best advice secondary to cleaning carpet is all-weather mats - foam, dry, reinstall....
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Hunters scent away works best for to get rid of fuel smells. Baking soda is also a home remedy. I am a long time bow hunter and found it works on about any odor.
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i got a replacement carpet rug for driver side from bmw and it seem to be different size and all. Can anyone post a pic of ur driver rug in the car and out to see if it is same please 🙏🏼
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They are carpet rugs that came with the car .. however, I added a plastic wrap around them for protection
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The mats are there as sacrificial items to protect your carpets. If you plastic coat them then the mud/water/etc. just rolls off and soils the surrounding carpet. Weathertech and other winter mats have raised lips and channels to trap the water vs. letting it roll off.
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I get the feeling you're sitting in the family room posting from these:
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Nah .... it's more like this :
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