Spilled gas in my Trunk!!

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Sep 4, 2006 | 05:07 PM
  #1  
Today my retarded friend spilt gas in my truck while I was nice enough to let him tag along and fill it up for his jetski. He left the cap open and now as a drove off I smell REAL strong gas from my car, I pull over to find out he spilt bout a gallon of gasoline in my trunk. I CANT GET HE SMELL TO GO AWAY!!!

Tried this:

1) Soap and Water
2) Car Fabric Cleaner
3) Fabreeze
4) Vinegar (To kill the smell)
5) Vacuum to drain the water + Dried it down with towel
6) Left the car to open for it to evaporate (All doors open + Windows + Sunroof + 3rd row windows + Trunk)

Will I get my car smell back? Will the car smell normal? What do you recommend? (Smell horrible, you can smell it 20 ft away from the car!!!)
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Sep 4, 2006 | 05:29 PM
  #2  
New Carpet may be in your future. Let your friend knwo so he can break out his checkbook@!!
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Sep 4, 2006 | 05:35 PM
  #3  
How much will it go for? Covered under warranty?
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Sep 4, 2006 | 06:34 PM
  #4  
Be glad it was gas... Heck I could live with the smell of gas. Just be glad you did not spill milk.... You can not get that smell out... Anyways clean it up one more time and go out and buy some coffee beans and place a tray in the back of you car and put the coffee beans on the tray and let it sit over night, the coffee beans should absorb the odor of the gas and its just a matter of time before the smell goes away. If you are in a real rush I suggest going to a car detailing place and they can do several things such as steam clean( if your local grocery store has the units for rent you might try that, you can use it to clean all the carpet in your car and house lol) to ozone treatment.
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Sep 4, 2006 | 06:36 PM
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Quote: How much will it go for? Covered under warranty?
Now why would that be covered under warranty whenthe owner's friend did it?? Give one good reason why MB should be resposible for someones stupid actions??
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Sep 4, 2006 | 08:15 PM
  #6  
I put baking soda, im in no rush as long as it DOES get out eventually.
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Sep 4, 2006 | 08:30 PM
  #7  
Quote: Be glad it was gas... Heck I could live with the smell of gas. Just be glad you did not spill milk.... You can not get that smell out... Anyways clean it up one more time and go out and buy some coffee beans and place a tray in the back of you car and put the coffee beans on the tray and let it sit over night, the coffee beans should absorb the odor of the gas and its just a matter of time before the smell goes away. If you are in a real rush I suggest going to a car detailing place and they can do several things such as steam clean( if your local grocery store has the units for rent you might try that, you can use it to clean all the carpet in your car and house lol) to ozone treatment.

I have friend who own body shops and detailing shops, if I pay a guy as much as I would for detailing, could it be done? I can wait like 2 weeks, I dont think I can stand a year.
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