Gasoline smells, let’s face it and if gas ever gets into something such as your home carpet or inside your car, it seems as if that smell will be there forever.  While gas smells good to some people, the smell can be overwhelming if you have to smell it every time you’re in the area of it.  I’m going to show you some techniques today that can get rid of the gasoline odor for good:

Lift the carpet – If you can lift the carpet easily, lift both the carpet and the pad and see if the gasoline has soaked all the way through.  Try and absorb as much of the gasoline with a paper towel.  This will make the cleanup process a little easier.  Keep in mind that if that the spill is severe, you may have to replace the pad and carpet altogether, which can be very costly.

Try vinegar – If you have any white vinegar laying around the house, simply put a little bit on the area and let it sit there.  I would wait a few hours before you do anything to it.  If you have a carpet cleaner, I would use this to absorb the vinegar.  If you don’t, use a regular vacuum.  Once you vacuum, wait overnight and come back to the spot the next morning.  If the smell still exists, repeat the process again.  This time, you’ll want to add baking soda to the mix.  Once the vinegar dries up, add baking soda, and continue to vacuum again.

Isopropyl alcohol- I’m sure you’ve never heard of this type of alcohol but you can find this at any of your local hardware, department stores.  If you find that the vinegar doesn’t work, try the isopropyl alcohol.  You may find that this may work better.  If it doesn’t, move on to the next step.

Try detergent – There are a few detergents on the market that can help your carpet cleaning greatly.  I did some research online via some review sites and came up with these top three cleaners that can help you with your odor process:

• Hoover Cleansing Detergent – rated the best online
• Bissell Pet Odor – says pet odor but works with gas as well, I promise!
• Kirby Allergen Control – another great brand that works.

Even if you don’t have a shampoo vacuum, you can place this detergent in a simple water bottle with warm water and spray it on the location and proceed to use a scrub brush. 

Febreze – If you’re finding that none of the above works, you should resort to a simple spray bottle of febreze.  Spray it on the spot and see if it works.

These are the popular methods that you can use when you’re looking to eliminate odors from your carpet.  If none of it works, you may want to consider replacing the carpet, as this can be the only option.  Fresheners can only mask the smell for so long.  Don’t give up on all the methods and don’t be afraid to try new things, anything can work!