How to get Fuel Smell out of Garage?

XXX-1.8T Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,113 posts · joined Oct 2002 · 1 Nov 2012, 3:54 pm

#929270

I have spilled fuel in the garage and have washed the floor with the hose but garage still smells of petrol.

How can i get rid of the petrol smell?

I take it the concrete has absorbed it all?

Lucky Phil Wolfsburg Wizard

480 posts · joined Aug 2010 · 1 Nov 2012, 4:48 pm

#929278

Ventilation and time.

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6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 1 Nov 2012, 4:51 pm

#929279

Fuel smell means its fumes in the air, not any residue on concrete. Pedestal fan blowing air out with a window or door open to keep air flow going would be good 👍

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68BUS Wolfsburg Wizard

485 posts · joined Jul 2011 · 1 Nov 2012, 5:03 pm

#929282

You could try mothballs to soak up the smell or bi carb??????

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12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 1 Nov 2012, 6:03 pm

#929288

matches always works well for me 🤖

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1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 · 1 Nov 2012, 7:54 pm

#929311

XXX-1.8T wrote:How can i get rid of the petrol smell?

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vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 1 Nov 2012, 8:46 pm

#929324

what wrong with petrol smell? I recon they should make that as an air freshener smell. its nice I think.

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Canni. Wolfsburg Wizard

471 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 2 Nov 2012, 7:14 am

#929350

windows and doors open for 24 hours did the job in mine....bowls of bicarb soda may absorb some?

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XXX-1.8T Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,113 posts · joined Oct 2002 · 2 Nov 2012, 8:45 am

#929355

I did open the windows and garage for 2 days but smells still there when i close everything up.

I will try bicarb soda next.

modulus Veteran Volks Folk

2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 2 Nov 2012, 9:18 am

#929358

Activated charcoal will absorb most odours; when I was designing a fart muffler, that's what I used....

hth

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68BUS Wolfsburg Wizard

485 posts · joined Jul 2011 · 2 Nov 2012, 9:23 am

#929359

How does one use a fart muffler?
Connected all the time of do you have to hold un until you can strap it too you?

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modulus Veteran Volks Folk

2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 2 Nov 2012, 12:18 pm

#929374

68BUS wrote:How does one use a fart muffler?
Connected all the time of do you have to hold un until you can strap it too you?

It's discreetly, permanently attached, somewhat like a stinger pipe on a VW...

hth

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7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 2 Nov 2012, 1:00 pm

#929377

get some fresh doggy doo in the garage and no more petrol smell 😀

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Matt Ryan Fahrvergnugen

890 posts · joined Jan 2006 · 2 Nov 2012, 3:09 pm

#929386

Plug some of these in around the rest of the house then everything will smell the same as your garage.😂

and for that extra manly smell try this:

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