How to Clean Gas Out of Carpet

Leaking Gas Can

If you have ever spilled gas on one of your carpets you know that you can't just clean it up with soap and water. The gas leaves a strong odor behind for weeks if you don't do something to get rid of it.

Things You'll Need

• Baking soda
• Febreeze
• Prosolve carpet cleaner
• Vinegar
• Lestoil
• Tide
• Rubbing alcohol
• Kitty litter
• Joy dishwashing liquid
• Paper towels
• Coffee grinds

Instructions

1. Sprinkle baking soda immediately over the gas on the carpet. Let it sit for 24 hours and then vacuum it up. The baking soda will have absorbed the gas. Douse the area with Febreeze and allow it to dry.

2. Spray the area of your carpet that has gas on it with Prosolve Carpet Cleaner. Let it sit for twenty minutes and then lay an old rag over the spot. Press down so that the gas leaves the carpet and clings to the old rag. Cover the area with vinegar which will clean up any left over gas and get rid of the odor. Lightly scrub with a fresh rag and air dry.

3. Mix some Lestoil with some warm water and work it in to the gas spot. Let it sit for an hour. Then mix some Tide with warm water and then work in to the gas spot. Wait an hour and use your vacuum (or wet/dry shop vac) to suck up the water, gas, and cleaning agents. Use an old towel to blot any excess water out. Pour rubbing alcohol over the gas area and allow to air dry to get rid of the gas smell.

4. Soak up as of the gas as you can with a bunch of paper towels. Then sprinkle kitty litter all over the gas spot and leave it there over night. The kitty litter will absorb the gas. Vacuum the kitty litter up. Wash the gas spot with a teaspoon of Joy and a quart of hot water. Blot dry with a towel.

5. Press a towel over the gas area and soak up as much of it as you can. Cover the area of your carpet that has the gas with coffee grinds. Allow it to sit over night and then vacuum up. Your carpet will now smell like coffee instead of gas.

Tips & Warnings

• If you can't get rid of the gas odor it may have leaked down it to your padding. You may need to call a professional and have the padding replaced.

• Don't smoke a cigarette or light a match near the gas spot. It can catch fire in less than one second if a spark was to land on it.