Removing gasoline smell from shoes?

So yesterday at the gas station, Bean stepped in a puddle of gasoline. His new Converse low-tops are now soaked in gasoline and reek to high heaven.

How the heck do you get gasoline smell out of canvas shoes?

Try wrapping them in socks (so they don't scuff up the drier) and putting them in their on low for a full cycle with a cling free sheet.

It's how I get smoke smell off of my leather jackets.. so it might just work for that as well. You might want to wash them first though.. because gasoline in their would be really bad for Bean's feet.

Burn them.

I am not sure if adding heat to gasoline is a good idea....

the smell should only last for a couple of days...she could try throughing them in the tub or something to delute the gas....

OR, just wear them if anyone asks why she smells like gas she could say its because she lite the last guy that asked her a stupid question on fire...

Buy new ones... Write it off as a $30 mistake.

I'm not sure it would be such a good idea to put anything that was soaked in gasoline into a dryer ... even on low.

Yeah, I dont suggest doing that. It says on most driers not to put any thing with oil or gasoline in them cause they will catch fire.

I'd suggest maybe letting them soak in water. Hell, maybe even run them through the gentle cycle. Then try drying them in the drier. I mean, if they smell like gasoline, they're pretty much ruined, so even if washing them just makes them worse, no loss.

Lastly, if all else fails, just learn to love the smell of gasoline.

Lemony dish soap and let them soak for a day, and then throw them in a laundromat....gasoline is a very volatile hydrocarbon and shouldn't leave it's stench around for too long, as it doesn't have the high sulfurous content of say, diesel, or the absolute worst --- gear oil.

You might want to ask Stiles, he always smells like gasoline



And for the love of god, don't throw them in the dryer...if it doesn't cause a fire , everything you throw in that drier will reek of gasoline.

that is so not true...I have poured gas on all kinds of things (mostly accidently except for that one gasoline fight) it all comes out eventually...the key is lots of water...
no heat because that causes flames, flames are bad...well, in this case anyway.

No way... Enjoy the fumes. Make the most of this mistake.

Only if you want to blow up your drier. That's right. It's likely to explode due to the combustibility (sp?) of the gasoline.

Oxy clean might work. just make a paste with water and let it sit for a few hours. I use it on my rags for working on the car, but they usually just have oil on them.

depending on your location .. you may be best with letting them sit in the sun for a couple days. Baking soda eats odor also. maybe a sock filled w/ baking soda laid into each shoe while they lay in the sun? i dunno, good luck!

NEVER, EVER PUT SOLVENT-CONTAINING MATERIALS IN THE DRYER!

Sorry about the caps-lock, but it's a near-sure way to cause a fire and maybe burn your house down.

Gasoline smell goes away over time, but you might want to try rubbing in some commercially-available citrus-scented hand cleaner (Fast Orange, Go-Jo citrus, etc) or use an orange citrus based cleaner on the shoes, then run them through the washing machine with regular detergent, and allow them to air dry.

The heat from the dryer can ignite gasoline, and also melt the glue used in shoes as well as possibly igniting foam rubber used in some shoes.

Don't worry, Stiles. I've been doing laundry for a good 20 years now, and I've seen the warnings in enough laundromats to know better than to put gasoline-soaked shoes in a dryer.

As for the rest of you who suggested putting gasoline-soaked shoes in a dryer.. are you TRYING to kill me?

We'll try the orange citrus cleaning product thing and soak them in the tub for a while.

I'm sure you smell good too????

You're not alone.

that is so sweet !

I always used lemon juice or any other citrus juice when I got it on my body.
So that might work.

Time should cure the problem; gasoline is volatile and the best thing is to leave them in a warm draught.

With the cold weather, you could ask legionnaire to take them into the lab and pump out the gasoline with a vacuum desiccator.

[Edited on Jan 03, 2005 by MetaTag]

I really need to think more, don't I?

Hahahahaha. I was just thinking smell-wise.. I totally forgot that gasoline is all burn-y.

I need more sleep.

Why hasn't anybody mentioned this?

Why does that gas station have a puddle of gasoline?

Hey Lemonheadkid...quick question...How exactly do you fit a leather jacket in a sock??