# Cleaning up gasoline spill inside car?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-up-gasoline-spill-inside-car/20145>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 29, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-up-gasoline-spill-inside-car/20145 "2008-09-29T21:49:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![augusta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@augusta](https://community.cartalk.com/u/augusta)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-up-gasoline-spill-inside-car/20145/1 "2008-09-29T21:49:55Z")

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I need to find a way to get the smell out of my car from gasoline that spilled on the fabric. I have tried “little green”, baking soda, keeping the windows open for the last 2 weeks…nothing has worked. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-up-gasoline-spill-inside-car/20145/2 "2008-09-29T22:20:29Z")

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Tough one - it might require replacing the seat cover and padding, or at least removing them and attempting to clean them thoroughly. Did it get on the carpet?

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-up-gasoline-spill-inside-car/20145/3 "2008-09-29T23:03:13Z")

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Steaming Mad!

How about a carpet/upholstery cleaner service that uses steam, like Stanley Steemer (spelled correctly) or a place that does fire/flood damage restoration?