No, he didn't have an accident, but I sent him to get gas for the lawn
mower, and that brain donor put the can in the back, without putting it in a
garbage bag, box, or something, so when it leaked (You just knew it would),
it saturated my spare tire tarp, and now the whole damned car smells like a
gas pump. I took it out, sprinkled baking soda on the tarp to soak some of
the gas up (For about an hour), then I shook that out, and threw it into the
washer - three times. No luck - any ideas of how to make my tarp usable
again, or should I just get another one? LOL

I'm scrubbing the tire cover surfaces, so that's no problem. Luckily, the
weather has been mild enough to do without the A/C

Natalie

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"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

Try brake cleaner (comes in an aerosol can at auto parts stores) or GoJo
liquid hand cleaner (pumice free). Both dissolve grease and gas, then
follow up with Simple Green or carpet shampoo.

Gas might dissolve a garbage bag. Next time, try a box with a thick layer
of newspaper or cat litter to absorb any spills.

By the way, if gasoline got on the spare tire, I'd get a new one!
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"Ray O" <rokigawa (AT) tristarassociatesDOT (DOT) com> wrote

I don't think it did, but I'll check.

Thanks for the advice!

Natalie

"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

Hang it over a back fence or somesuch...the wind will clean it
after awhile. My grandson set a two gallon gas container in my
trunk, I said, are all the caps on tight?...Yep he says...we
drove to my house (you too know what's coming here). The little
cap that covers the vent wasn't on and the Corolla's trunk got
washed.

I gave him a lecture about being 'responsible' and the
consequences of not being so, we removed the fibre linings for
the trunk and hung them on the patio , It took about a week in
the sun and breeze to destink them...he was genuinely sorry and I
figured the bother was worth it for the lesson it gave him, he's
really quite a good lad actually.
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"Gord Beaman" <gord (AT) islandtelecom (DOT) com> wrote

Oh boy...
So's Craig - I did put it out on one of my deck benches. I'll leave it
there for a while - thanks!

Natalie

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Ray O <rokigawa (AT) tristarassociatesdot (DOT) com> wrote:

Do you buy new tires every time you drive through a puddle with
gasoline in it?

<someone (AT) somewhere (DOT) org> wrote

Driving through a puddle with gasoline in it is not the same as having the
tire sit in a well soaking in gas. The gas in a puddle is diluted and the
rotation of the tire will remove the gas. If the tire sat soaking in a
puddle of gas in the spare tire well, then I would not trust that tire if it
was my car.
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On Mon, 3 Oct 2005 10:40:35 -0500, "Ray O"
<rokigawa (AT) tristarassociatesDOT (DOT) com> wrote:
Which is quite different from getting a little bit of gas splashed
on the tire that evaporates fairly rapidly.

Considering that many of your fuel hoses and fuel tank gaskets are
made from rubber that normally soaks in gasoline 24/7/365.25, even
though they're a different rubber compound, I wouldn't freak out if
the spare tire got some gas on it. Now if the tire was soaking for a
month I might be worried.

If tires were damaged that easily and quickly by a chemical compound
normally found in and around cars (IE gasoline), they would have long
ago modified the tire rubber or the gasoline to avoid the conflict.

The worst I can see is if the tire soaks in gasoline for a long time
period the natural waxes in the rubber that protect the tire will get
leached out, and the tire will oxidize and dry-rot somewhat faster.
But it isn't going to grenade on you.


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"Bruce L. Bergman" <blPYTHONbergman (AT) earthlink (DOT) invalid> wrote

It's moot for me, anyway, since the tires were untouched - there wasn't
really any gas on the spare tire cover either - only the tarp

Natalie