# How do I get the smell of gasoline out of van carpet?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-the-smell-of-gasoline-out-of-van-carpet/125898>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 28, 2002, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-the-smell-of-gasoline-out-of-van-carpet/125898 "2002-08-28T04:00:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![MentalGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-the-smell-of-gasoline-out-of-van-carpet/125898/1 "2002-08-28T04:00:55Z")

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I bought gasoline for the lawnmower the other day and was transporting it home in the back of the minivan. It turned over and some of it leaked out. I soaked up what I could, but it was in the carpet pretty good. Is there anyway to get it out, or if not, is there anyway to neutralize the smell?

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-the-smell-of-gasoline-out-of-van-carpet/125898/2 "2002-08-28T05:23:55Z")

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This topic was accidentally posted twice, so I’ll close this copy and direct comment to the other one, [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?&threadid=132811](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?&threadid=132811)