[lace-chat] gasoline smell

[Alice Howell]

I'm very annoyed at my DH.  He put a gas can in my car trunk, with my lace 
stuff.  It tipped over and spilled on my lace display board, as well as on the 
carpet of my new car.

The display board is ruined...soaked.  I pulled the lace pieces off if 
immediately, but about 1/3 of them smelled. I did some quick research on the 
web, and currently have the pieces soaking in water with white vinegar.

The top carpet piece from my car trunk can't be cleaned that way (I pulled it 
out)and I'm trying to figure out what to do with it.  I have baking soda 
spread out on paper in my car (trunk and back seat) to try to get rid of the 
smell left in the car.  There must have been a bit that went all the way to the 
carpet that is glued to the sides/bottom of the trunk. 

Any suggestions?  Anyone else dealt with this problem?

Alice in Oregon

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[lace-chat] Re: gasoline smell part 2

[Alice Howell]

In the USA, 'gas' is what we call petrol.  It was clear...left no marks... but 
the smell drives me nuts.

All the cleaning suggestions for fabrics end with saying NOT to dry it in a 
dryer because any residue could combust.  Drying in air is recommended until 
any trace of odor is gone.

I may have to wash, rinse, re-soak my lace for several days before it's clear 
of the stuff.  About a dozen lace pieces got it, so far.  I'm re-checking the 
rest of the display items just in case I missed some the first time through.

I know that I wanted a new board for display since a recent demo in wet weather 
warped it, but I really didn't plan to do it right now.  A small table, a box, 
my planing book,and some other things got caught in it too.  I keep finding 
more things that smell.  The display board was foam board, so it started to 
dissolve, or at least get very soft.  

Alice in Oregon -- overcast, and supposed to rain, so I can't leave the car 
windows open today.





- Original Message 
From: Brenda Paternoster paternos...@appleshack.com
To: Alice Howell lacel...@verizon.net
Cc: Arachne l...@arachne.com
Sent: Friday, August 7, 2009 1:57:36 PM
Subject: Re: [lace-chat] gasoline smell

Hi Alice

I'm moving this to Lace as it *is* relevant as some of your lace got 
contaminated, and you are more likely to get answers.

Fortunately it's not a problem I've had to deal with, but I have a question for 
you - by 'gas' do you mean petrol or diesel?  Petrol is what most cars used 
until quite recently, diesel is what trucks and lorries use.

Petrol is much more flamable, but very volatile and I would have thought that a 
few days in fresh air would solve the problem.In road traffic accidents 
petrol spillage is a fire hazard.   Diesel is oiler and I guess would be much 
more difficult to deal with.  A  diesel spillage makes the road very slippery 
and needs sand applied to it to stop other vehicles from skidding.

Brenda

On 7 Aug 2009, at 18:00, Alice Howell wrote:

 I'm very annoyed at my DH.  He put a gas can in my car trunk, with my lace 
 stuff.  It tipped over and spilled on my lace display board, as well as on 
 the carpet of my new car.
 
 The display board is ruined...soaked.  I pulled the lace pieces off if 
 immediately, but about 1/3 of them smelled. I did some quick research on the 
 web, and currently have the pieces soaking in water with white vinegar.
 
 The top carpet piece from my car trunk can't be cleaned that way (I pulled it 
 out)and I'm trying to figure out what to do with it.  I have baking soda 
 spread out on paper in my car (trunk and back seat) to try to get rid of the 
 smell left in the car.  There must have been a bit that went all the way to 
 the carpet that is glued to the sides/bottom of the trunk.
 
 Any suggestions?  Anyone else dealt with this problem?
 
 Alice in Oregon
 
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[lace-chat] Re: gasoline smell part 2

[Tamara P Duvall]

On Aug 7, 2009, at 18:04, Alice Howell wrote:

In the USA, 'gas' is what we call petrol.  It was clear...left no 
marks... but the smell drives me nuts.


All the cleaning suggestions for fabrics end with saying NOT to dry it 
in a dryer because any residue could combust.  Drying in air is 
recommended until any trace of odor is gone.


I may have to wash, rinse, re-soak my lace for several days before 
it's clear of the stuff.


Yup. Though hanging out in the breeze works better than washing :)

How I know... The first (*and last*, let me tell you g) time I tried 
to gas up my car by myself, I messed up so badly, I could have served 
as a wick -- I was *drenched* in the smelly stuff.


I used the gas station's restroom to wash some of the stuff off of me 
-- since I smoke, I was seriously worried about setting myself on fire 
-- and emerged *almost* as smelly as before though, presumably, the 
evil stuff was somewhat diluted. I also discovered that I'm alergic to 
gasoline; wherever it landed on the skin (face and hands), the skin 
went red and puffy.


When I got home -- some 6 hrs later -- the smell was somewhat less. The 
entire outfit -- from the outer jacket (it was winter) to the 
underpants and bra -- went into the washing machine. Three times. And 
emerged smelling of soap and gasoline. I almost decided to throw 
everything away but the jacket was the only one warm enough, so I kept 
wearing it, smell or no. And, after about a week, the smell was almost 
gone. So I hung the rest of the ensemble out on the deck and left it 
to the elements for a week. With the smell all gone, I then ran all the 
pieces through the washer again...


I know which jacket it was -- it's still my favourite -- but can't 
remember what else I wore that day and can't tell any more.

--
Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)

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