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How to clean a boot that smells like gasoline

No-QuarterNo-Quarter Nothing To FearBut Fear ItselfRegistered User regular
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I work maintenance and got gas on my pants/ a single boot while working with a snow blower.
The boot is porous, too, so it's soaked into the fabric.

Any idea how to clean this or get the smell out?

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    My immediate thought is hot water and vinegar, if only because vinegar gets every smell ever out of everything.

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  • No-QuarterNo-Quarter Nothing To Fear But Fear ItselfRegistered User regular
    Vinegar, eh???? I'll try that, thanks for the head's up.

  • FiendishrabbitFiendishrabbit Registered User regular
    Unless it's a leather boot (which would ruin the leather) a hairdryer in a well ventilated space will also work. Gasoline evaporates at pretty low temperatures.

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