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How to get gasoline smell out of leather shoe?
Posted by: Dennis S
Date: February 28, 2008 10:48AM
I was talking to a friend at the gas pump and overfilled my tank. My leather shoe, which is almost like suede, but still basic leather, got soaked. It doesn't look like the kind of shoe you would want to get wet. What to do?
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Re: How to get gasoline smell out of leather shoe?
Posted by: Racer X
Date: February 28, 2008 10:48AM
you are kinda screwed.
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Re: How to get gasoline smell out of leather shoe?
Posted by: Dennis S
Date: February 28, 2008 10:55AM
Is "kinda screwed" the same as "screwed."
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Re: How to get gasoline smell out of leather shoe?
Posted by: mikebw
Date: February 28, 2008 10:58AM
Well you could set a match to it... But won't it just evaporate?

One time my friend spilled a gas can in his back seat, let it air out for a week and also applied a few bottles of febreeze, I think that helped.
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Re: How to get gasoline smell out of leather shoe?
Posted by: billb
Date: February 28, 2008 11:03AM
I know Flux-Off works as a fair degreaser on leather shoes, but I imagine gas permeated a bit beyond the surface.
It should evaporate eventually.
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Re: How to get gasoline smell out of leather shoe?
Posted by: JoeH
Date: February 28, 2008 11:03AM
The smell eventually will dissipate. You can speed it up by airing the shoe out, keeping it in the sunlight, and possibly using something like Febreeze once the major amount has been dried off. But it will take a few days to a week.






Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/28/2008 11:48AM by JoeH.
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Re: How to get gasoline smell out of leather shoe?
Posted by: RAMd®d
Date: February 28, 2008 11:05AM
Another vote for dissapation.

Keep it were it will get fresh air and won't affect anything you care about.

Oh, and open flame.


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Re: How to get gasoline smell out of leather shoe?
Posted by: Racer X
Date: February 28, 2008 11:08AM
you could burn it off with a torch.
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Re: How to get gasoline smell out of leather shoe?
Posted by: cbelt3
Date: February 28, 2008 11:10AM
sunlight, open air. Let it dry, wash it out with a solvent based hand cleaner, let it dry. Repeat as needed for a week or so.

Or just go get a new pair of shoes.

Reminds me of the OB-GYn when my eldest was born (in kind of a hurry)

"Congratulations. It's a girl. And you owe me a new pair of shoes."

(He didn't have time to put his little splat booties on, and they got all gunky.)
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Re: How to get gasoline smell out of leather shoe?
Posted by: Dennis S
Date: February 28, 2008 11:22AM
I was sad because I had gasoline on my shoes until I met a man who...
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Re: How to get gasoline smell out of leather shoe?
Posted by: testcase
Date: February 28, 2008 11:28AM
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Racer X
you are kinda screwed.

That's like being a "little" pregnant.
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Re: How to get gasoline smell out of leather shoe?
Posted by: tenders
Date: February 28, 2008 01:06PM
Leave it outside for a few days, it will dissipate. I wouldn't introduce any cleaners at all unless it leaves a severe stain. Gasoline is already a strong solvent, so it will probably evaporate completely, and hand cleaner will have some sort of lanolin or equivalent in it that will certainly stain suede.

Suede shoes benefit from a wire brush cleaning from time to time.
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Re: How to get gasoline smell out of leather shoe?
Posted by: mrbigstuff
Date: February 28, 2008 01:45PM
Yes, cleaners will stain leather. I know the hard way after recently ruining a pair of shoes I really loved. Sigh.



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Re: How to get gasoline smell out of leather shoe?
Posted by: Harbourmaster
Date: February 28, 2008 02:04PM
Light it on fire, all of the gasoline smell will leave the shoe in the combustion process.


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Re: How to get gasoline smell out of leather shoe?
Posted by: RAMd®d
Date: February 28, 2008 02:08PM
I was sad because I had gasoline on my shoes until I met a man who...

<still laughing>


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Re: How to get gasoline smell out of leather shoe?
Posted by: Buzz
Date: February 28, 2008 02:56PM
cbelt3- you just ruined my lunch.


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Re: How to get gasoline smell out of leather shoe?
Posted by: tenders
Date: February 28, 2008 03:20PM
> I was sad because I had gasoline on my shoes until I met a man who...

...had gas?

...had just stepped in something else?

...had a lit match on his shoes and now neither one of us has any feet?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/28/2008 03:20PM by tenders.
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Re: How to get gasoline smell out of leather shoe?
Posted by: billb
Date: February 28, 2008 03:25PM
You could try to mask it with something else

Jimmy might have some left over from an earlier thread.
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Re: How to get gasoline smell out of leather shoe?
Posted by: Don Kiyoti
Date: February 28, 2008 04:47PM
It'll evaporate on it's own, but in the meantime you might as well have some fun with it. Hold it up to your nose and inhale deeply! Wheee!




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Re: How to get gasoline smell out of leather shoe?
Posted by: Dennis S
Date: February 28, 2008 06:19PM
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tenders
> I was sad because I had gasoline on my shoes until I met a man who...

...had gas?

...had just stepped in something else?

...had a lit match on his shoes and now neither one of us has any feet?

cbelt has the answer.
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