How to get rid of the smell of gasoline on clothes quickly and easily?

Content:

  • What not to do?
  • If the odor is not very intense
  • If the stain is large
  • Thermal method
  • When should I contact a specialist?

A beauty in a garage always requires attention, the costs of which are specific garment impurities. Yes, there, sometimes after a routine visit to a gas station, the question arises as to how to remove the smell of gasoline soaked in your favorite pants. Unfortunately, this issue can not be solved very quickly, and there are a number of mistakes that need to be avoided when trying to wash away stained things.

What not to do?

First you need to find out what can aggravate the situation, so as not to accidentally go the wrong way. Serious problems that can be committed by an inexperienced person, only two.

  1. Wash things in the machine. In this way, it will not be possible to get rid of the unpleasant odor quickly, but the washing unit will absorb unpleasant vapors and will necessarily pass them on with the subsequent washing of a new batch of clothes. I'll have to accept that washing will be only manual.
  2. The desire to instantly get rid of stains often draws a hand to bleaches. This can not be done until the smell of gasoline remains on the clothes, because the two active substances immediately enter into a chemical reaction. Its result is poisonous couples and your poor health.

In addition, there is another sad news: quickly from the smell is not getting rid of. To wash it, you will have to spend several long procedures, so first prepare other things from your wardrobe for today's socks, and after that start silently to suffer over gasoline pairs.

If the smell is not very intense

Sometimes you can get lucky, and the amount of fuel on the fabric will be miserable. If the stains are not noticeable at all and only the smell says about the traces of the problem, you can not erase the thing. This type of fuel includes volatile compounds, which themselves can be eroded in the fresh air. To do this, you must perform a number of actions.

  • Hang clothes in the fresh air, preferably - in a draft. Then the weathering process will be faster.
  • Even faster from an unpleasant smell it is possible to get rid, if to direct on a problem place the household fan. The flow of air will circulate at a higher rate, and evaporation will take place in a shorter period of time.
  • Great, if you can hang things on the frosty air. Acquired freshness will not remind you of the trouble that has happened.

Despite the small fuel ingress, you can completely restore your clothes no faster than a few days or even weeks.

Council

Are you going to hang clothes in the room? Make sure that none of the family members have any fuel allergies. In addition, some people from evaporation begins a headache - the pair are still poisonous. And the best thing is not to take chances and remove things from the living quarters.

If the stain is large

Volumetric traces of gasoline can be washed. To do this it is necessary in the basin, the water temperature is selected depending on the tissue. You can use the purchased products for washing. Good fit "Tide" and "Ariel" - quality powders with a strong smell. For less sensitive fabrics, choose dishwashing liquids that are more active with odors and active ingredients.

It is compulsory for large or ancient stains to divide laundry into two stages: soak in the evening and leave until the morning to wet, then finish washing and drying the thing in the same way as airing is done. In the morning, continue working after changing the water. Nighttime absorbs the chemical composition of gasoline.

There are a number of folk recipes that will help to wash the stain and get rid of the smell.

  1. For 1 tablespoon of starch to drip 2-3 drops of turpentine and ammonia, mix thoroughly and apply the mixture with a toothbrush on the contaminated surface. Slightly rub, then wash in the usual way.
  2. Wipe off with soap, which removes odors. Then rinse and wash with powder for more effect.
  3. Soda perfectly removes smells. Dip the napkin in a concentrated solution of soda, so apply the solution exactly to the desired place and after half an hour wash with powder, after rinsing the thing.
  4. If the item is heavily soiled, mix boron, soda and vinegar equally, soak for 15 minutes and wash in warm water. Rinse thoroughly, so that the active mixture does not change the color of the fabric.
  5. Ammonia can be filled with an atomizer and evenly applied to the surface. Then lightly rub, rinse and wash with the usual means.
  6. The original method is to wrap a thing in a newspaper, then wrap it in a cellophane bag and leave it for a week. Thin and porous paper will well absorb the smell, after which it will only have to air the clothes in the draft.

Thermal method

It is possible to use the ability of gasoline to evaporate for good. If allergies to couples do not, you can use an iron to speed up the process of weathering an unpleasant odor. In this case, you can give up trying to wash the stain for a couple of days. For this it is necessary: ​​

  1. the problem area to be thoroughly wiped with washing powder;
  2. rinse this place;
  3. lay out the cloth for ironing, cover with a clean cloth( rag);
  4. ironed with a strongly heated iron( depending on the quality of the fabric, choose the temperature regime as strong as possible).

After this, the smell will disappear with the pairs, and there will be no stains either.

When should I contact a specialist?

If it is not possible to wash the stain or get rid of the smell by any of the other methods outlined above, this is sufficient reason to contact a specialist. In addition, if a thing refers to a very delicate, expensive, it is desirable to do this without conducting experiments on it. The amount paid for the services will be much less than you have to pay for the purchase of new clothes, if something goes wrong.