Gasoline on a Wooden Floor! (washer, vacuum, stain, basement)

[Jellybean50]

My friend stored his freakin power-washer in my good, new shed and it leaked gasoline out all over the wooden floor.

What is the best way to get the stink out permanently??

[Barking Spider]

Cut out the wood and replace it.

[DanBev]

Originally Posted by Jellybean50

My friend stored his freakin power-washer in my good, new shed and it leaked gasoline out all over the wooden floor.

What is the best way to get the stink out permanently??

I would dump a bag of kitty litter on floor and grind it in with my feet,clean litter up,vacuum and than mop with mixture of bleach.
kitty litter ground in on oil stain on concrete works also.

[cdelena]

Just clean the surface and let it evaporate.

[dedratermi]

Originally Posted by cdelena

Just clean the surface and let it evaporate.

That's what I would suggest also. Maybe consider keeping the shed open for a week and running a fan to get air circulating.

[laidbackhippie]

Dawn detergent will break down the petrolium. then rinse and repeat and repeat and........................

[Bydand]

Originally Posted by Jellybean50

My friend stored his freakin power-washer in my good, new shed and it leaked gasoline out all over the wooden floor.

What is the best way to get the stink out permanently??

open up the doors and let it air out... then consider it "christened" it IS a shed after all.

[Jellybean50]

Thank You.

Yes, it's a shed... but it's the good kind that look like a small house.

We have another metal shed that is used for the lawnmowers etc.

This is used for household goods as i do not have a basement or garage.

[bustaduke]

Corn starch will also work



busta

[texdav]

If it still available a paste mix of Trisodium Phospahte will absorb the oily gasoline out of the wood. Its a old gunsmiths method of aborbing oil and other such things. Might have to be applied several times tho.