Ooooo, that smell!

[Gillagain]

Just found my auger gas can tipped over in my Otter. Almost a gallon pooled up on one end and some got on canvas as well. I've got two days before I'll be fishing in it. Any thoughts on how I can get rid of the smell and fumes in such a short time?

[PerchJerker]

You could try frying up some liver and onions in there????? Sorry dude, that's the best I got. Or just set it up and hope it airs out. Good luck.

[I_icefish_in_my_sleep]

What a bummer, all I can think of is to wipe it up good with a towel, air out everything that touched the gas. Fumes dissipate.

[Todd_J]

Set that stinky bad-boy up in the yard, run a hose from the hot water line in your house, blast and scrub away with hot water and Dawn/degreaser. It might take a bit for it to dry. If it were me I'd set my Mr. Heater a short distance to aid the drying.

That and perhaps a bunch of Lil' Pine Tree air-fresheners.

Good LucK!

[fishinlocal]

Try pine sol, that stuff takes away a lot of smells. I use that to clean out coolers full of fish slime.

[Cletus]

Wipe out thoroughly... and spill some stink-bait in there. You will never notice the gas smell!

[SDbowhunter]

I found that Scent Killer the stuff deer hunters use will take most of the gas smell off my hands in personal experiments. It may take a big bottle or two but I'd be willing to bet it would make it bareable.

[Nate McVey]

A couple boxes of baking soda sprinkled around and then vaccumed up.......should eat the smell up pretty well.

[ozzie]

you need something to neutrilize the smell not cover it up so the baking soda idea is a great one or you could also dump coffee beans in the bottom and let sit to absorb the smell also.......call a company that deals with odors such as restoration or water/mold company and ask for tips to get rid of a smell and they will give you some helpful tips!!

[MasterClear]

zep cleaner/degreaser citrus scent removes the smell of petroleum products

[Scott K]

A lighter . I would wash it out with a degreaser, such as dawn dish soap, then sprinkle baking soda in it.

[Pleasant]

Take me fishing with you... I smoke swisher sweets, that would cover that smell in no time... oh no wait... then you would have a worse smelling house..

If you can mop up the worst and air it out, gas evaporates out pretty quick from my experience.

Lynn J.

[Jim Almquist]

Someone on this site suggested Odoban that is found at Sam's for us to get rid of mouse urine and it worked better then any product we tried. I could live with gas but mouse urine is way to nasty.

[luckyc]

I don't think two days is long enough but after cleaning with cleaners crumple up newspaper inside, as much as you can pack in there. I do this to unused frig in RV and when I open up it has absorbed all the smell , even in the hot summer. I also do this in my boat for fish smell

[polarsusd81]

I had the same thing happen to my Trap Guide one year. It was not pretty. I ended up cleaning it with some dish soap and had to pull the canvas off and first cleaned it in the yard, then threw it in the wash machine. It was a lot of work and fortunately my incident happened at the end of the season. After the wash, I put it back together and set it up in the back yard and let it air out for a week. It took care of the smell, but I still have a stain on the canvas from the auger gas.

In your situation, I would do as others have suggested and wash it out with dish soap and then sprinkle out some baking soda and vaccuum it out. You should be able to sit in it after that, but it will take some time to really get the smell out. If you have a time with a break in the ice action, remove the tarp and wash it with some good degreaser soap in the wash machine. Hope the best for you.

[Phred52]

Gillagain, I don't have a cure for the odor, I only hope you haven't compromised the integrity of your canvas. If you smell gas, you'll likely have taken out the water repelling ability of your tarp. You might want to contact the mfgr of your house, explain the situation, and see what they'd suggest. In regular/old time canvas, gas would wash out the waterproofing. Trust me, been there, done that! Just contact Otter, They should be able to help you. Phred52

[onemore]

There is a product called Atmosclear and it gets rid of smells really well.

It can be purchased at any ACE hardware store.

It comes in a spray bottle and nuetralizes odor - it has no smell of it's own.

[chris63]

This is expensive but very effective,get a large can of coffee in dump it on the soiled area(s)If you have the option of warming the fishouse to 70 degree temps it will be more effective.Let the coffee sit for 24 hours and your shack will smell as sweet as a Starbucks!!!!c63Ps,I like Workin for mca too!

[Gillagain]

Thanks for all of your suggestions. The baking soda seems to be doing its job. I will let it sit for the rest of the day and then hose it down with pressure washer w/ car washing soap. I will definitely have a stain on my canvas though. Will not leave gas in the otter anymore.

[not_nuf_time]

I found that when I get gas on my hands, I wash good with dish soap then use rubbing alcohol and the smell goes away. rubbing alcohol seems to disolve the smell out.

[CorDog]

I would recommend applying a strong mixture of a degreaser such as Simple Green and water. Scrub the mixture in and let it sit for an hour. Follow up with clean water and a towel to remove the degreaser. After you have degreased the area, set up the portable and but a fan or blower in inside to ventilate. This should make it tolerable for you to be in it until you can let the Summer sun bake out the petroleum.

[toughguy]

I could let you have the rotten minnows from last weekend that are in my garage. That should cover up gas real nice.

[BuschPilot]

I have heard if you set coffee grounds it will soak up the smell. just put a couple scoops on a lid and set it in there and try it. it just might work, then throw out the grounds. easy clean up too!

[sjburnt]

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[CALVINIST]

1.

Try incense. Get a bunch of sticks and light 'em up. This works when I spill a little gas in the car.

2.

Get some buddies together and smoke some great cigars. Might not take the smell away, but it's a good time!

3.

Try everything mentioned on your thread!!! That should take care of it!!!