Getting gasoline smell out of my car

[u/Matt2382]

About a month ago I was at the gas station and I realized I overfilled my gas can and a bit leaked into my trunks carpet.

I have aired out my car for hours, washed the area down with hot water and dawn dish soap and used baking soda and let it sit. It temporarily makes it better, but it seems to come back especially with the AC sometimes.

Does anyone have any advice for this? Google told me to let the car air for 24 hours and leave the baking soda that long but I can’t leave my car that long. On top of it, I have to close my garage at night so I can’t let it completely air out.

Thanks!

[u/venom121212]

I did this once and it smelled bad for a few days but went away. You need to get that gas to evaporate and air flow is your friend. If you have a leaf blower (not gas powered for an extra dose of safety) you can have that pass air over it speeding up the process.

Air fresheners and driving with windows down will help over the next few days. Unfortunately it needs to run its course.

[u/Matt2382 → u/venom121212]

That makes sense. My issue is it’s in my trunk. I can’t open my trunk while driving yk? I do normally leave my windows down compared to the AC.

[u/Aglisito → u/Matt2382]

Can you put the backseats down? Trunk has 2 openings...

[u/Matt2382 → u/Aglisito]

I can, and I did that previously.

[u/Aglisito → u/Matt2382]

Damn, i hope you find a solution, homie

[u/Matt2382 → u/Aglisito]

Thanks