In the USA, 'gas' is what we call petrol. It was clear...left no marks... but the smell drives me nuts.
All the cleaning suggestions for fabrics end with saying NOT to dry it in a dryer because any residue could combust. Drying in air is recommended until any trace of odor is gone. I may have to wash, rinse, re-soak my lace for several days before it's clear of the stuff. About a dozen lace pieces got it, so far. I'm re-checking the rest of the display items just in case I missed some the first time through. I know that I wanted a new board for display since a recent demo in wet weather warped it, but I really didn't plan to do it right now. A small table, a box, my planing book,and some other things got caught in it too. I keep finding more things that smell. The display board was foam board, so it started to dissolve, or at least get very soft. Alice in Oregon -- overcast, and supposed to rain, so I can't leave the car windows open today. ----- Original Message ---- From: Brenda Paternoster <paternos...@appleshack.com> To: Alice Howell <lacel...@verizon.net> Cc: Arachne <lace@arachne.com> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2009 1:57:36 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] gasoline smell Hi Alice I'm moving this to Lace as it *is* relevant as some of your lace got contaminated, and you are more likely to get answers. Fortunately it's not a problem I've had to deal with, but I have a question for you - by 'gas' do you mean petrol or diesel? Petrol is what most cars used until quite recently, diesel is what trucks and lorries use. Petrol is much more flamable, but very volatile and I would have thought that a few days in fresh air would solve the problem. In road traffic accidents petrol spillage is a fire hazard. Diesel is oiler and I guess would be much more difficult to deal with. A diesel spillage makes the road very slippery and needs sand applied to it to stop other vehicles from skidding. Brenda On 7 Aug 2009, at 18:00, Alice Howell wrote: > I'm very annoyed at my DH. He put a gas can in my car trunk, with my lace > stuff. It tipped over and spilled on my lace display board, as well as on > the carpet of my new car. > > The display board is ruined...soaked. I pulled the lace pieces off if > immediately, but about 1/3 of them smelled. I did some quick research on the > web, and currently have the pieces soaking in water with white vinegar. > > The top carpet piece from my car trunk can't be cleaned that way (I pulled it > out)....and I'm trying to figure out what to do with it. I have baking soda > spread out on paper in my car (trunk and back seat) to try to get rid of the > smell left in the car. There must have been a bit that went all the way to > the carpet that is glued to the sides/bottom of the trunk. > > Any suggestions? Anyone else dealt with this problem? > > Alice in Oregon > > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
