If you've ever spilled some gas on your jeans or even gotten your
clothes near gasoline for a short amount of time, you know how hard it
can be to get rid of the odor.
Stain-removal pretreatment products help remove oil-based stains such as gasoline.
If you don't have any pretreatment products around, apply heavy-duty liquid detergent, or powdered detergent mixed with water to make a runny paste, to the stain. Work the detergent into the gasoline stain.
Caution: Gasoline makes clothing more flammable then normal. Use detergent-based stain removers, not solvent-based ones. Air clothing thoroughly; do not place a garment in a dryer if you can still smell gas.
After pretreatment, wash the garment in hot water (if safe for the fabric) using the recommended amount of detergent for a regular laundry load. Rinse
the jeans and inspect them before drying. Repeat this treatment if the
gasoline stain or gasoline odor is still present.
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