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| Had some lower unit oil spill on my boat carpet while in storage over the winter. Carpet is dark gray so the stain isn’t so bad. It’s the smell I can’t get rid of.
All I had at the cabin this weekend I was able to use was a scrub brush with some Dawn dish soap and warm water.
Was fine while it was still wet with the soap but once it dried the smell was back and same as before.
Any tips/tricks to get the gear oil smell out of the boat carpet???
Thanks - Midge |
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| Try working a liberal amount of baking soda and a little warm water into the carpet and let it sit overnight and then vacuum it out. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Mix some vinegar in there as well |
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Location: Ashland WI | One of the compartments in my boat when I purchased it had 2-stroke oil in it. Must have been a leaky bottle or something.
I scrubbed, shop-vac'd, used baking soda, scrubbed more, spray on cleaner, scrubbed more, shop vac'd more, etc...
Bottom line is, there is still some smell there. |
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Location: 31 | Gear oil has a very distinct/pungent smell that is not going anywhere soon. I'd try some odor killers (pets?), maybe try a few different types to see what works best.
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| The only thing I've ever found that eliminates gear lube and the resulting stench is foamy engine brite... I'd be afraid of it compromising the carpet and the adhesive underneath, though. How big is the spot?
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| You need something than can dissolve the gear oil into a solution. That would be Alcohols, ethers, acetone, or other petroleum distillates. You could also use a detergent or degreaser. I would probably try to use a high proof alcohol such as everclear, green degreaser or maybe a water plus oxyclean and Dawn dish soap solution. Use a shop vac or carpet cleaner to vaccum up the solution after letting it sit for awhile.
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Location: Minnesota. | You know, an old home remedy that works well for removing gasoline smell from hands ect. is to use some regular salt and water to scrub your hands in then rinse.
I'd certainly try wetting down your carpet and then sprinkling a liberal amount of salt on it. Let it sit only a few minutes then scrub it around some. Work it in WELL w/a scrub brush. Wet vac out and maybe dry vac. the remaining salt as it dries in a day or so...
I have a feeling this will work. ...??? Please let us know if it does.
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| CRK925 - 5/27/2020 9:30 PM
You need something than can dissolve the gear oil into a solution. That would be Alcohols, ethers, acetone, or other petroleum distillates. You could also use a detergent or degreaser. I would probably try to use a high proof alcohol such as everclear, green degreaser or maybe a water plus oxyclean and Dawn dish soap solution. Use a shop vac or carpet cleaner to vaccum up the solution after letting it sit for awhile.
1: Greatest steer crapper in history
2: I've died and gone to hell. My HS/College Chemistry professors have been resurrected and are coming back to haunt me.
3: Burn boat. Call insurance company. |
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Location: NE Ohio | maybe OXY-CLEAN? |
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Location: Minnesota. | MuskyMidget - 5/25/2020 7:53 PM
Had some lower unit oil spill on my boat carpet while in storage over the winter. Carpet is dark gray so the stain isn’t so bad. It’s the smell I can’t get rid of.
All I had at the cabin this weekend I was able to use was a scrub brush with some Dawn dish soap and warm water.
Was fine while it was still wet with the soap but once it dried the smell was back and same as before.
Any tips/tricks to get the gear oil smell out of the boat carpet???
Thanks - Midge
Well Midget???? |
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| It’s a really big area. I tried baking soda and water with no luck. My wife just sprayed it with a bunch of febreeze that helped masked the smell for a little while this weekend.
I took it to the do it yourself car wash this morning and sprayed the crap out of it with soap and pressure washer. I could see the oil floating and mixing with the water.
I did it until I ran out of quarters. So far I don’t smell it but once it dries the smell may come back.
I will keep you updated on my adventures. LOL |
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| No luck with anything. Oxyclean Dawn and Baking Soda.
I power washed the crap out of the carpet 3 more times today.
I may have to replace the carpet. Ugh
The smell is awful. |
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| I guess I should try something in the soak and shop vac route. My power washing has probably just made things worse and pushed the oil deeper and maybe even under the carpet. |
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| Take the boat to a professional detailing shop. They have tricks that can get the smell of a corpse out of carpet... |
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| Try stopping at a name brand car dealer ship and ask to talk to someone who details used cars before they hit the lot. I got me some degreaser from one when a friend of mine was younger and did that type of work. I don't know the brand as it was delivered in bleach bottles out of a 55 gal. drum to me. The stuff is unbelievable. It dissolves 2 cycle oil, bearing grease and any other petroleum stain like magic from my carpets. It leaves no residue or smell. I scrub it in and pressure wash it out never found a stain it would not remove. One word of advise. Wear gloves the stuff is brutal on skin!!
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