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    I spilled gasoline on some leather deck shoes

    I favor these shoes. They are loafer style and extremely comfortable.
    Any tips on getting smell off would be appreciated. I will put them on the patio during the day when the leather permits.

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    You can try covering the area with cheap clay kitty litter to absorb the odor.
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    Try spraying with Febreeze (spelling) Fabreeze

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    Thanks. I will do that. Most of the odor is gone.+

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    Quote Originally Posted by lowell holmes View Post
    I will put them on the patio during the day when the leather permits.

    You allow your shoe overlords entirely too much power.
    Of all the laws Brandolini's may be the most universally true.

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    Your bandsaw weighs more when you leave the spring compressed instead of relieving the tension.

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    Actually, the smell is almost gone, two more days in the Galveston County Texas sun should do the trick.

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    Another advantage to non-ethanol is that it doesn't stink like corn gas does. It does still smell like gas, but like gas is supposed to smell.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tom M King View Post
    Another advantage to non-ethanol is that it doesn't stink like corn gas does. It does still smell like gas, but like gas is supposed to smell.
    When I read this I got the image of two "gas huffers" comparing gas brands and blends like two old gents in a Scottish pub might discuss single malts.
    Of all the laws Brandolini's may be the most universally true.

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    Your bandsaw weighs more when you leave the spring compressed instead of relieving the tension.

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    A fresh rubdown with neats foot oil should mask any slight remaining smell. Just saturate the leather to refusal and do it again the next day.
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    I have a sensitive nose. When I was a teenager, I had a job of pumping gas on a dock to boats. A lot of the customers were good looking girls/women in '60's bikini's. I learned to love the smell of gas, but ethanol gas doesn't bring back the same memories.

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    As a stupid teenager, I got a mouthful while siphoning gas. Since then I can't stand the smell of gasoline.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tom M King View Post
    I have a sensitive nose. When I was a teenager, I had a job of pumping gas on a dock to boats. A lot of the customers were good looking girls/women in '60's bikini's. I learned to love the smell of gas, but ethanol gas doesn't bring back the same memories.
    I honestly never noticed the difference. I suppose at the boat dock I am too preoccupied with how fast the numbers are spinning to notice the aroma of non-ethanol gas and the vapor recovery at the gas station prevents me from smelling much if any ethanol gas. If I come back later and start posting gobbledygook it may be the effects of trying to discover the nuances of different gas aromas.
    Of all the laws Brandolini's may be the most universally true.

    Deep thought for the day:

    Your bandsaw weighs more when you leave the spring compressed instead of relieving the tension.

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    Get a book of matc............naw, never mind.
    Life's too short to use old sandpaper.

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    The odor is gone and I can wear the shoes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Van Huskey View Post
    You allow your shoe overlords entirely too much power.
    Good one. Thanks for the laugh!
    I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and I think, "Well, that’s not going to happen."

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