gasoline shed floor

[SGKent]

Carb leaked on edger and soaked the plywood floor last night with about 2 cups gasoline. I've got fans on it and airing out the shed. Thinking about 6 to 8 hours should get rid of the volatile fumes until we have some hot days at which time I'll need to do it again probably. Does that sound about right or do I need to do something else? All the gas soaked into the plywood in about a 2' x 2' area. Any ideas other than replace the plywood. There are no open flames in the shed but I do use a compressor in it once in awhile. I can air it out again before using the compressor next time.

 

[GMCGarage]

Carb leaked on edger and soaked the plywood floor last night with about 2 cups gasoline. I've got fans on it and airing out the shed. Thinking about 6 to 8 hours should get rid of the volatile fumes until we have some hot days at which time I'll need to do it again probably. Does that sound about right or do I need to do something else? All the gas soaked into the plywood in about a 2' x 2' area. Any ideas other than replace the plywood. There are no open flames in the shed but I do use a compressor in it once in awhile. I can air it out again before using the compressor next time.

Just put a soaked rag with dawn dish soap over it and put a bit of weight on it. Will go right away.

 

[SGKent]

thank you. will try

 

[Don1357]

I spilled about half a gallon of gasolline on a raw plywood floor, on a work room next to the kitchen. most of it quickly dripped through and into the concrete subfloor bellow. It did a good job at stinking up the house but eventually it did go away; gasolline is built to evaporate. In a few days the smell should be all gone.

 

[SGKent]

thank you.

 

[chase237]

Don't overthink it, it will evaporate in short order.

As long as there are no ignition sources, just leave it.

I'd leave the door open a couple days and call it good.

Although I see you're in CA so leaving sheds open for a couple days probably isn't a good option. In my neck of the woods I don't even need doors on my shed.

 

[Farmall450]

Throw down a match to get rid of it real quick.

On a serious note, like others have said, just let it air out. I doubt it takes that long. Our little oil shed has a few stains from 20 years of in and out, and it's doing alright.

 

[HOTFR8]

Soapy water as posted works well and takes away any threat of it being dangerous.

 

[Falcon67]

I spill fuel on the plywood floor of the shed all the time. I do "nothing" about it.

 

[Partsguy57]

Sometimes one wonders if some of the op posts one reads here are for real.... as one with dump trucks, belly dumps, logging trucks, wildfire engines and support ( this is the short list) if one of my employees came to me asking what to do with 2 cups of gas spilled on a plywood floor a shed.... probably wouldn't be working for me anymore .. cheers

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[Sevenhills1952]

Once clean and dry I would consider painting the wood floor, put something down so it's easier to clean up spills. Polyurethane maybe...something so wood isn't absorbent.


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[SGKent]

Sometimes one wonders if some of the op posts one reads here are for real.... as one with dump trucks, belly dumps, logging trucks, wildfire engines and support ( this is the short list) if one of my employees came to me asking what to do with 2 cups of gas spilled on a plywood floor a shed.... probably wouldn't be working for me anymore .. cheers

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its for real. By the way two cups of gasoline in a confined space like a shed is equal to something like 10 sticks of dynamite on a short fuse. Unfortunately it dripped all night long in cool weather and went into the floor. Last thing I need is to open the door to the shed on a hot day, flip the light switch and get thrown 15'. I am not concerned what it will be like in 5 years, I was only concerned about the next two months as the days get hotter and it off gasses. The shed is kept locked due to valuables in it.

Once clean and dry I would consider painting the wood floor, put something down so it's easier to clean up spills. Polyurethane maybe...something so wood isn't absorbent.


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great idea

 

[rsanter]

After clean up and dry out o would put a sealer on that plywood, it will happen again

 

[Partsguy57]

its for real. By the way two cups of gasoline in a confined space like a shed is equal to something like 10 sticks of dynamite on a short fuse. Unfortunately it dripped all night long in cool weather and went into the floor. Last thing I need is to open the door to the shed on a hot day, flip the light switch and get thrown 15'. I am not concerned what it will be like in 5 years, I was only concerned about the next two months as the days get hotter and it off gasses. The shed is kept locked due to valuables in it.



great idea

Lol you have no clue...10 sticks of dynamite??? You have zero experience working in a shop environment. Gas oil diesel etc are very normal to deal with on the floor. Wipe up with a rag.... done move on. Incredibly amount of ignorance on display here.

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[fasteddie]

Lol you have no clue...10 sticks of dynamite??? You have zero experience working in a shop environment. Gas oil diesel etc are very normal to deal with on the floor. Wipe up with a rag.... done move on. Incredibly amount of ignorance on display here.

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Gasoline fumes in a confined space is no joke. I remember seeing a boat explode from gas fumes below deck. Not much left but the hull in the water.

 

[Partsguy57]

Gasoline fumes in a confined space is no joke. I remember seeing a boat explode from gas fumes below deck. Not much left but the hull in the water.

No kidding. Wipe up with a rag vent for a few hours done.... you don't work in a shop environment either.... cheers

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[Partsguy57]

Those here with their ******* in a wad over two cups of gasoline spilled on a wood floor in a shed can no way possible be from a shop environment. You have to be in the tech or white collar world. No one turning wrenches for a living would do more then wipe up maybe throw a bit of floor dry on, open the door to vent for a few hours and move on.

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[mike93lx]

Those here with their ******* in a wad over two cups of gasoline spilled on a wood floor in a shed can no way possible be from a shop environment. You have to be in the tech or white collar world. No one turning wrenches for a living would do more then wipe up maybe throw a bit of floor dry on, open the door to vent for a few hours and move on.

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Congrats? I can say i am glad i'm not "from a shop environment" and am in the "whitr collar world". What's wrong with someone asking a safety question? I would love it if everyone in the plant i work in asked more questions about safety and didn't try being a tough guy like you

 

[Partsguy57]

Congrats? I can say i am glad i'm not "from a shop environment" and am in the "whitr collar world". What's wrong with someone asking a safety question? I would love it if everyone in the plant i work in asked more questions about safety and didn't try being a tough guy like you

No tough guy. Just applying common sense.(based on years of experience)How much time are you going to waste cleaning up 2 cups of fuel?

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[mike93lx]

No tough guy. Just applying common sense.(based on years of experience)How much time are you going to waste cleaning up 2 cups of fuel?

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Common sense tells me gasoline is extremely dangerous and this happened at his home. Not exactly worried about hitting a productivity target, so a little time isn't a problem

 

[Partsguy57]

Common sense tells me gasoline is extremely dangerous and this happened at his home. Not exactly worried about hitting a productivity target, so a little time isn't a problem

Do you wanna learn something? Take 2 cups of gasoline pour on a piece of plywood wait however long you want wipe up excess with rag vent for 2 or 3 hours or less light it on fire and you will see what a non event you have created.

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[mike93lx]

Do you wanna learn something? Take 2 cups of gasoline pour on a piece of plywood wait however long you want wipe up excess with rag vent for 2 or 3 hours or less light it on fire and you will see what a non event you have created.

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Awesome, thanks for the lesson.

 

[Partsguy57]

Awesome, thanks for the lesson.

Lol zero experience in a shop environment. Very self evident. What do you think is going to happen? You have been watching to much Hollywood. Again wipe up with a rag.... throw some floor dry on if you have... if not no big deal.. vent for a few hours... problem solved.... cheers

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[mike93lx]

Lol zero experience in a shop environment. Very self evident. What do you think is going to happen? You have been watching to much Hollywood. Again wipe up with a rag.... throw some floor dry on if you have... if not no big deal.. vent for a few hours... problem solved.... cheers

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Time to move on

 

[Partsguy57]

Time to move on

Well I changed fuel filter in the shop this morning and there was fuel spillage!!! I wiped up with a rag left my two sons to work on some projects. One is tig welding some plumbing and the other is getting four wildland engines ready to go. Did I make a huge mistake? Are my two sons going to be blown up? Probably not.... he was already welding when I left to take care of other business... cheers

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[SGKent]

No tough guy. Just applying common sense.(based on years of experience)How much time are you going to waste cleaning up 2 cups of fuel?

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actually I have been in and around shops all my life whether aviation, cars, machine, or otherwise. Small gasoline spills that get wiped up don't concern me. Ones that drip 2 - 3 cups all night and soak in do. I have no intentions of playing see how Darwin feels today. This guy didn't hink much about it either it appears

 

[Partsguy57]

actually I have been in and around shops all my life whether aviation, cars, machine, or otherwise. Small gasoline spills that get wiped up don't concern me. Ones that drip 2 - 3 cups all night and soak in do. I have no intentions of playing see how Darwin feels today. This guy didn't hink much about it either it appears

Yeah that looks like that's soaked in all Night, again vent and you'll have no issues.....

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[Roundhouse]

Yellow mustard helps get rid of the smell

Kind of like using tomato juice to get rid of skunk smell

The right combo of gasoline vapor and oxygen in an enclosed space can provide an amazingly large explosion

That threat is over after ventilating the shed but the possibility that you could ignite the plywood weeks later from an errant spark from a welder or grinder is very real

 

[Partsguy57]

Yellow mustard helps get rid of the smell

Kind of like using tomato juice to get rid of skunk smell

The right combo of gasoline vapor and oxygen in an enclosed space can provide an amazingly large explosion

That threat is over after ventilating the shed but the possibility that you could ignite the plywood weeks later from an errant spark from a welder or grinder is very real

Thank you. And I might add the threat of a grinder or welder applies to a zillion different items that can catch fire when using said items. I think the neighborhood may survive his fuel leak....

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[SGKent]

I think the neighborhood may survive his fuel leak....

I store other yard equipment, gasoline containers and kerosene cans in the shed too. There are nitromethane, Acetone, MEK, Alcohol, Lacquer thinner and other flammable containers in there too.

Thank you Partsguy57 for sharing your opinion. For what it is worth, I used to build Indy Cosworth, and Ferrari racing engines for a living so I am well aware of shop discipline. My concern for the safety and well fare of my family and neighbors, whose house is only about 7' from the shed are more important to me than being a hard *** about things. I neither want to take a risk with them nor the equipment I store in there. Tract homes do not have locations that someone with an acre or more would have. This shed is only 8' X 10' and doesn't have a lot of ventilation like a big barn might. 2 -3 cups of gasoline is about right to launch it to the next county. I was more concerned the morning of the spill than I am now.

 

[Partsguy57]

I store other yard equipment, gasoline containers and kerosene cans in the shed too. There are nitromethane, Acetone, MEK, Alcohol, Lacquer thinner and other flammable containers in there too.

Thank you Partsguy57 for sharing your opinion. For what it is worth, I used to build Indy Cosworth, and Ferrari racing engines for a living so I am well aware of shop discipline. My concern for the safety and well fare of my family and neighbors, whose house is only about 7' from the shed are more important to me than being a hard *** about things. I neither want to take a risk with them nor the equipment I store in there. Tract homes do not have locations that someone with an acre or more would have. This shed is only 8' X 10' and doesn't have a lot of ventilation like a big barn might. 2 -3 cups of gasoline is about right to launch it to the next county. I was more concerned the morning of the spill than I am now.

Open the door and vent makes it a none issue. Set a fan in front of door blowing air in to speed up the evaporation or venting process if one likes. Boats for instance have a suction fan to clear the engine compartment. Only takes a very short time. Cheers

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[SGKent]

Open the door and vent makes it a none issue. Set a fan in front of door blowing air in to speed up the evaporation or venting process if one likes. Boats for instance have a suction fan to clear the engine compartment. Only takes a very short time. Cheers

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and that is exactly the first thing I did before even posting.

 

[Prospecter]

As a very young boy I attended a boat show with my Dad. Good memories. Coast Guard had an impressive video of a boat blowing up due to fumes in the bilge. Point was to run the bilge blowers before starting the engine.

With that said, a shed is different because it is higher than surrounding area, so the fumes do not collect. Just let the wind and sun blow it out and dry it. All good.

 

[2ltime]

On a side note, if your shed has no vents, and is air tight, it might be a good time to reconsider that.

And unfortunately I have seen door latches create enough spark to ignite vapors. But that is in air tight containers, combined with excessive gas spillage, like a busted main line for hours. Always a good idea to keep latches and metal hinges well lubed. But gas spills from lawn equipment are nothing to lose sleep over. You caught it, and took the right actions.

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

On a side note, if your shed has no vents, and is air tight, it might be a good time to reconsider that.

And unfortunately I have seen door latches create enough spark to ignite vapors. But that is in air tight containers, combined with excessive gas spillage, like a busted main line for hours. Always a good idea to keep latches and metal hinges well lubed. But gas spills from lawn equipment are nothing to lose sleep over. You caught it, and took the right actions.

2ltime good point.
My neighbour built a chalet type building for his gardening equipment. It was on skids and positioned right over the Natural Gas easement. The NG guys came and said either move it or vent it. He vented it to the prescribed spec but didn’t like doing it.

 

[Falcon67]

Probably a bad thread in which to mention using 3 gallons of Methanol race fuel as weed/ant bed killer around the edge of the shop.

 

[mike93lx]

Probably a bad thread in which to mention using 3 gallons of Methanol race fuel as weed/ant bed killer around the edge of the shop.

Nope. Outdoors is completely different