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Dennis(IA) 
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Posted: 04 Feb 2020 at 2:46pm |
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I got myself into. Last week I thought I would empty out my LP tank (camper size) that I was using as a portable air tank. Turned it upside down (had it propped up on a cart) and opened the valve. Out came rusty water and that horrible LP smell. The big mistake was that I did not have it outside, so it sprayed my WD45 that was inside my 30 X 40 pole building. Now it smells so bad in the building I can't work in there for more than 15 minutes or so. Now I open the doors every day and try to air it out with not much luck.
Any ideas on how to get rid of the smell??
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john(MI)
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Posted: 04 Feb 2020 at 3:47pm |
Toss a match in there! 
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Posted: 04 Feb 2020 at 4:02pm |
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Soap and Water, LOTS of it.
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Posted: 04 Feb 2020 at 4:23pm |
re: Any ideas on how to get rid of the smell??
hmm, thought it was 'leftovers' from the Iowa Caucus .... sorry, somehow it seemed 'right' though..... open 2 windows, 1 fan sucks air in, another blows it out you need to control 'fresh air in, stinky air out'... more fans is better.
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Posted: 04 Feb 2020 at 6:04pm |
Toss a skunk in there... 
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Posted: 04 Feb 2020 at 6:51pm |
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theory is you put baking soda in the fridge to get rid of smells... SO how many boxed do you need to get rid of the smell in your shop...................
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Posted: 05 Feb 2020 at 12:21am |
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It will be years if it was more than a cup....
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Posted: 05 Feb 2020 at 1:58am |
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A match is what I was thinking, maybe walk around with a flame thrower.
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Posted: 05 Feb 2020 at 7:05am |
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Thing is....it ain't the gas that stinks, it's an additive. Y'all know that I know, but that crap sticks to things for quite a while!
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Posted: 05 Feb 2020 at 8:33am |
I read somewhere that peroxide wash on the spilled areas helps quite a bit. You need the 35% grade, and don't get it on your hands or bare skin, it will defat and oxidize the area on contact. Wear safety face shield or at least glasses also.
It is used for cleaning and disinfecting equipment. It is expensive, but you may be able to dilute it to a lower % with water and still have good results. Still need the safety cautions also.
Edited by chaskaduo - 05 Feb 2020 at 8:38am
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Posted: 05 Feb 2020 at 10:18am |
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Thanks guys, I did put a box fan in the window blowing out. There is enough air leakage around the big doors to let air in. Too cold to wash (+15f) anything. I think it was better today,or maybe to cold to smell.
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Posted: 05 Feb 2020 at 11:39am |
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I had a car that got some wires burnt in it on time. I took it to a cleaning place and they stuck some sorta machine in it that circulated something that took the smell away completely. Maybe Google it. I'm thinking an ozone machine may help as well.
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Posted: 05 Feb 2020 at 12:19pm |
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Yes John...an ozone generator....kills bacteria too
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Posted: 05 Feb 2020 at 12:58pm |
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Peroxide would be like the liquid version of ozone.
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Posted: 05 Feb 2020 at 2:34pm |
Mercaptan is the odorizer used in LPG, typically 1 to 1-1/2 pounds per 10,000 gallons mandated by law so you can smell a leak. Absolute nasty stuff and sounds like continued air venting will be needed. If it is hanging around, pie plates with old fashioned bleach placed around the building with closed doors will help, then air the building out again.
Had a buddy that vented a big tank for two months with all fittings removed, gonna make a large bbq pit out of it and it still smelled to high heaven. Could see a small amount of residual fluid in it so rolled it over to drain it, big mistake as it was Ethyl Mercaptan and neighbors were calling in a "suspected gas leak", from a mile away. Local jobber was called and he said they had a good chuckle before telling him to pour some gas on it and light it as that would get rid of it.
Apparently, a tiny amount goes a very long way, by design . . . . .
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Posted: 05 Feb 2020 at 4:41pm |
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The peroxide would not be for clearing odor in the air already, it would be for burning (oxidizing) up the residual mercaptan on the floor and tractor. That stuff is parts per million or billion stinky. Even when you wash out tanks, there is oily residues of it left, some into the metal grain. The cement floor is real porous, so I imagine there is a lot soaked in. With low temps it will take longer for that crap to fully volatize and dissipate. I hope the best for you. I wonder if one of those flame throwers used on a propane tank from Harbor Freight would work to burn it out of the cement if you don't heat a spot to much to cause surface fractures and blistering. Wouldn't try on the Tractor though.
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Posted: 05 Feb 2020 at 5:44pm |
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Mercaptan is in the Genuis book of world recorded for the stinkiest stuff on hearth. Burning the oil that holds the odor is the best way.
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Posted: 05 Feb 2020 at 11:01pm |
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what did ya learn? lol
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Posted: 06 Feb 2020 at 9:32am |
Don't let Shammers have any Mercaptan oil 
Edited by chaskaduo - 06 Feb 2020 at 9:33am
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Dennis(IA)
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Posted: 06 Feb 2020 at 10:11am |
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Yes, shameless I did learn something, but I will forget it in a couple of days.
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Posted: 06 Feb 2020 at 10:54am |
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Chask, remember ol Shameless talkin about pingpong balls and shooting them out of a ?a blast cannon or something? maybe we need to shoot them at his snow machine so he gags and his eyes water and that might keep him away from startin that machine back up for the rest of the winter?
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Posted: 06 Feb 2020 at 10:59am |
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When I used to load rail cars with LP we kept a lot of bleach handy to kill the smell if we were unfortunate to spill any mercaptan.
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Posted: 06 Feb 2020 at 3:43pm |
JC, there must be precision controls on them ping pong balls, Les would probably disown and remove anyone from his will that was involved if they hit to close to his place. 
But the idea is still maybe workable.
Edited by chaskaduo - 06 Feb 2020 at 3:44pm
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Posted: 06 Feb 2020 at 5:28pm |
Well,,Chask,,you know the prevailin winds kinda move from the southwest to the northeast,,,,and,,ole Shameless is kinda southwest from ole Les,,,,,??
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Posted: 07 Feb 2020 at 9:00am |
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Well we'll have to scrap that idea.
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Posted: 07 Feb 2020 at 2:52pm |
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Well his ole snow machine has hit us, it started as freezing rain and changed to snow, we have a couple inches and it's supposed to continue into tomorrow
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