Gear smells like gas

I have a wooden storage/ bed thing in the back of my truck and last week gas spilled all over it and soaked in a bit. A few days after it had all dried up i went climbing and threw my rack in the back of my pickup when i was done. So now my gear smells vaguely like gasoline although no liquid gas actually touched it. Im wondering if i should be worried about the fumes degrading it but im not sure if gas can even degrade nylon because theyre both petroleum. Does anyone have any input of weather or not i should be worried about this and if so would it be worth getting my cams reslung?

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Maybe try airing it out for a bit or washing your gear? Not sure if or how much the fumes can affect the materials, but it seems to me that gasoline is such a pervasive smell, wherein even a teeny tiny bit leaves a strong, long-lasting odor (which will probably never come out of that wood completely BTW).

Gasoline vapor will not affect nylon. Just air the gear out thoroughly until the small is gone. If it came in as a vapor, it'll leave as a vapor.

Gunkiemike wrote:If it came in as a vapor, it'll leave as a vapor.

That's not how chemistry works. Think about aluminum oxidation, the oxygen touches aluminum and reacts to form an oxide. It doesn't leave and it has reacted.

Nate: this is probably a question you should ask the manufacturer of the gear since they will know the most about nylon reactivity.

Gasoline does not appear to affect nylon. I would just wash all the gear in the washing machine and call it a day.

http://www.coleparmer.com/Chemical-Resistance

Artem, this is not analogous to O2 + aluminum. That's a chemical reaction.

There is no chemical interaction between gasoline components, esp. the volatile portion, and nylon. I did this stuff (materials compatibility) for Big Oil for 20 years. Yea, I'm what you might call an expert.

So I can pour gasoline on my slings without fear?

Just be careful about lighting up that mid-route cigarette if you do

Thanks for the help guys. I washed them in the sink and smell is mostly gone, I'll email BD and ask but it looks like I'm in the clear

Nate K wrote:I'll email BD and ask but it looks like I'm in the clear

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

Black Diamond posted a huge article about a harness that seemingly disintegrated while someone took a fall on it at a gym. They did a bunch of tests or their harness and found certain household chemicals will literally disintegrate the stitching in nylon products. I am a big proponent of not worrying about stuff but certain things, like chemical exposure even in vapor form, can be dangerous so you should always check over your gear well and clean it when it comes in contact with chemicals.
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