Spilled Weed Killer in Car

[CardHog]

I bought some 2,4-D at Atwoods yesterday and nonchalantly through it into the back seat of my truck.  This morning the smell hit me full force, the lid was not sealed and some of it leaked into the back seat.    What are my options?    It was a 16 oz bottle and still feels mostly full so I'm assuming a few ounces at the most leaked out. 

[Swahili Steve]

Light a match

[acater]

I bought some 2,4-D at Atwoods yesterday and nonchalantly through it into the back seat of my truck.  This morning the smell hit me full force, the lid was not sealed and some of it leaked into the back seat.    What are my options?    It was a 16 oz bottle and still feels mostly full so I'm assuming a few ounces at the most leaked out.

Ugh. Definitely get seat covers after, you don’t want anyone sitting on that skin to chemical.

[bleedinred]

I would start with warm soapy water and soak the carpet pretty good and use a sponge to extract the water.  Vacuum as much of the moister up as possible.  The only way that I know of to neutralize the herbicide is through water dilution.  Maybe someone else has heard of a different method.  I would then sprinkle baking soda on the spill and every few days or sooner vacuum it up and put fresh down.  That will hopefully absorbed some of if not all of the smell. 

With that said I think I like BB's suggestion.  It seems like a sure fire way to solve the problem.

 Good luck. 

[jdcatty]

2,4 D isn't so bad;  it's not a bug killer;

While in college I worked summers for a crop duster in Stuttgart as a loader boy.  Had 2,4 D all over me at points I am sure.  And just look how I turned out...

[Son_of_Spam]

2,4 D isn't so bad;  it's not a bug killer;

While in college I worked summers for a crop duster in Stuttgart as a loader boy.  Had 2,4 D all over me at points I am sure.  And just look how I turned out...

So, you are simply a warning to others? You turned out like everyone figured apparently...

[DirkPiggler]

I would start with warm soapy water and soak the carpet pretty good and use a sponge to extract the water.  Vacuum as much of the moister up as possible.  The only way that I know of to neutralize the herbicide is through water dilution.  Maybe someone else has heard of a different method.  I would then sprinkle baking soda on the spill and every few days or sooner vacuum it up and put fresh down.  That will hopefully absorbed some of if not all of the smell. 

With that said I think I like BB's suggestion.  It seems like a sure fire way to solve the problem.

 Good luck.

This is about what I'd recommend, although if you have access to an upholstery shampoo machine I'd flush the shit out of it with that using plain water.  Vacuum up whatever you can.  The key is getting the chemical out of the car...smell is just a side effect.  Once you have it diluted and wet vacced out, you can worry about covering up any residual smells.

[hogsrunwild]

No joke, take the seat out of the car (usually they are just bolted down) and pressure wash that bitch.  Give it the full beans.  Then use either a wet-dry vac or better a carpet cleaner with an attachment and suck out as much of the water as possible.  Then let it sit in the sun with a fan until completely dry.  I assume it isn't leather from what you said. 

[The Reverend Snoophogg]

Dilute, dilute, dilute....2,4D is Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid.  It’s a herbicide.

Do NOT burn it.  You can create hydrogen chloride which will make you dead if you breath it.

Health Hazard:
Dust may irritate eyes. Ingestion causes gastroentric distress, diarrhea, mild central nervous system depression, dysphagia, and possible transient liver and kidney injury.

It deteriorates quickly in water....so water, water, water.

[jdcatty]

Dilute, dilute, dilute....2,4D is Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid.  It’s a herbicide.

Do NOT burn it.  You can create hydrogen chloride which will make you dead if you breath it.

Health Hazard:
Dust may irritate eyes. Ingestion causes gastroentric distress, diarrhea, mild central nervous system depression, dysphagia, and possible transient liver and kidney injury.

It deteriorates quickly in water....so water, water, water.

Yeah,  I agree.  Take a good shower asap.  You will be fine. Wash your vehicle with soap and water..  You will be fine.

[Barton Fink]

[SteveJ]

This is about what I'd recommend, although if you have access to an upholstery shampoo machine I'd flush the shit out of it with that using plain water.  Vacuum up whatever you can.  The key is getting the chemical out of the car...smell is just a side effect.  Once you have it diluted and wet vacced out, you can worry about covering up any residual smells.

This guy would know....

[hogsrunwild]

Do what I said...it is the only way.