Had a question for all of you. I was filling up my tank today at a gas station. I was checking oil levels and everything else under the hood, etc. Next thing I know, I look over at the pump and there is gasoline coming out of the car. The pump DID NOT automatically shut off. There was gas all down the side of the car below the gas cap/door area. I went home and took out the garden hose and rinsed everything on that side of the car to the best of my ability. Is there any way that the gas has or will do damage to the car even though I rinsed that area of the car off 10 minutes after the incident? I'm kinda worried. Thanks

Aaron

 

There was a thread about this a few days ago and everyone said that no harm at all to the paint so your fine.

 

Naw, you should be okay. Would have been better if you had some car wash and a sponge though.

 

You should be fine if you rinsed that part of the car off without wiping it. I would just go ahead and do a full body wash and wax on the car about now anyway. If you have a car that is not white, you'll probably never ever notice that area becoming discolored over time (because of periodic gasoline spillages).

If you spilled brake fluid on your paint, then you'd really have something to worry about, but gasoline, although not good for the paint, won't do much damage at all.

 

Thank you everyone. I appreciate all the posts. And I apologize for not searching first, but it was one of those times when I was a little panicky and thought, "I have to get an answer right away!" Thanks again.

My car is of the Rosewood shade, not white, maybe it will not be noticeable. Thanks.