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Posted: 2/3/2006 5:33:48 AM EDT
How the hell do I dry out the interior of the vehicle?
 I've already soaked up all the standing water with towels, and wipped everything down with paper towels, but the seats, floor, and ceiling are saturated. I'm already planning on putting Damp Rid desiccant packs in the car, but what else do you advise??? Thanks. |
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Posted: 2/3/2006 5:34:48 AM EDT
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Go rent a carpet blower, the snail drum ones.
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Posted: 2/3/2006 5:34:52 AM EDT
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Dry it with fire?
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Posted: 2/3/2006 5:35:18 AM EDT
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Open all the doors and windows. Set up fans to blow into the car.
I did the samething last year. |
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Posted: 2/3/2006 5:37:37 AM EDT
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I think your question should be, how does the wife dry it.
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Posted: 2/3/2006 5:38:07 AM EDT
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Strip the interior. Seats, carpet, console, everything. Use a wet/dry vac to get out as much water as you can. Treat any exposed metal areas with Sheath or another water-displacing oil. Give everything a day or two to air-dry and re-assemble.
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Posted: 2/3/2006 5:38:11 AM EDT
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Sell the wife and buy a new car.
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Posted: 2/3/2006 5:44:12 AM EDT
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A good wet/dry vac, or a rental carpet shampoo machine used for its extraction to reove what you can.
Park the car in full sunlight with the sunroof barely cracked. You want the interior to be as warm as possible, with the opportunity for the moist warm air to exit, but not so wide open that it doesn't get warm. Drive around with the floor vents selected, fan high, temp highest, and only the rearmost exit opening cracked, whatever that may be. |
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Posted: 2/3/2006 5:45:27 AM EDT
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Use a wet vac and vacuum it all out then use a dehumidifyer to dry it out. Damp Rid is useless for that qty. of water. Alternately you can run the heat/defroster with the A/C on at they same time and it will dehumidify it but it will take a long time. You need to dry it asap though to help reduce long term odor. It will take a few days worth of treatment to get all the moisture out. If you have a heated garage, park it inside and put a box fan or two inside or near the doors.
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Posted: 2/3/2006 5:46:29 AM EDT
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My ex did this once with her BMW.
I was in Miami, so my technique worked better than it will for you in NY: I left the doors, windows, and sunroof open all day. Heat dried the car out with no damage. Thank God. Fucking BMW's are rediculously expensive. 
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Posted: 2/3/2006 6:02:37 AM EDT
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get the wife an irish wedding ring
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Posted: 2/3/2006 6:04:30 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/3/2006 6:05:29 AM EDT
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If the jute under the carpet got wet, it will never dry unless you remove the interior, and carpet. Wet jute will grow some nasty smells. OTOH, you would be amazed how many cars are soaking wet under the carpet. I'd strip it down.
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Posted: 2/3/2006 6:05:35 AM EDT
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Yup. Once the carpet gets wet, it'll always smell funny unless you remove it and air dry it. |
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Posted: 2/3/2006 6:06:41 AM EDT
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As painful as this sounds, it is what really needs doing. |
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Posted: 2/3/2006 6:08:21 AM EDT
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i also sprayed my interior with lysol cuz i was worried about mold...
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Posted: 2/3/2006 6:08:51 AM EDT
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"Honey, wanna take a walk through the woods this weekend? No no no sweetie...I'm not mad about the car thing any more..."
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Posted: 2/3/2006 6:09:36 AM EDT
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Or, how can I hide the wife's body??? ;) |
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Posted: 2/3/2006 6:13:44 AM EDT
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Probably, but it's beyond my capabilities to do so. I think I'm going to have to get by with fans, a shop vac, and large desiccant buckets/packs. |
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Posted: 2/3/2006 6:16:05 AM EDT
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Tannerite will help expose the damp areas for drying
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Posted: 2/3/2006 6:19:30 AM EDT
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I used to sell cars. Folks would ask if the sunroof/T-tops would leak. Without hesitation, I would respond "Never saw one that didn't leak."
Of course, I was referring to it leaking when closed. Have you considered filing an insurance claim? You are talking potentially a lot of damage. |
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Posted: 2/3/2006 6:21:30 AM EDT
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It might be worth it to call a dealership about sticking it in the paint baking booth (or whatever they call it).
My old Lincoln got a leak in the passenger compartment and when it would rain water would drip in from behind the dashboard and soak the interior carpet. First thing the dealership did when I brought it in was stick in "the oven" for 12 hours to dry out the interior. Might be worth a call. |
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Posted: 2/3/2006 6:22:46 AM EDT
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Has the wife regained consciousness yet? If so, send her out for the blower.
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Posted: 2/3/2006 6:22:54 AM EDT
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Its a new car. Have it professionally done. Claim it on insurance. Dont do a second rate job.
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Posted: 2/3/2006 6:28:13 AM EDT
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Drive, turn on A/C, turn the heat to high, crack the sunroof and windows - repeat.
If it smells funny later on.............. take it to the car wash, get it shampoo'ed and have them add the strongest pimp spray they have. |
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Posted: 2/3/2006 6:31:52 AM EDT
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Wet dry vac
Fans until damp to touch Carpet shampooer with hand attachment (recommend the shampoo for dog smells) Fans until dry If you don't shampoo, you will have a smell that won't go away. Tj |
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Posted: 2/3/2006 6:34:02 AM EDT
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No amount of vacuming will "dry" up your carpets IMO. You have no other recourse but to STRIP off the seats and carpet to have it aired and dry outside. Letting it "dry" inside will only achieve to have your car smelling like an old wet sock (TRUST ME ON THIS) forever and may also result in rusted floorboards!
That sucks man! But hey ... don't be too hard on the wifey .... it's just one of those days. 
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Posted: 2/3/2006 6:36:52 AM EDT
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Damn... took the words right out of my mouth. Women... is there anything they can't f*ck up? I'd go in this order: - Soak up what you can with paper towels or better one of those Shammy (chamois) cloths. - Wet-n-Dry vac - Close windows, park in sun, run heater at high with a window slightly cracked. I take it the seats aren't leather/pleather/vinyl? |
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Posted: 2/3/2006 6:38:55 AM EDT
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No, they are not. |
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Posted: 2/3/2006 6:39:24 AM EDT
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I hear you ... but it's going to leave a funky smell .... 
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