| 03twrx | 05-31-2005 12:35 PM |
Any tips on removing hours worth of rain out of you car
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Let someone borrow my car lastnite. They left the windows down and it rained all nite. Aghhh!
| pityr | 05-31-2005 12:47 PM |
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A shop vac to start. Then check out a product called "dry z air". It sucks up moisture like nothing else.
A shop vac to start. Then check out a product called "dry z air". It sucks up moisture like nothing else.
| Kenji815 | 05-31-2005 12:59 PM |
use wet vac to get most of the water out..
run a fan to air out as much as you can..
last option is to find treating chemical or take it to detailer..
run a fan to air out as much as you can..
last option is to find treating chemical or take it to detailer..
| richy_21 | 05-31-2005 01:01 PM |
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A shop vac to start. Then check out a product called "dry z air". It sucks up moisture like nothing else.[/QUOTE]
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A shop vac to start. Then check out a product called "dry z air". It sucks up moisture like nothing else.[/QUOTE]
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| pityr | 05-31-2005 01:04 PM |
[url]http://www.drytheair.com/xcart/store/catalog/product_16133_DriZAir__Unit_with_1_Package_of_13_oz_Crystals.html[/url]
[url]http://www.drytheair.com/xcart/store/catalog/product_16135_DriZAir__1_Package_of_13_oz_Refill_Crystals.html[/url]
These can also be found at just about any store such as Target and Walmart.
[url]http://www.drytheair.com/xcart/store/catalog/product_16135_DriZAir__1_Package_of_13_oz_Refill_Crystals.html[/url]
These can also be found at just about any store such as Target and Walmart.
| szeny | 05-31-2005 01:21 PM |
borrowing is a no-no even to parents!
| Alizarin | 05-31-2005 01:24 PM |
First thing's first... You need to shoot said person facewise.
| roffle | 05-31-2005 01:27 PM |
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| STi-Spec C | 05-31-2005 01:41 PM |
the ghetto way of doing this would be to drill little hole in your floorpan and then weld it back up
| allsubaru83 | 05-31-2005 02:01 PM |
[QUOTE=STi-Spec C]the ghetto way of doing this would be to drill little hole in your floorpan and then weld it back up[/QUOTE]
now why the hell would you do that? That is the dumbest thing that i have ever heard. I would first get a shop vac, then do the fan and heater crap. then moisture away crap like a couple of other people suggested, or you can have the person pay for getting it profesionally done. :mad: :mad:
now why the hell would you do that? That is the dumbest thing that i have ever heard. I would first get a shop vac, then do the fan and heater crap. then moisture away crap like a couple of other people suggested, or you can have the person pay for getting it profesionally done. :mad: :mad:
| 03twrx | 05-31-2005 02:30 PM |
I went to a do it yourself carwash and vac'd the puddles out. Now I've got a fan going on it. I May have to check out these dry z air. They look tiny. It was my g/f.... :( sigh.... no respect.
| Ahzlon | 05-31-2005 02:36 PM |
shop vac it out the best you can.. the put a dehumidifier in the car and shut the car up tight.. check it every couple of hours
best way i can think of doing it.. minus gutting the car like i did once
best way i can think of doing it.. minus gutting the car like i did once
| eric94501 | 05-31-2005 03:10 PM |
If it was my car I would take all the seats and carpets out then dry everything up.
| drain bramage | 05-31-2005 03:16 PM |
[QUOTE=allsubaru83]now why the hell would you do that? That is the dumbest thing that i have ever heard. I would first get a shop vac, then do the fan and heater crap. then moisture away crap like a couple of other people suggested, or you can have the person pay for getting it profesionally done. :mad: :mad:[/QUOTE]
if you had a sunroof you could open it up and roll the car on its top and let DRAIN that way :devil:
if you had a sunroof you could open it up and roll the car on its top and let DRAIN that way :devil:
| WRXRgr | 05-31-2005 06:05 PM |
[QUOTE=eric94501]If it was my car I would take all the seats and carpets out then dry everything up.[/QUOTE]
The one and only BEST answer.
It's not that hard to do, either...nothing else will come as close!
Get the seat cushions out, and let them air/sun out too.
Do it soon, before mold/mildew gets started!
The one and only BEST answer.
It's not that hard to do, either...nothing else will come as close!
Get the seat cushions out, and let them air/sun out too.
Do it soon, before mold/mildew gets started!
| MD04WRX | 05-31-2005 08:51 PM |
Remove carpet from car and let it dry before it starts to mildew - It's a bit of a pain, but if you don't very time the carpet gets wet you will have a mildew smell in the car.
| kaisersouse | 05-31-2005 09:01 PM |
every tim eit rains my wifes audi gets a pool behind the driver seat. IT sucks. It sucks big time. Have fun and do what you can to kill any mold. It >SUCKS<
ps shop vac/fan. I wouldnt leave a heater unattended.
ps shop vac/fan. I wouldnt leave a heater unattended.
| WRXRgr | 05-31-2005 09:10 PM |
Hey, if you don't have time NOW to pull the carpet out...at the least, pull up the edges (remove sill panels etc) and stick something down between the pad and the chassis, to have free air access...short piece of 2x4, anything that will keep it up and let air in there.
| szeny | 05-31-2005 09:13 PM |
[QUOTE=03twrx]I went to a do it yourself carwash and vac'd the puddles out. Now I've got a fan going on it. I May have to check out these dry z air. They look tiny. It was my g/f.... :( sigh.... no respect.[/QUOTE]
make her suck all the water out with her mouth, then blow on the carpet with her mouth until its completely dry.. that'll teach some respect!
make her suck all the water out with her mouth, then blow on the carpet with her mouth until its completely dry.. that'll teach some respect!
| smooth_ej20 | 05-31-2005 10:46 PM |
it may make a mess at first but sprinkle some baking soda in it. Mainly on the carpets it should suck up a **** load of water, then shop vac it out. Oh also kick the person who borrowed it in the teeth.
| ShiroChanWRX | 05-31-2005 11:04 PM |
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I don't know how much water got in, but you really can't mess around with this, at least not if you like your car and want to keep it in good shape.
Have you driven it? When you brake hard do you hear any water moving on the floor boards? Don't brake hard, this will just let you know if you have standing water that can't be held by the carpeting and sound proofing...if you don't hear anything, then the car is anywhere from barely damp to soaked through anyway.
I live in New Orleans, and after moving to a new apartment where I was not familar with the drainage, the street flooded to about 13" in an afternoon thunderstorm. Nothing crazy by NOLA standards, but a lot of rain. Up over the door sills, down into the floor pan. At less than 5000 miles. I freaked out, heard a little bit of sloshing when braking that afternoon, and went to the car wash to vacuum as much free water out as possible. A lot came out, most of the sloshing went away. This next part probably saved me from mildew...
...I sprayed down the carpets, front and back with a generous mixure of 50:1 Simple Green and 25:1 Lysol. Nothing was going to grow in my rugs no matter what. Then I packed the foot wells front and back with newspaper and tried to figure out my new move.
Which was made for me. The next morning, the car wouldn't start. That's right, nothing. Lights on, but nobody home. So I had it taken to the dealership to have it sorted out.
It turns out that many of the electronics necessary for proper operation of the ECU are located in the passenger side footwell, or at least local to it. So a bunch of terminals had corroded overnight, and while they worked OK wet (thanks to DC circuitry), they failed miserably when corroded.
So the NOLA Subaru guys (esp. Pat at Performance Subaru -- great guys, really know their business) said that the ECU needed to be replaced, and they'd seen it happen so often that they highly recommended removing the carpeting, seats, and sound proofing to dry everything out properly. Otherwise, you're doomed. The car will smell like mildew and mushrooms.
All covered, minus deductible, as floods are "act of G-d", so I even got a rental. But still, I'm happy that I now live in a part of town that is a couple feet above sea level. If you want to know the highest geography in any town, find the traintracks. Usually built where they'll be the last thing to go in a flood.
So, if in doubt, go to a professional. It might be pricey, but how much would you spend to get rid of the smell if you don't dry it properly?
Have you driven it? When you brake hard do you hear any water moving on the floor boards? Don't brake hard, this will just let you know if you have standing water that can't be held by the carpeting and sound proofing...if you don't hear anything, then the car is anywhere from barely damp to soaked through anyway.
I live in New Orleans, and after moving to a new apartment where I was not familar with the drainage, the street flooded to about 13" in an afternoon thunderstorm. Nothing crazy by NOLA standards, but a lot of rain. Up over the door sills, down into the floor pan. At less than 5000 miles. I freaked out, heard a little bit of sloshing when braking that afternoon, and went to the car wash to vacuum as much free water out as possible. A lot came out, most of the sloshing went away. This next part probably saved me from mildew...
...I sprayed down the carpets, front and back with a generous mixure of 50:1 Simple Green and 25:1 Lysol. Nothing was going to grow in my rugs no matter what. Then I packed the foot wells front and back with newspaper and tried to figure out my new move.
Which was made for me. The next morning, the car wouldn't start. That's right, nothing. Lights on, but nobody home. So I had it taken to the dealership to have it sorted out.
It turns out that many of the electronics necessary for proper operation of the ECU are located in the passenger side footwell, or at least local to it. So a bunch of terminals had corroded overnight, and while they worked OK wet (thanks to DC circuitry), they failed miserably when corroded.
So the NOLA Subaru guys (esp. Pat at Performance Subaru -- great guys, really know their business) said that the ECU needed to be replaced, and they'd seen it happen so often that they highly recommended removing the carpeting, seats, and sound proofing to dry everything out properly. Otherwise, you're doomed. The car will smell like mildew and mushrooms.
All covered, minus deductible, as floods are "act of G-d", so I even got a rental. But still, I'm happy that I now live in a part of town that is a couple feet above sea level. If you want to know the highest geography in any town, find the traintracks. Usually built where they'll be the last thing to go in a flood.
So, if in doubt, go to a professional. It might be pricey, but how much would you spend to get rid of the smell if you don't dry it properly?
| 03twrx | 06-01-2005 03:31 AM |
Had to work tonight, so I will be taking it to have the water extracted. Had a puddle in on the rear driver side floor board. Vac'd that, then took out the rear seats to dry. Man this sucks. My car reaks only after a few hours. :mad:
| ShiroChanWRX | 06-01-2005 12:54 PM |
After you get the water out, use lysol in a spray bottle the next couple of times you vacuum your car and leave it in there, damp, overnight.
Hopefully that will give you some lasting mildew protection.
Let us know how it turns out. A year later and my ride is smelling fine. And that New Orleans flood water is some nasty stuff!
Hopefully that will give you some lasting mildew protection.
Let us know how it turns out. A year later and my ride is smelling fine. And that New Orleans flood water is some nasty stuff!
| kpalena | 06-01-2005 02:33 PM |
If the water is in the carpet, that means that it is in the sound proofing. I hate to say this, but you are going to have to take the seats, the carpet, and any stray sound proofing out. You are going to have to let it dry [U]completely[/U]. You are going to have to take a ton of towels to the interior metal. You are then going to have to put everything...which is completely dry back in and put a dry-z-air dehumidifier in there. You will still find water that you missed. Trust me on this one. It took me three months to finally fix my water problem. It sucks. I really feel for you. Check my posts in the legacy forum. You will see what I went through. I know the process well.
| ShiroChanWRX | 06-02-2005 11:14 PM |
Any updates?
| 03twrx | 06-03-2005 02:15 AM |
Pulling up carpet when I wake up. I took the mats out and the smell kind of went away. But if I leave the windows up in the heat. "Daym Floride humidity right now" it smells like old shoes. Not regular old shoes... like the kind you've gotten over and now you mow the grass in them...... with out socks.
| steeter | 06-03-2005 08:18 AM |
Not to be a jerk, but shouldn't the person you lent the car too be fixing this?
my 2 dollars
my 2 dollars
| 03twrx | 06-03-2005 01:54 PM |
It was my g/f. I don't mind. People make mistakes.
| manicshot | 08-21-2011 08:23 PM |
As much as i care about my gf, i would never let her drive my car. I hope she is makin up for it ;).
Good luck!
Good luck!
| XanRules | 08-21-2011 08:24 PM |
[quote=manicshot;34917057]As much as i care about my gf, i would never let her drive my car. I hope she is makin up for it ;).
Good luck![/quote]
I hope she did [SIZE="7"][B]SIX GODDAMN YEARS AGO[/B][/SIZE]
Good luck![/quote]
I hope she did [SIZE="7"][B]SIX GODDAMN YEARS AGO[/B][/SIZE]
| Uverjump | 08-21-2011 08:34 PM |
^Seriously, how do people even FIND threads this old!
| vision.dynamix | 08-21-2011 08:40 PM |
Wonder if he got his car dry yet..
| 06wrxkiid | 08-22-2011 12:11 AM |
[quote=XanRules;34917061]I hope she did [SIZE="7"][B]SIX GODDAMN YEARS AGO[/B][/SIZE][/quote]
:lol: LMfaO!!! i was literally laughing out loud!!! from 2005 holy sheeet
:lol: LMfaO!!! i was literally laughing out loud!!! from 2005 holy sheeet
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