Buckingham
Member Since: 08 Mar 2006
Location: Hampshire
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I have just transported some hoses in the back of the car which I have now discovered had water in them. I didn't have the mat in the back because I had been using the rear seats. The carpet was soaked and it has gone through to the seats. Anybody know the best way to dry them out? I don't know whether it's best to use heat or fresh air????
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 Thu Aug 31 2006 11:25pm |
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d3matt
Member Since: 03 Aug 2005
Location: South Oxfordshire
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I would just mop up what you can with tea towels and kitchen roll, then let the rest try naturally. Leave the windows open when you can to let the moisture out. Matt
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| Thu Aug 31 2006 11:34pm |
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SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
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This is a real world case where my super floppy flexible pond liner would have been perfect! Steve N | 2008 TDV6 SE Auto  | Was 2006 TDV6 S Auto  | Club Tunisia | Am I Online?
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| Thu Aug 31 2006 11:43pm |
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LeighW
Member Since: 31 Jan 2006
Location: Brisbane
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Years ago I got some lambskin seatcovers wet by forgetting the car was parked in the open with rear window about 50 mm open and it poured down.
Initially I used nappies (old; but still great polishing cloths) and pressed the cloth firmly into the seat surface. This absorbed much of the 'wetness'.
Then I finished off with a wet/dry vacuum cleaner and was surprised how much water it removed.
A musty smell was present for a little while but we went for a long drive with the air conditioner on full blast (was summer though) and it dried out reasonably quickly.
HTH, Leigh TDV6 Auto - Bonatti Grey towing an 18' Bushtracker offroad 'van
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| Fri Sep 01 2006 12:31am |
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DSL
Member Since: 11 May 2006
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Slimer wrote:Had to read that twice, after the first time I was shocked that you'd managed to get one horse in the back let alone horses 
Me too, was picturing a couple of Shetland ponies in the back, wondered where the hey went! 
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| Fri Sep 01 2006 9:54am |
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d3matt
Member Since: 03 Aug 2005
Location: South Oxfordshire
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LeighW wrote:Years ago I got some lambskin seatcovers wet by forgetting the car was parked in the open with rear window about 50 mm open and it poured down.
Initially I used nappies (old; but still great polishing cloths) and pressed the cloth firmly into the seat surface. This absorbed much of the 'wetness'.
Then I finished off with a wet/dry vacuum cleaner and was surprised how much water it removed.
A musty smell was present for a little while but we went for a long drive with the air conditioner on full blast (was summer though) and it dried out reasonably quickly. HTH, Leigh
 Ahhhhh.......I can't hold it in.....too much here to make fun of Aussies and the smell of wet lamb!  Matt
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| Fri Sep 01 2006 4:39pm |
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dylansdad
Member Since: 04 Apr 2006
Location: Solihull
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put aircon on maximum for next few days when driving and leave windows open (not doors) .........and pray it doesnt rain else youll get your seats wet  2004 TDV6 HSE Auto Zambezi Silver
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| Fri Sep 01 2006 4:41pm |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Clymping, Sussex
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You can get crystals that remove the moisture from the air (calcium carbonate?) these might help if left in the car when not using it. Apart from that good old towels DS3 TDV6 HSE
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| Fri Sep 01 2006 4:50pm |
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Barn1e
Member Since: 28 Aug 2006
Location: Mid-sussex
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You can buy those crystals in caravan and camping shops in a box with a perforated lid. Leave the box in the back and let it suck the moisture out of the air. Inspect regularly because the crystals will eventually turn to liquid - and that could make an even worse mess! 2005, TDV6 S, Auto, 100k miles, owned from new, Mantec plate
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| Fri Sep 01 2006 5:52pm |
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LeighW
Member Since: 31 Jan 2006
Location: Brisbane
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Matt, you are not thinking of another much smaller country that is just to the south east of Australia by any chance? They have more sheep than people and diesel that is dramatically cheaper than unleaded/PULP.
Not that there is any known relationship between diesel price and woolly jumpers.
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| Sat Sep 02 2006 1:37am |
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Discos_FTW
Member Since: 25 Sep 2006
Location: Leicester
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as others have said - the only real way is to mop up what you can, and leave to dry naturally - probably wouldnt hurt to direct a hairdryer in its general direction.
Also, another good way is to get the kids to sit on them, with towels under their bums - the pressure of sitting may drive out some more water as you drive 
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| Wed Sep 27 2006 11:05am |
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disco
Member Since: 28 Jul 2006
Location: UK
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Do you have access to a dehumidifier?
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| Wed Sep 27 2006 11:12am |
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JakobVels
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Copenhagen
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Calcium carbonate is too slow - tried it to keep my old 91RR classic dry when not in use. Works good in cellars though where there is no air exchange.
When you are done soaking up what you can with cloths.
Drive with good heat and AC on - this way air will be circulated thru AC to dry and then past heater to be heated. Close windows as you will not benefit from from the dry AC air if windows are open.
Go for a good long ride where you keep the temp in lower twenties (centigrade) to dry out the car. When you stop, keep car closed off to let moisture be taken up by the rest of the fabric in the car (if you open doors/windows fabric will take moisture from the air instead not drying the soaked seats)
Just do another trip tomorrow and i think youre sorted
Cheers
Jakob
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| Wed Sep 27 2006 1:26pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
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Soak up as much as possible with paper towel, newspaper etc. Then, if possible put a portable dehumidifer in the D3 (it's big enough!), fit the cable through a gap in the window & then seal it up with gaffer tape. Leave it on for a day & it will be dry.
I know of someone who used a dehumidifier after he misjudged the depth of a ford 
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