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Drying Out Car Carpet

  • 15-02-2012 11:06pm
    #1
    Herrick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 903 ✭✭✭


    Over the last couple weeks I noticed that the flat part of the floor on the drivers and passengers side in the back of my car were soaked. I assumed water was somehow getting in from underneath and my mechanic found it was that water was getting into the boot and filling up in the area where the spare tyre is kept, then running under the back seat and onto the floors.

    The leak seems to have been addressed now, but the floor is still wet enough.

    Whats the best ways to dry it out?


Comments

  • #2
    puppetmaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 433 ✭✭puppetmaster


    A hair Dryer, and some patience ;)


  • #3
    Sasso
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 315 ✭✭Sasso


    Herrick wrote: »
    Over the last couple weeks I noticed that the flat part of the floor on the drivers and passengers side in the back of my car were soaked. I assumed water was somehow getting in from underneath and my mechanic found it was that water was getting into the boot and filling up in the area where the spare tyre is kept, then running under the back seat and onto the floors.

    The leak seems to have been addressed now, but the floor is still wet enough.

    Whats the best ways to dry it out?

    now have same problem, what was best solution please ?


  • #4
    Agricola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,547 ✭✭✭Agricola


    Had a similar problem. Took out the mats and front carpets and dried them in the house separately. I put a small oil filled rad in the car for a day, on a low heat. All doors and windows shut except for space for the cable to come through. Car was in a garage too which helped. It was very toasty when I came back to it that evening.


  • #5
    walus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭walus


    Small fan heater will do a fine job. you can get these for 20 quid.

    ”Where’s the revolution? Come on, people you’re letting me down!”



  • #6
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,565 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    Go to your local hire shop and hire a small water vacuum (wet-vac) and use that to get the bulk of the water out, if not all of it out.
    Using only heaters to try dry out carpets creates condensation and dampness in other areas which can get into electrics and create other problems.


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  • #7
    JP 1800
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 389 ✭✭JP 1800


    The only way to do it properly is with a wet vac, you will also need to get under the carpet to remove all the water as it will still remain in the sound proofing. Failure to remove the water can cause the floors to rot out. This is the biggest cause for classic cars to have rotten floor pans.


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