Damp seats...

dgt

Hi all

Soon enough my car will be back on the road. But because it was lying up for a few months, the seats are a bit damp....

Any ideas on what to use to dry them? They're velour if that adds to the equation

Thanks!

MarkR

I think you can get bags of silica for drying out caravans. Would you take the seats inside for a bit to dry them off? From what I recall, you're familiar with a socket set?

Curran

You can get those silica gel type bags in Home Store & More for a few quid. Throw 5 or 6 of them onto the seats and it sort it in a day or two.

JAMES VTI S

1. Turn the engine on
2. Turn the heaters on full to the feet position
3. Put front seats back flat and rise them up (if you have that) pull them forward all the way
4. Open all windows one inch
5. Wait for an hour to be sure

The heat goes down under the front seats onto the back ones and the moisture escapes out of the gap in the windows ECT

Curran

Could be wrong but doesnt the risk flattening the battery?
A car has to be driving over a certain speed for the altenator to re-charge the battery.

If the weather is good and the car is warm/hot, its enough to open the window slightly to allow moisture out.

JAMES VTI S

Nope, done it hundreds of times and NEVER a problem.

MetzgerMeister

Rent a dehumidifier from your local Neeeeeaaaavvvvvaaannnn hardware store and leave it in the car, emptying it every so often until it's not collecting anything in the tray

JAMES VTI S

For god sake just go out and turn on the car, anything else is just a waste of time and money.

dgt

Thanks for the replies!

I'd take the seats out and prob should inl I want the car up and running soon. Silica gel seems to be the cheaper option first, failing that to Naaavan hire for a dehumidifer.

I was half thinkin either a steamcleaner for the seats too? Wash the crap and mould from them, would it dry the seats too?

JAMES VTI S wrote: »

For god sake just go out and turn on the car, anything else is just a waste of time and money.

I would pay to see anyone try start a car that has no engine under the bonnet :pac: :pac: :pac:

Ded_Zebra

There is no way I would idle an engine for an hour!!!!! and I really hope you wouldn't do it to a customers car :eek::eek:

I have a little dehumidifier that my dad recently used to dry out the interior of the 928 and it did a really good job. You can have a borrow of it if you like

kupus

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

There is no way I would idle an engine for an hour!!!!! and I really hope you wouldn't do it to a customers car :eek::eek:

why not?

Dord

Pick up a desiccant in your local hardware or use an electrical dehumidifier. The desiccant (crystals, tablets, etc..) will take much longer though. I'd say running a dehumidifier for around 1-2 hours should dry it out very well. Steam cleaning wouldn't be a bad idea either, but I'd probably do that in conjunction with the above.

MetzgerMeister

Steam cleaning would just introduce more humidity and water into the seats.