Mopping up water in...
 

  You don't need to be an 'investor' to invest in Singletrack: 6 days left: 95% of target - Find out more

[Closed] Mopping up water in a car

7 Posts
7 Users
0 Reactions
45 Views
Posts: 293
Free Member
Topic starter
 

Left the window open in the car and it got flooded, is there some kind of magic sponge, pads you can buy to soak up the water?

Yes I am an idiot 😳


 
Posted : 07/05/2012 4:33 pm
Posts: 341
Free Member
 

down the local garage and vacumm it out.


 
Posted : 07/05/2012 4:37 pm
Posts: 31056
Free Member
 

Vacuum then throw a couple of bags of silica gel in there. Then vacuum again. Repeat as necessary. 😆


 
Posted : 07/05/2012 4:41 pm
Posts: 341
Free Member
 

Newspaper covered in cat litter.


 
Posted : 07/05/2012 4:58 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

soak the standing water out with a sponge/tea towel/ newspaper etc. Then leave a broadsheet newspaper in the footwell to soak up any in the carpet over a day or two.

Might be worth putting a bowel of salt out as well else you'll get moisture on the inside of your windows and a foisty smell!


 
Posted : 07/05/2012 5:05 pm
 hora
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

driy rice. empty a 500gm bag in the damp area. liberal covering.


 
Posted : 07/05/2012 5:20 pm
Posts: 22922
Full Member
 

I used a wet and dry hoover in my girlfriends car - it had a failed door seal so it had been accumulating water over a long time. Then a day or so later hoovered it again. Then sat a dehumidifier in there for a night, with a tea towel sealing the gap in the window where the cable went in.


 
Posted : 07/05/2012 5:52 pm
Posts: 39449
Free Member
 

I drilled a hole in the floor

Frankly i was amaized it held water to begin with but it did so drain holes it was


 
Posted : 07/05/2012 6:05 pm

6 DAYS LEFT
We are currently at 95% of our target!