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Post by BikeTuna on Jan 11, 2018 14:11:03 GMT
It's the usual, the floor is sopping wet. The drivers footwell is completely waterlogged to the point the carpet is dripping, and the NS is not far behind.
The rear drains behind the seat belts were blocked, and the flaps were seized from the crud, and after a very messy fight they are now flowing right. The soft top has also gone porous, and after a brief search online I've gone for the Autoglym clean and protect pack as a first attempt before considering a fabric change.
The issue now is the best method of getting the water out the footwells. I can try and mop it all up but that's literally months of sitting there with a sponge. I could go all out and remove the carpets but that would take time I don't have.
Anyone put a heater in one and left it overnight with results? Any other suggestions?
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Post by Dweenimus on Jan 11, 2018 15:00:16 GMT
Not sure. But a wetvac might be of use?
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Post by atlex on Jan 11, 2018 15:12:43 GMT
get a dry towel. pull up the carpet.
Put it under the carpet so it's touching the undermatt stuff, leave it overnight...
switch it out for a fresh dry towel in the morning
repeat several days.
I did this with huge handfulls of papertowels, which is a bit more expensive but you have to piss with the Coxswain you got.
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Post by wannabe on Jan 11, 2018 15:38:15 GMT
You can get those Silicon Gel crystal things that absorb moisture? Might be worth getting a tub of them and leaving it in the car to keep the damp off other stuff as the carpet dries!
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Post by atlex on Jan 11, 2018 15:40:23 GMT
the silica gel things tend to crack their balls if they are exposed to huge amounts of direct moisture - they won't suck the liquid up as efficiently as towel or papertowel - they're more suitable for drying things via removing moisture from the air.
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Post by BikeTuna on Jan 11, 2018 17:57:39 GMT
I like the towel idea, I have access to a wetvac so will go for the worst of it with that and then start on the towels I recon... then maybe leave it overnight with a spaceheater to finish it off.
Cheers
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Post by moro on Jan 11, 2018 18:11:50 GMT
Depending on how much water is in there you might find this useful. There are sink holes in the floor. Get the seats and sill covers out (takes 10 minutes), then you should be able to pull up the carpet enough to reach them and get the rubber plugs out. Found a couple of pictures of the holes on Google: front rear
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Post by wannabe on Jan 11, 2018 19:22:42 GMT
Awesome ^^^ An old car of mine leaked like a sieve in the rain - I had to strip all the carpet and seats out and then use a dustpan to scoop out the inch of water standing in the bottom of the car... LOL
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Post by dadbif on Jan 11, 2018 19:54:03 GMT
Drain holes are best bet if there is a lot, leave the carpets out until you have sussed the leak. You can beat the floor to create a low spot and then drill a hole in the middle of the little “sump” you have created if there are no grommets to remove.
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Post by sandys on Jan 11, 2018 20:35:41 GMT
I used a karcher wd2 wet and dry vac on mine took approx 20 litres of water out. Once vac'd provided you unblock drains it'll dry out quickly.
Was quite nide drivibg with the sound of waves crashibg against the bulkhead😂
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Post by BikeTuna on Jan 12, 2018 8:10:37 GMT
Wow, loads of options now, cheers all!
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