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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 01:11 AM
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HELP need some 411 on this!!

Well the other night my friend was sure he closed his windows when he got home at 2am but im guessing when he put his key back in his pocket it hit his phone and held the unlock button which left his car windows down all night in the rain.Thats his story to it. You guessed it he got water all inside his car in the flooring and his passanger seat. next morning he saw this around 9 he said an went outside and started drying everything as fast as he can an took his mats out and dried them in the garage. he soaked up all the water from the interior with cloths for the last two days and somehow still gets fog from the inside, inside his car and his passanger seat is moist and he cant get it dried up fully.. what can be done about this??
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 01:12 AM
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just wait it out i guess... water eventually dries
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 01:13 AM
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yeah but i sat in his car today an it smelled damp
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 01:14 AM
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leave it in the sun with the windows down... or something idk cali has nice weather... his car still works right? lol how hard was it raining?
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 01:15 AM
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duude it was pouring rain down here for the last three days an its still gonna rain again this week.
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 01:17 AM
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well chit, his car is still running right? no destroyed electronics?
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 01:19 AM
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LoL, are you sure it's YOUR friend bro hahaha

What happened to the hair dryer plan, or use that sick@ss heat fan you have in your garage
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 01:20 AM
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yea, best bet is to roll down the windows and let it bake in the sun, as for the smell...he's gonna have to get the carpet steam cleaned...
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 01:23 AM
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alright cool
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 02:02 AM
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bummmp
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 03:40 AM
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If it was me, I'd get a hold of a water remediation/carpet cleaning place for the car to suck as much water out of the carpet as possible.

Did he take a wet/dry vac to the car already at least or just soak it up from the surface?

I'd be worried about mold growing inside the car (under the carpet).
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 09:02 AM
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+1 on wet vac. I would have done that right away, then leave it in the sun maybe even get some fans to keep the air circulating.
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by NACZ3
If it was me, I'd get a hold of a water remediation/carpet cleaning place for the car to suck as much water out of the carpet as possible.

Did he take a wet/dry vac to the car already at least or just soak it up from the surface?

I'd be worried about mold growing inside the car (under the carpet).
that's what I was thinking...
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 09:56 AM
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Wet-vac it and then steam the hell out of the carpet. Bake it in the sun (or heaters in a garage) and do it quickly to avoid mold growth underneath the carpet. Might want to look for a shop that specializes in vehicles that get flooded. They'll have some sort of checklist that might not be as obvious to you or your friend. Might cost a bit but the G is worth it brutha!!!!!
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 11:10 AM
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Put it in the garage and open the house door so that it heats/cools the garage. Keep it in a place where the humidity is as low as possible. If its still raining out, it'll never evaporate out of the interior.
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