locostbuyer83
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 08:42 PM |
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How to remove water from car
Hi Guys,
My misses peugeot is full of water (I know its french), gonna have a go at waterproofing it this weekend but...
What can i use to soak up all the moisture, you know those crystals you get in shoe boxes, where can i get a million of them...
any other ideas?
Thanks
Stuart
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prawnabie
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 08:43 PM |
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Cat litter wil soak up dampness
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jacko
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 08:45 PM |
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Salt in a dish
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locoboy
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 08:45 PM |
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newspapers to start with then get a dehumidifier in there otherwise on anything other than a stone cold day it will steam up and smell.
ATB
Locoboy
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twybrow
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 08:45 PM |
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Beg, borrow, steal or hire a dehumidifier. Leaving it running for a few hours should do the trick.
Alternatively, if it has good A/C, this will also do a good job of drying out a car.
Failing that, as it is French, you could just add petrol and torch it, that would dry it out! 
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 08:49 PM |
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Wet and dry vac to get the worst out before doing anything else , then dehumidifier or bowls with salt in .
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mcerd1
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 08:53 PM |
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drill a hole in the bottom 
(sorry - someone had to say it)
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Hellfire
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 08:54 PM |
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After you've stopped the water getting in, remove as much water as you can and then stick the heating on full (blowing into the footwells)
whilst driving for the next few days. Don't forget to wind the windows down slightly to remove excess water vapour.
Phil
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 09:00 PM |
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I've had this in a couple of cars. What I used to do was peel the carpets back and cut the wet section of the dampening material underneath out.
This was squeezed out and dried in the house. The water in the car was removed with a big syringe and tube attached to it and then dried with a towel
then my dehumidifier was left in the car. Worked for me.
If you want the silica crystals that you get in shoe boxes then B&Q sell them in medium sized tubs for soaking up dampness in houses.
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locostbuyer83
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 09:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Salt in a dish
Does that really work? Thats gotta be the easiest method, what about a bathfull of salt?
also i think i used cat litter before on my dads car
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Breaker
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 09:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by locostbuyer83
Hi Guys,
My misses peugeot is full of water (I know its french), gonna have a go at waterproofing it this weekend but...
Don't blame it on being French !
I caught your misses on tape while cleaning her car !
Tape linky
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locostbuyer83
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 09:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Breaker
quote:
Originally posted by locostbuyer83
Hi Guys,
My misses peugeot is full of water (I know its french), gonna have a go at waterproofing it this weekend but...
Don't blame it on being French !
I caught your misses on tape while cleaning her car !
Tape linky
That is funny mate! lol
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Dan.
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 09:12 PM |
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wouldnt happen top be a pug 306 would it... they are somewhat renouned for this!
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locostbuyer83
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 09:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dan.
wouldnt happen top be a pug 306 would it... they are somewhat renouned for this!
well done, its a joke mate, puddles on the floor and water in all the trim pockets. bloody french cars
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hicost blade
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 09:18 PM |
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One of those carpet shampoo machines, just suck it out rather than spraying the shampoo in obviously, I have done this before and it works very well
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jacko
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 09:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by locostbuyer83
quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Salt in a dish
Does that really work? Thats gotta be the easiest method, what about a bathfull of salt?
also i think i used cat litter before on my dads car
Yes but if its as bad as you say it may need a bit of help with a vax wet & dry
Its what some people do to stop condensation in the winter in caravans
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locostbuyer83
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 09:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko
quote:
Originally posted by locostbuyer83
quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Salt in a dish
Does that really work? Thats gotta be the easiest method, what about a bathfull of salt?
also i think i used cat litter before on my dads car
Yes but if its as bad as you say it may need a bit of help with a vax wet & dry
Its what some people do to stop condensation in the winter in caravans
I actually have one of those so i'll be using that 
if it was my car i'd probably just drill holes in the floor and ignore it... biggest problem is the windows are soaked on the inside.
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locostbuyer83
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 09:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by locostbuyer83
quote:
Originally posted by jacko
quote:
Originally posted by locostbuyer83
quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Salt in a dish
Does that really work? Thats gotta be the easiest method, what about a bathfull of salt?
also i think i used cat litter before on my dads car
Yes but if its as bad as you say it may need a bit of help with a vax wet & dry
Its what some people do to stop condensation in the winter in caravans
I actually have one of those so i'll be using that
if it was my car i'd probably just drill holes in the floor and ignore it... biggest problem is the windows are soaked on the inside.
... but then i'd never buy a french car
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 09:37 PM |
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Doesn't only happen to French car's , Mk2 golf's used to fill up every time there was a shower and IIRC the later Passats leak as
do Focus's to name just a few
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jacko
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 09:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
Doesn't only happen to French car's , Mk2 golf's used to fill up every time there was a shower and IIRC the later Passats leak as
do Focus's to name just a few
And Vauxhall Vectra's C in the boot though the roof rack fixing points 
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dan8400
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 10:02 PM |
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And most Discoveries do it. Mind you they probably rust out around the sunroof hatches (they rust everywhere else )
Dan
Hey - That's Journey!!!
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 10:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko
quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
Doesn't only happen to French car's , Mk2 golf's used to fill up every time there was a shower and IIRC the later Passats leak as
do Focus's to name just a few
And Vauxhall Vectra's C in the boot though the roof rack fixing points
MGF
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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mediabloke
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| posted on 22/2/10 at 11:10 PM |
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Get the source of the leak sorted first, otherwise you'll be doing the next bit a few times.
Take the seats out - they're easier to clean & dry out on a flattened cardboard box than in the car.
Use your wet & dry vac to remove the excess water.
If you can lift the carpets, do so. Otherwise, remove some side trim so that you can push a couple of table-tennis balls between carpet to lift it
off the underlay and use an Argos special fan heater (one with a thermostat!!!) on an extension lead to raise the temperature & dry it out.
Worked on my Altea when Dopey here left the window open all night during a rainstorm... 
Oh, and my contribution for shelter-proof driving: the early-shape Rover 216 with sunroof. Like a sponge without the holes at the bottom!
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steve m
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| posted on 23/2/10 at 09:59 AM |
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"Salt in a dish" does work very well,
I i have used under my car car seat a small takeaway container with the lid on, but a large hole in the top, 1/8" filled with normal house hold
salt,
This will soak up moisture in the car, and stops the windscreen getting wet
You do need to put a lid on the top as with normal driving /movement the water will slosh about
i changed the salt roughley every 2 weeks
i suppose a bigger container and salt layer would work better ??
Steve
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locostbuyer83
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| posted on 23/2/10 at 10:18 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by steve m
"Salt in a dish" does work very well,
I i have used under my car car seat a small takeaway container with the lid on, but a large hole in the top, 1/8" filled with normal house hold
salt,
This will soak up moisture in the car, and stops the windscreen getting wet
You do need to put a lid on the top as with normal driving /movement the water will slosh about
i changed the salt roughley every 2 weeks
i suppose a bigger container and salt layer would work better ??
Steve
Thats cool!.. my BMW has condensation in it occasionally where i dont drive it much so i'll go down that route tonight
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