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!
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
Cat litter wil soak up dampness
Salt in a dish
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.
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!
Wet and dry vac to get the worst out before doing anything else , then dehumidifier or bowls with salt in .
drill a hole in the bottom 
(sorry - someone had to say it)
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
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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Salt in a dish
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Hi Guys,
My misses peugeot is full of water (I know its french), gonna have a go at waterproofing it this weekend but...
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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
wouldnt happen top be a pug 306 would it... they are somewhat renouned for this!
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wouldnt happen top be a pug 306 would it... they are somewhat renouned for this!
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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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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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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Originally posted by locostbuyer83
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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.
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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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 most Discoveries do it. Mind you they probably rust out around the sunroof hatches (they rust everywhere else )
Dan
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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
And Vauxhall Vectra's C in the boot though the roof rack fixing points
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!
"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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"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
Hi,
If there is a fair amount of water I would definitely go down the "Vax then Dehumidifier" route.
The salt (or crystals) in a bowl will work, but only for a small amount of damp and even then it would take time, whereas a Dehumidifier should have
it done in a night or two.
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Hi,
If there is a fair amount of water I would definitely go down the "Vax then Dehumidifier" route.
The salt (or crystals) in a bowl will work, but only for a small amount of damp and even then it would take time, whereas a Dehumidifier should have it done in a night or two.
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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
And Vauxhall Vectra's C in the boot though the roof rack fixing points
MGF
top gear trip to africa - cars full of water - how do we get the water out - shoot the floor through.. works wonders..