Drying Car Carpet Padding

How to dry wet car carpet here s how to dry wet car carpet.

Drying car carpet padding.

In fact the steps to dry a car carpet are not different than drying the carpet in your home after a water. Leaving wet carpet sitting risks not only damaging the carpet and the padding beneath but risks damaging your subfloor as well. If the weather is hot dry and sunny you can try drying it yourself by rolling it out on your driveway. Use your body weight and soak up the water by walking over the carpets until the towels are fully saturated.

Use the wet dry vacuum to suck as much water from the padding as you can. Unattended wet carpet is prone to mold and mildew. Keep all electrical cords away from the water or wet padding. Cut the pad into strips roll it up and haul it outside.

Whether you ve got wet car carpet due to a heater core leak plugged ac drain plugged sunroof drain or a leaking windshield the drying and deodorizing steps are the same. The first step to drying out carpet padding and carpeting post flood is actually removing the water. Keep at this until the areas is completely dry. Fold the carpet away from the wet carpet padding.

If that works you can reinstall it by taping it back together. The best way to dry wet carpet is by using a wet dry vacuum if you don t have one you can rent one from a local hardware store. Stomp on the padding with a clean shoe to force water to the top and vacuum it away with the wet dry hose.