Drying Out Wet Carpet In Car

If your car has airbags disconnect the negative battery cable before you proceed.

Drying out wet carpet in car.

Turn the dial on it to wet before you begin to suck anything up. They re enclosed spaces without much ventilation when the engine isn t. In reality there are many reasons carpet in a car can become wet. A shop vac is a special type of vacuum used to clean up liquid spills.

Next get some moisture absorbent products such as baking soda that you can leave inside the car behind each of the seats. Keep doing this until the area of the carpet is dry. You can t dry out wet car carpet until you first dry out the padding. The heat will make the water evaporate and the open windows will let the moisture leave the car.

Ditch the air freshener and target areas that might still feel wet with a blow dryer. Crack the windows down about an inch. This will work over time to dry out your car s cabin and reduce the chance of funky odors taking root. You ll have mold and mildew growing within a few days and your car will stink.

After all cars are designed to keep water out. Vacuum in your car with a wet dry shop vac to suck up excess moisture. Trust me if you think you can vacuum out all the water with a wet vac you re just kidding yourself. Spread towels over the area of wet carpet.

Rake the vacuum s hose over the seat carpet and any and all surfaces that have gotten wet. Take those towels away and replace them with dry towels in the same area. You ll then need to walk back and forth over the toweled area until the towels are completely saturated. Storm damage flood damage and even diy carpet cleaning can lead to wet carpet.