1957 drying out interior

[OhioTbird]

On the way home yesterday I rain into some intense rain.

The soft top isn't a great seal with the windows so ended up with water in the car. I'm plan on running fans for a few days. Any other tips to dry out the carpet? It's glued down so not easy to remove.

Thanks.

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[Frankie the Fink]

No magic fix. My 61 Corvette top leaked (a lot) and I'd disconnect the battery open both doors and run large fans across the carpet - not much else to be done..

 

[Dale Leonard]

Sit a small dehumidifier in the car and close the doors and windows and turn it on.It will dry it out way faster and it won't have time to get a musty smell in the carpet. Or roll the window down and sit the dehumidifier on a table next to the window and tape a garbage bag to the car with the intake of the dehumidifier taped to the other end and let the water drain into the built in pan. Will make it easier to dump the pan when it is full.

 

[Dale Leonard]

Dehumidifier works better and faster due to the way a dehumidifier pulls the moisture out of the air. But do what ever you want to. You could use both but I find that when you heat something up and then remove the heat it makes whatever is hot to absorb moisture as it cools down. We use heat to keep large Utility generators dry when we work on them. As soon as the heat is turned off they start to decline in electrical properties when tested. when you dry them with dehumidifiers they take a longer time to absorb moisture.

 

[NTouchOne]

You can purchase products at any kind of store that will keep the interior dryer once the majority of the moisture is removed. An advertised product is called Damp-Rid. I buy basically the same thing at Dollar Tree. Keeps the humidity way down regardless of the weather outside. Actually, need to replace them today.