Maxxtotal 1st Gear January 30, 2007 Share January 30, 2007 Hi a friend of mine has his car flooded by heavy downpour in an open carpark. The carpet was filled with water. Fortunately that is about it, no further damage to the critical parts of the car. However, after clearing all the water and drying, the underlying layer of insulation material is still wet tho the top carpet seems dry. As a result the car will have a stale smell without verntilation and after the windows are closed for awhile. Using anti-odour spray is useless. Using humidifier is also not effective. Tried blowing and steaming in gromming center, helps a little but still cannot dry. anybody faced the same predicament and has found the best solution? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firehorse 1st Gear January 30, 2007 Share January 30, 2007 was told by workshop guys that the insulation has be wash with some chemicals and sun it. Probably take weeks to be able to get rid of the smell ( the timing depends on friendly weather , if everyday sunny then may be 1-2 weeks ). another way is to change the insulation to a new set. both methods above are very inconvenience and cannot use the car. hopefully someone here can provide a better solution. *=*=*=* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enotsol Neutral Newbie January 30, 2007 Share January 30, 2007 I can't think of a better way than that too... Cheap way is to sun the car for extended periods with windows fully open... Expensive way is to change whatever has been damaged or takes too long to dry... BTW, as a temp resort.. maybe try charcoal? Drive with the windows down to help clear the air too... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firehorse 1st Gear January 30, 2007 Share January 30, 2007 someone ever told me banana leaf can help too , but never try before so can't comment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enotsol Neutral Newbie January 30, 2007 Share January 30, 2007 Ehhhh pandan leaf I know.. but banana leaf??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firehorse 1st Gear January 30, 2007 Share January 30, 2007 haha , sorry, yes it is pandan leaf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enotsol Neutral Newbie January 30, 2007 Share January 30, 2007 It's supposed to help get rid of cockroaches too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passion 5th Gear January 30, 2007 Share January 30, 2007 Use the dunno what hippo thingy?That can dry up the atmosphere inside the car when windows shut.And I heard that my friend says those vacumm cleaner at the kiosk,it can suck water and dust as well.why not give it a try?Total cost only how much rite? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wish1719 1st Gear January 31, 2007 Share January 31, 2007 Hi a friend of mine has his car flooded by heavy downpour in an open carpark.The carpet was filled with water. Fortunately that is about it, no further damage to the critical parts of the car. However, after clearing all the water and drying, the underlying layer of insulation material is still wet tho the top carpet seems dry. As a result the car will have a stale smell without verntilation and after the windows are closed for awhile. Using anti-odour spray is useless. Using humidifier is also not effective. Tried blowing and steaming in gromming center, helps a little but still cannot dry. anybody faced the same predicament and has found the best solution? send it to Auto-Glym, where they will put the car into the oven, once it's over, it smells like a brand new car. cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirbrian Neutral Newbie January 31, 2007 Share January 31, 2007 had this experience in the company car too...he only has 2 options. 1) To dry the interior by winding the windows slightly down and let it bake under the sun...that is if the car is always out in the open...but make sure the windows are close when raining or else have to start all over.. During the night, you can buy those car charcol that are available from liang court supermarket, place a few and they will remove the smell. This process has to be done about 3 days as far as we had experienced. 2) To send to workshop to remove all the affected insulations. As far as I was advice, option 2 is a quick and better way as it does ensure that a detailed inspection can be doon to check for any mold and rust that may hadve accumulated. Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxtotal 1st Gear January 31, 2007 Author Share January 31, 2007 I can't think of a better way than that too... Cheap way is to sun the car for extended periods with windows fully open... Expensive way is to change whatever has been damaged or takes too long to dry... BTW, as a temp resort.. maybe try charcoal? Drive with the windows down to help clear the air too... do you know what kind of charcoal will help? where to buy it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxtotal 1st Gear January 31, 2007 Author Share January 31, 2007 the hippo humidifier not effective, unforutnately Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxtotal 1st Gear January 31, 2007 Author Share January 31, 2007 (edited) does Auto-Glym has an oven? I tot most of them are just grommers. do u know whic auto-glym and where is it and how much $$$? my friend send to a groomer, they use blower and steamer. must pull out the carpet otherwise no use, cos the carpet has a layer of wax between the top layer and the insulation material. blowing on the surface is difficult to get the air to evaporate. Edited January 31, 2007 by Maxxtotal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxtotal 1st Gear January 31, 2007 Author Share January 31, 2007 what brand of charcoal? is it those used for fridge? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel 1st Gear January 31, 2007 Share January 31, 2007 happened to me last week... wash car mat and din realised that haf to dry it later... so left it inside... then noticed the stenched which stayed for days... so wad me did was carry a air freshener with me for days... ended up ..the best way to solve this was to park car under sun for few days... after dat...stench gone le Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andpercent Neutral Newbie January 31, 2007 Share January 31, 2007 the best solution would be to strip everything and dry it. Best if you can leave the car with the groomers for a few weeks. side track, can share where your friend park the car until the stupid car park can flood? Makes you wonder.. is it a good idea to have parking under your blk/appt block or settle for MSCP where you can park higher up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxtotal 1st Gear January 31, 2007 Author Share January 31, 2007 unfortunately for my fren's case, he got the whole cabin flooded and there weren't enough Sun in the last 1 week, mostly overcast sky and rainy days, only a few hours of Sun. hope the next few days will be Sunny Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkLord 1st Gear January 31, 2007 Share January 31, 2007 Cheap and effective way is to wait for one sunny day and take everything out to sun lorz. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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