sodden carpets!
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Help. Leaky Griff roof has led to wet carpets behind seats and on parcel shelf. Damp / sodden and causing massive condensation inside which is freezing overnight (is this the ICE the nova boys go on about ?). How can I dry the interior out when the weather is so pants/damp/wet. any advice would be much appreciated.
Get yourself a good hood cleaner and sealer. I used the autoglym stuff and it worked a treat. Re do it once a year. My Chym leaked terribly through the rear targa/screen stitching. Cured in one tratment. If if doesnt I aint got a hairdryer, the other Griff boys may lend you a special one they get in the owners packs. Its the special Griff `hairy chest` dryer....
ITS A JOKE!mad mitch said:
Get yourself a good hood cleaner and sealer. I used the autoglym stuff and it worked a treat. Re do it once a year. My Chym leaked terribly through the rear targa/screen stitching. Cured in one tratment. If if doesnt I aint got a hairdryer, the other Griff boys may lend you a special one they get in the owners packs. Its the special Griff `hairy chest` dryer....
We used to use Fabsil Gold in service, don't know whether they still do? You can buy it from caravan & camping shops.
I managed to turn in the inside of my Cerb into a swimming pool by not sealing the clutch fluid cover up properly. Managed to dry most of it with towels. Other than that its a case of driving about with a lot of heating on, opening the windows & waiting for the sun to come out. i guess a dehumidifier would be a good idea but I don't have one & can you get them for cars??? maybe a few bowls of salt in the car might help? From experience of soaking the inside of my Chim, the first sunny day seems to magically do it a world of good even when its cold.
gasdoc said:
Help. Leaky Griff roof has led to wet carpets behind seats and on parcel shelf. Damp / sodden and causing massive condensation inside which is freezing overnight (is this the ICE the nova boys go on about ?). How can I dry the interior out when the weather is so pants/damp/wet. any advice would be much appreciated.
My Griff suddenly started leaking just like this. It was my fault for not re sealing the fabric.
Quickest way to get rid of the bulk of water is obviously old towels. A Vax will work wonders on the remainder but a fan heater, overnight with the windows cracked is essential to sort out the misting up issue.
Don't forget to check under the seats as well as the carpet on at least one side will be as sodden as the rear parcel shelf.
And get some sealant asap or its just going to keep happening.
Good luck.
You could try one of the chemical dehumidifiers available from the big DIY stores (also caravan centres - I belive caravanners use them to absorb condensation). Basically a mesh bag full of crystals, inside a perforated plastic box. They absorb any moisture in the air and convert it (and themselves) into a liquid residue in the box, which you can then pour away.
If the interior of the car is kept warm, these will absorb the moisture very rapidly indeed and get everything bone dry within a couple of days.
If the interior of the car is kept warm, these will absorb the moisture very rapidly indeed and get everything bone dry within a couple of days.
Horse_Apple said:
Quickest way to get rid of the bulk of water is obviously old towels. A Vax will work wonders on the remainder but a fan heater, overnight with the windows cracked is essential to sort out the misting up issue.
I've had to dry my Tuscan out a few times (leaks from A pillars), and the best way I've found is a fan heater in the footwell, with the windows open slightly to let out the humid air. Oh, and I've just bought a mini-dehumidifier from Homebase which is currently installed in my old Westfield after it's cover split and dumped a load of water inside it - not checked to see how effective it is yet, but it's just the right size to fit in a car.
Edited by ehasler on Wednesday 20th December 12:19
Sam_68 said:
You could try one of the chemical dehumidifiers available from the big DIY stores (also caravan centres - I belive caravanners use them to absorb condensation). Basically a mesh bag full of crystals, inside a perforated plastic box. They absorb any moisture in the air and convert it (and themselves) into a liquid residue in the box, which you can then pour away.
If the interior of the car is kept warm, these will absorb the moisture very rapidly indeed and get everything bone dry within a couple of days.
If the interior of the car is kept warm, these will absorb the moisture very rapidly indeed and get everything bone dry within a couple of days.
I wonder if they make seat inserts for the passanger side out of this stuff?
Another vote for a fan heater and then slap on the Grangers Fabsil for the roof. Buy the liquid stuff and use a brush, it's less hassle than the aerosol. Don't worry about the paint just wipe it off with a paper kitchen towel it's fine. Rich...
Check out the internet or camping shops...
Check out the internet or camping shops...
I had the same in my Griff, re proofed the hood but was still getting water at the back of the seats. Enough for goldfish to swim in. Found that the black silicon sealert round the palte in the wheelarch that has the bolt for the inertia reel through it , had shrunk back and was noit sealing. cleaned out the old sealent and resealed it and it seems ok up to now, just need to find the leek at the front, suspect one oif the bolts holding the steering column.
richb said:
Another vote for a fan heater and then slap on the Grangers Fabsil for the roof. Buy the liquid stuff and use a brush, it's less hassle than the aerosol. Don't worry about the paint just wipe it off with a paper kitchen towel it's fine. Rich...
Check out the internet or camping shops...
Check out the internet or camping shops...
Another thing to add, DO NOT believe them if they tell you the Peter Storm/A.N.Other brand of spray stuff is just as good. It isn't by any stretch of the imagination.
Thanks to everyone for your help. Jokes about hairdryers aside you're a credit to the TVR Marque. I gave a friend a lift home yesterday. Her arse was so damp afterwards she thought she'd wee'd herself (so TVRs really do have this effect on girls). Anyway, the next day I took up the passenger side carpets and found a pond complete with wildlife. Where the hell is that coming from? I thought the parcel shelf was bad until I saw this. 2 towels later and I've now got a fan heater in the car blowing away overnight plus 2 portable de-humidifiers. This car aint no cheap date, but I'll always be infatuated. Paranoid that I'll wake up to find a heap of molten GRP behind the house tomorrow am. I'll try the hood/roof sealant and see how I go.
My regards to all.
My regards to all.
Also check it's not leaking from the screen or the usual points in the bulkhead. Also check that the water is
not coming across the door seals. Flows down the inside of the door, floods the seal and comes into the car.
Make sure that you haave the rubber bits at the corner of the roof.
Check the boot also
I would try and find a friend with a garage to let you dry it in there for a weekend.
not coming across the door seals. Flows down the inside of the door, floods the seal and comes into the car.
Make sure that you haave the rubber bits at the corner of the roof.
Check the boot also
I would try and find a friend with a garage to let you dry it in there for a weekend.
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