Whats the best way to dry the inside of a car

[alan36]

As above really. I left my Z3 at my in-laws for around 6 weeks and the inside is quite wet. I mean the seats and floor. I dont have a garage and am looking for the best way to try and dry it as best as possible.

[Defcon5]

Chuck a dehumidifier in it and leave it running for a few days?

[Buff Mchugelarge]

It needs to air, so you'll need to leave a window open a slight bit otherwise it will start to smell and go mouldy.
Try and get a wet vac in there to get out as much moisture as possible will help no end.

[confucuis]

Defcon5 said:

Chuck a dehumidifier in it and leave it running for a few days?

This. I found the best way to dry the inside of my 106 which had mould, every seat was soaked and had pools of water in every footwell, was to put a dehumidifier in, aswell as dry any standing water up with a towel and then go over the wettest bits with a hairdyer and another towel.
Though that was a 106, so what affect that might have on Z3's seats I couldnt tell you!

[Qubit]

Might struggle with a dehumidifier in cold weather, below 15 degrees C most dehumidifiers will spend over half the time defrosting themselves. A high capacity desiccant based one might be better bet. Or better yet talk to someone from one of the rental companies about which option is best for colder weather use.

[BonzoG]

This thread from a couple of weeks ago may be helpful -


http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Froomee]

Drive it with the roof down?

[vanordinaire]

Defcon5 said:

Chuck a dehumidifier in it and leave it running for a few days?

This, but is you don't have a dehumidifier, throw a handful of rice and hoover out the next day

[NotStig]

I saw these at homebase. Haven't tried them but might help as they don't need electricity or anything, just regular recharging.

http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servle...

[Wacky Racer]

There's no easy way round this. You will have to take the seats and carpets out to do a proper job, (Assuming it was REALLY wet)...Not a difficult job, just time consuming.

[Dodsy]

I have a TVR that gets very wet inside if I forget to put the cover on. You need to use a towel to dry out any standing water, then run a dehumidifier in it for a few days. You will need a proper household one like this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DeLonghi-Portable-Dehumi...

Problem as already mentioned, below 15 deg it wont be really efficient and I think below 5deg it wont work at all.

I have a small fan heater set on low in one footwell and the dehumidifier on the back parcel shelf when its really cold and I need to dry it out.

I only run this combo when I am in the house, I dont like the idea of leaving a fan heater and dehumidifier running unattended.

[Leptons]

Genuinely amazed no one has thought of the obvious;

Car running, window down half an inch, air con on heaters set to max.

If it's got air con it has it's own dehumidifier built in!