Car windows steaming up after valet

[Hugo911]

Hello, I’ve got a year old Audi which I’ve owned from new so it’s been well cared for.

I’ve got a strange problem that none of my mates know the solution to but have also encountered!

I’ve noticed that when I get my car valeted by the former petrol station forecourt turned hand car wash, my windows steam up a LOT on cold and rainy days.

Is this because of the products they use and is there a solution to this as even the car de-mister takes ages to clear the steam/mist. Any recommended products would be useful to know.

[555 Paul]

I saw my local car wash guys jet washing the door shuts of a Toyota GT86 and the water was being sprayed over the interior! This type of behaviour would cause that.

[designforlife]

Residual moisture in the car from the valet... chuck a noisture trap or two in there.

[Triumph Man]

555 Paul said:

I saw my local car wash guys jet washing the door shuts of a Toyota GT86 and the water was being sprayed over the interior! This type of behaviour would cause that.

Yes I cringe when I see that - or floor mats being taken out and jetwashed!

Although, OP, do you use the airconditioning? If not, it will help to dry the air in the car if you turn it on.

[Marcellus]

How did they clean your mats?

I saw my local one jet wash carpet mats these will take ages to dry and until they do form condensation on the inside of the windows!!

Perhaps yours did the same?

[Pica-Pica]

This is why nobody washes my car but me.

How much do you pay, and what sort of job do you expect for that money?

[av185]

I would valet your car yourself so you get a proper job done.

[DonkeyApple]

av185 said:

I would valet your car yourself so you get a proper job done.

Or find some mates who aren’t quite as thick?

[Alucidnation]

Or turn the climate control on.

Edited by Alucidnation on Tuesday 14th January 13:21

[av185]

DonkeyApple said:

av185 said:

I would valet your car yourself so you get a proper job done.

Or find some mates who aren’t quite as thick?

Quite.

Could never understand the attraction of having your very expensive and extremely shiny pride and joy attacked with a ten year old grit filled 'shammy' which has been dropped a 1000 times and seen a million other filthy sheds before it.

Still, it provides the EEs with work.

[cheesesliceking]

Oh nice.. casual racism and assumptions. wonderful comments from the plebs as usual.

Anyway, you may want to check/replace the cabin filter if it snot already been done.

[Zetec-S]

Pica-Pica said:

How much do you pay, and what sort of job do you expect for that money?

Doesn't matter whether you pay a fiver for a quick scratch and go, or hundreds for a full on detail. Either way I'd expect them not to jet wash carpet mats.

[WarrenB]

cheesesliceking said:

Oh nice.. casual racism and assumptions. wonderful comments from the plebs as usual.

Anyway, you may want to check/replace the cabin filter if it snot already been done.

Where was the racism?

[Dont like rolls]

WarrenB said:

Where was the racism?

Are you Male, White, Tory and privileged ?

[Davie]

Zetec-S said:

Doesn't matter whether you pay a fiver for a quick scratch and go, or hundreds for a full on detail. Either way I'd expect them not to jet wash carpet mats.

Jet washing the mats, be it rubber or carpet, isn't the issue. Not allowing them to dry out fully is. Same 'non-dried fully' issue applies to any interior fabrics... or clothes... the dog etc etc.

OP needs to establish if any of said fabrics are still damp and if so, allow them to dry out fully though easier said than done in winter. Though assuming it is damp mats, overnight in the house should suffice.

I've power washed many a carpet mat and boot carpet and it's perfectly fine, if they're totally dry before going back in.

[SBN]

Alucidnation said:

Or turn the climate control on.

Edited by Alucidnation on Tuesday 14th January 13:21

This...

[DonkeyApple]

WarrenB said:

cheesesliceking said:

Oh nice.. casual racism and assumptions. wonderful comments from the plebs as usual.

Anyway, you may want to check/replace the cabin filter if it snot already been done.

Where was the racism?

I’m guessing it was the racist remark that the English are too lazy and feckless to run a car wash?

But as an Englishman I can’t say There are many grounds to object.

[CharlieAlphaMike]

WarrenB said:

cheesesliceking said:

Oh nice.. casual racism and assumptions. wonderful comments from the plebs as usual.

Anyway, you may want to check/replace the cabin filter if it snot already been done.

Where was the racism?

Good question. I see no racist comments anywhere.

[Krikkit]

SBN said:

Alucidnation said:

Or turn the climate control on.

This...

And open the windows for the last few hundred yards of your journey, then close up - means you've got minimal moisture when you leave the car.

[Hol]

Do they clean the inside of the windscreen and windows with any glass products as part of the valet?
Such products ** might be cheaper household items that look nice but contain elements that can trap dirt and moisture on the glass helping condensation to form.

• I would have used the word polish, but that would be politically incorrect and would overly excite certain people in an unhealthy way.