*******, dropped a bottle of water on my passenger seat..
*******, dropped a bottle of water on my passenger seat..
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DannyVTS

Original Poster:

7,543 posts

190 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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Without taking the piss, how can i soak this up?

I was picking up my sports bottle from the gym and the top wasn't secured, within half a second the bottle was emptied of its contents.. luckily just tap water!!!

The seats are black corbeau, rather nice seats..and my car is getting looked at tomorrow..

How can i get the water dried up? Hairdryer?

Thanks in advance

(yes i am being serious!)

Danny

Munter

31,330 posts

263 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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Basically you're buggered for getting it dry by tomorrow.

Put a dry newspaper on the seat, to "suck" up as much as it can.

Then go out and buy a big bag of Cat litter thats made of the crystals (anti bacterial, etc etc). Put some of that in to some plastic tubs, baking trays and leave them in the car (remove before driving if they are likely to spill). They'll suck moisture out of the air.

andy-xr

13,204 posts

226 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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Local car wash will have a wet n'dry vax

driverrob

4,831 posts

225 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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I bought a wet & dry vac some years ago. It isn't used regularly but there's no better device for spilled liquids, broken glass, sand, tree seeds wedged between patio slabs ....

WhoseGeneration

4,090 posts

229 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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Assuming car isn't off for an MOT tomorrow and that you can live without the passenger seat for a few days, take seat out and into house.
Yes use, preferably kitchen towel, to mop, newsprint, the ink might stain the cloth.
Leave near a radiator, not too close, couple of days it'll probably be ok to put back.

GarryA

4,700 posts

186 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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Are you sure you've not been getting ideas from the dirty truckers thread?

DannyVTS

Original Poster:

7,543 posts

190 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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WhoseGeneration said:
Assuming car isn't off for an MOT tomorrow and that you can live without the passenger seat for a few days, take seat out and into house.
Yes use, preferably kitchen towel, to mop, newsprint, the ink might stain the cloth.
Leave near a radiator, not too close, couple of days it'll probably be ok to put back.
Seats are welded in unfortunately, not by me !

DannyVTS

Original Poster:

7,543 posts

190 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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GarryA said:
Are you sure you've not been getting ideas from the dirty truckers thread?
Lol, it's definitley not piss smile

DannyVTS

Original Poster:

7,543 posts

190 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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andy-xr said:
Local car wash will have a wet n'dry vax
Good idea but it's not insured at the moment

PHmember

2,487 posts

193 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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White wine! Poor white wine on it!!

Oh hang on, that only works for red wine doesn't it.......



ETA: Any chance you can get hold a dehumidifier & leave that in there for a few hours?

Edited by PHmember on Saturday 20th November 16:32

Variel

174 posts

213 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but if the car isn't insured why did you have your gym bottle in it?

white90

2,295 posts

206 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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Towels
kitchen roll
repeat till dry then hairdryer/lawn vac if you have one
Do not use a hot air paint stripper wink

andy-xr

13,204 posts

226 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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DannyVTS said:
andy-xr said:
Local car wash will have a wet n'dry vax
Good idea but it's not insured at the moment
If the mountain wont go to Mohammed....

DannyVTS

Original Poster:

7,543 posts

190 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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Variel said:
Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but if the car isn't insured why did you have your gym bottle in it?
I have been tiding the car out because someone is conming to see it tomorrow, and my bottle was in the car previously smile

BRB off to get a JCB to bring that wet n dry vac machine to my house.. hehe

Variel

174 posts

213 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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DannyVTS said:
Variel said:
Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but if the car isn't insured why did you have your gym bottle in it?
I have been tiding the car out because someone is conming to see it tomorrow, and my bottle was in the car previously smile

BRB off to get a JCB to bring that wet n dry vac machine to my house.. hehe
Mmmm, stale gym water biggrin

PHmember

2,487 posts

193 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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Just tell the prospective buyer that you have difficulty holding your water.

coffee

DannyVTS

Original Poster:

7,543 posts

190 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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Variel said:
DannyVTS said:
Variel said:
Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but if the car isn't insured why did you have your gym bottle in it?
I have been tiding the car out because someone is conming to see it tomorrow, and my bottle was in the car previously smile

BRB off to get a JCB to bring that wet n dry vac machine to my house.. hehe
Mmmm, stale gym water biggrin
Yup, it's been in there a month.. didn't smell thankfully though

I think i better go buy some magic tree's

PHmember said:
Just tell the prospective buyer that you have difficulty holding your water.

coffee
rofl

Variel

174 posts

213 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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DannyVTS said:
Variel said:
DannyVTS said:
Variel said:
Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but if the car isn't insured why did you have your gym bottle in it?
I have been tiding the car out because someone is conming to see it tomorrow, and my bottle was in the car previously smile

BRB off to get a JCB to bring that wet n dry vac machine to my house.. hehe
Mmmm, stale gym water biggrin
Yup, it's been in there a month.. didn't smell thankfully though

I think i better go buy some magic tree's
Sounds like a good idea to me. Experience with leaving bottles of water in gym bottles is that the smell gets worse over time.

DannyVTS

Original Poster:

7,543 posts

190 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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Can anyone confirm if dry rice will soak up moisture?

y2blade

56,258 posts

237 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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be glad it wasn't a bottle of milkshake eek