It's Raining In My Car!
Having a sunroof in your car is a beautiful thing… except when you forget to close it and it rains inside your car.
Once a summer I rush out of the house, jump into my drowned car and get soaked across my back and bottom. UG! I hate that!
Not only is it a horrible way to start the day, if you don’t get the car dried out properly you can start a mold factory and make you and your family sick.
If your car has had a overnight soaking and you act fast, it will save you a ton of trouble in the long run. If you procrastinate you will have BIG trouble and may have to take out the seats and rip up the carpet.
Quick Action
- If it is still raining, get the car under cover ASAP!
- If it is sunny, park it in the sun!
- Don’t close the windows or you will create a mold factory.
- Take out all the wet floor mats and hang in the sun to thoroughly dry.
- Use lots of towels to soak up as much of the water as possible from the seats and floor.
- If you can get your hands on a wet/dry shop vacuum cleaner, suck up as much of the water as possible.
- Get a dehumidifier and put it in the car for the rest of the day.
- Sprinkle baking soda over the floor and seats of where it got wet. Work it into the fabrics with your hands and let sit overnight. Vacuum in the morning.
I know this sounds like a hassle, but hey, your the one who left the sunroof open in the rain! Seriously, if you take the time to follow these few simple steps you will save yourself a moldy headache in the future.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
You see, over here in London, it’s VERY RISKY to go open-top even if the sun’s beaming down and there isn’t a cloud in the sky. ‘Cos the British weather has an extreme case of multiple-personality-disorder. One minute it’s sunny, the next it’s raining, then it’s windy. I don’t know how open-top drivers do it over here (or the open-top double-decker tour buses). They just chance it, I guess.
If I could, I’d stick those useful tips you have up there on every one of their windscreens.
take care…