I left the sunroof open yesterday (beautiful day), but then at night there was a bad thunderstorm. I parked under a tree in my driveway which did help to shield the majority of the rain. I used a shop vac and got all of the standing water out. Mostly it was the cupholders, front leather seats and carpet under the front seats. Surprisingly drivers and passengers floor was pretty dry. I'm wondering if the chassis is designed with drainage weep holes, or if the car was tested for this, since it doesn't automatically close the sunroof on car lock, or after so many minutes of shut off.
Anyway after vacuuming up what I could, I thoroughly towel dried everything and used leather cleaner, conditioner and protectant. The car looks nice and clean, but the carpet under the front seats (and the seats themselves) still feel damp. Has anyone tried a product like Damp Rid in a car after something like this happens? The concern is potential mold or odor growth, so I want to try to eliminate moisture. While it smells good now thanks to the cleaning products I used, I can't say it would be that way forever. The tree cover helped a ton... this could have been worse. The damp rid product I am looking at are in tubs, but I'm not sure the tub will fit under the seats, or if I need two, one for under each front seat. I also read someone using hangable damp rid sheets, but I don't know how well that would help being hung up high and so far away from the floor that is actually damp.
Here is a link to what I am talking about, assuming I am allowed to post links: https://www.dollargeneral.com/damp-...gn=Mid_DGE_Shopping+-+SC_General&gclsrc=aw.ds
Any suggestions?
Anyway after vacuuming up what I could, I thoroughly towel dried everything and used leather cleaner, conditioner and protectant. The car looks nice and clean, but the carpet under the front seats (and the seats themselves) still feel damp. Has anyone tried a product like Damp Rid in a car after something like this happens? The concern is potential mold or odor growth, so I want to try to eliminate moisture. While it smells good now thanks to the cleaning products I used, I can't say it would be that way forever. The tree cover helped a ton... this could have been worse. The damp rid product I am looking at are in tubs, but I'm not sure the tub will fit under the seats, or if I need two, one for under each front seat. I also read someone using hangable damp rid sheets, but I don't know how well that would help being hung up high and so far away from the floor that is actually damp.
Here is a link to what I am talking about, assuming I am allowed to post links: https://www.dollargeneral.com/damp-...gn=Mid_DGE_Shopping+-+SC_General&gclsrc=aw.ds
Any suggestions?