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CAR GOT RAINED ON WITH TOP DOWN!

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Old 07-17-2006, 08:02 PM
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steam clean the carpets...
Old 07-17-2006, 10:21 PM
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give the leather some love and leave the top down. sucks but it happens
Old 07-18-2006, 07:57 AM
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Old 07-18-2006, 08:16 AM
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[QUOTE=PilotKD,Jul 17 2006, 10:12 PM] You can buy a can of "Damp Rid", which is basically a little tub of moisture absorbant material that will draw out moisture in the car overnight.
Old 07-18-2006, 08:24 AM
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That happened to me on the freeway last week! It was more of a sprinkle, but I had my cover on my soft top, so I couldn't put the top up right away!

I finally pulled over to a gas station, took off the cover, and put the top back up. I didn't have any problems. Most likely because I caught it quick!
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Originally Posted by Eluded,Jul 18 2006, 02:21 AM
give the leather some love and leave the top down. sucks but it happens
This is pretty much what I would do, assuming you're not talking about an inch of water in the cabin. Yes, you need to put leather cleaner on the leather to correct the pH. Then, just bake it, open, in the sun. I agree, take out the floor mats, which are undoubtedly trapping water underneath them
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Originally Posted by SioPao,Jul 18 2006, 12:16 PM
this happened to me a few weeks ago. didn't get rained on for too long, but long enough. windows were fogged up everytime i returned to the car after leaving the windows up for an hour or more.

i used damprid, they had a hanging solution that was made for putting in your closet. i kept it in the car for about two weeks, hanging it from the rearview mirror each time i put the top up. i was amazed at how much water was sucked up by that thing.

i'd say this is one of the best things you can do after, of course, ensuring that the carpets are as dry as you can get them. costs maybe 6-7$ at home depot.

http://www.damprid.dsiwebbuilder.com...asp?cat=173072
I'll bet this is the same silica stuff they use in packaging. Sounds like a good idea!
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ok im gonna try the damprid thanks!!
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Buy a spare S2000 now in case you can't get rid of the smell before they stop production ...
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I'm sure this will work on car carpets just as well as it works on household carpets... one day I spilled milk on the carpet and I'm sure we all know how that smells after a few days. So what we did was... you mix water with vinegar, scrub out the area (in your case... all the carpets and mats) and then pass over it with a vacuum and let it dry... took the smell right. You wouldn't even know where it was cause there's no smell what so ever... not even vinegar smell.

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