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Old 03-15-2006, 07:08 AM
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Argh - sunroof, rain, wet, smell -> Any suggestions?

My seats are still damp and there's a musty smell..any suggestions?
Old 03-15-2006, 09:33 AM
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Rid X is a drying agent (dessicant) you can leave to dryit out completely, that should solve most of it.
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Febreze!
Old 03-15-2006, 09:54 AM
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Take seats out. Bring inside into a room and place a dehumidifier in there. Once they are dry, use a good leather conditioner on them.
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Hemants, do you garage your car? If not ... you might need to air it out with a fan and a dehumidifier (as someone has already suggested). The car Befreeze does a pretty good job with car odours.
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Did you leave the roof open or is it leaking?

Either way, you can purchase one of those desicant packs/containers that you buy for wet basements and leave it in the car; it's really hydroscopic and sucks all the water from the air and traps it inside.
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I was going to say leave it out in the sun, but I realized you were from Toronto. You guys only get sunshine a couple of days every year (June 17-19?) So the desicant is your only bet. Quick before it starts smelling like mold, that smell will stay forever.
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This happend to my toyota when some asshole parking attendent left my windows open during a rain storm. It took a couple of Days for the dampness to get out of the Leather seats. I just aired it out and waited for the seats to dry. Than I armor-alled the seats and sprayed fabreeze everywhere.
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