How to use common household items to dry your vehicle out!
Water from a leak can hide just about anywhere. There are several ways water can travel throughout your vehicle; gravity and condensation are great examples.
Why focus on drying out the carpet padding
Your first thing to dry out would be your carpet padding! Why is this? It’s simple, taking advantage on how water travels, drying out the carpet padding will allow the water to go to it. So as your carpet padding drys any water hiding will go to the spot your drying out, if you set it up right. This maximizes the effectiveness of your tools.
Understanding Carpet Padding
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This picture shows how some carpet padding is attached to a layer of foam. This is to help with noise reduction from your engine bay.
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This picture shows how water can hide under your carpet padding. If you have standing water under your carpet like this, that means your carpet padding in that area is soaked!
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This picture shows the carpet padding that is typically throughout your vehicle.