Best way to clean soaked seats

[Andrew1990]

Well my passenger window was down because it is broke and the seat is soaked. what is the best way to clean and dry it? It is getting to be below freezing so it might freeze?

Do I just use a shop vac or is there a special way?

 

[brblx]

i mean, you could remove the seat cover and foam to let them air dry, but that might be a bit much for a DIYer. most seats use hog rings to hold the cover in place, and they can be a bit difficult to reinstall (plus you need specialty pliers). also, there are often rods in the foam that they clip around, which can be easy to rip out accidentally.

best solution is probably a strong shop vac and then drying in open air. may help to pull the seat out of the car and put it somewhere warm and dry, if it's really soaked.

edit- if this is a newer car and you do take the seat out, remember not to turn the key on while the wiring is disconnected from the seat, or you'll set an air bag light.

 

[ussfletcher]

Buy like a 50 pound bag of rice and dump it all over the seat, and cover in trash bags.


Hey, works for small electronics.

 

[XZeroII]

Get a whole mess of those little silicone ball packets. You may need to buy a lot of electronics to get them. Then fill up the car with those packets and create an air tight seal within your car. Let the car sit for a couple of months like that and the seats should dry right up.

 

[thescreensavers]

Get Damprid as well, just buy the hanger type, hang it on your mirror, and close all the doors. and just let it dry out. If its cool its going to take ALOT longer dry, but atleast its not warm were mold can grow

 

[wiretap]

Take the seat out. (usually 4 bolts holding it to the floor) See if you can remove the upholstery as stated in a post above. Regardless, take it indoors with you and try getting out as much moisture as possible with towels, a shop vac, and then set it next to a dehumidifier. Run the dehumidifier at full tilt for a day or two with the seat sitting next to it. That should take out a large amount of moisture.