Re: IML: Winter Car Storage

[randalpark@xxxxxxx]

Last year I put a tarp underneath one of my cars, parked in a car port. 
Gradually, the hood insulation pad began to disappear. In the spring 
when I removed the tarp from under the car, I found it, along with two 
giant brown rats. I won't be doing that again. I'll just have to move 
the cars around more often and try to drive them occasionally to keep 
them dry.

Paul W.


-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Thielman <h53099@xxxxxxxxx>
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:43 am
Subject: Re: IML: Winter Car Storage


Thanks Elijah - always like to see your response to questions.  I can 
put plastic etc under the cars.  The storage is a pole barn with a good 
ventilation in it.  Some of the owners put plastic under their cars & 
some don't.  Three years of storage without a tarp under and this 
spring was my first OH MY GOODNESS moment.  Took 2 weeks to find all 
the mold.  FYI I used a 60% water 40% vinegar solution to clean it.  
Seems to have worked well as they never showed again.  But that is why 
the charcoal or cat litter.  A little extra effort to stop moisture 
inside.  I must have not left the windows down to do ventilation.  I am 
not sure because I drove home a different car & it wasn't until it got 
home that I saw the mold.  So this year - tarps underneath - Thanks  
Peter Thielman

Elijah Scott <imperial1971@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Peter Thielman <h53099@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  from here I need to determine if I am doing enough.

I think you've got a good list there!  The only thing I can think to 
add would be to place a large tarp under each car as a vapor barrier to 
prevent moisture from coming up through the gravel.

Good luck!

Elijah


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