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hollywoodjose · 10-24-2009, 03:06 PM

Anyone know where to get it? This is the first rime Ive stored a car so I wanna do it right

PsyDoc · 10-24-2009, 03:15 PM

You can use a product called "Damp Rid" that you can get at a lot of different places (e.g., supermarkets, drug stores, etc.). I think it lasts 45-60 days or something like that. Depending on the humidity level, it may even last up to 90 days. I use it in my '68 (one in the trunk and one inside) and it works really well.

hollywoodjose · 10-24-2009, 03:42 PM

Like a lowes or something? Thanks I am goin to home depot so I'll try there

hollywoodjose · 10-24-2009, 04:17 PM

Found it at home depot do you use mre than one pack in trunk or in main cab of car?

PsyDoc · 10-24-2009, 05:22 PM

Pack? Do you mean container? The ones I get are just like the one shown in the photo above. You open the lid, open the pack of white snow-flake like stuff (i.e., the dessicant), and then pour it in the container. The container is a two-parter: The top part is a black removable insert that has slits in it that contains the dessicant. Then, you just place it where you want it with the lid off. The slits allow the collected moisture to drain down into the bottom part of the container.

I just use one in the trunk and one in the passenger side front foot well. Because I too damn anal-retentive and neurotic, I took a hole punch and put holes (3/16" - 1/4") all over the lid and put the lid back on the container. Why? In case I forget about the one in the trunk and go for a drive, I do not want to have all that white junk strewn all over the inside of the trunk.

hollywoodjose · 10-24-2009, 06:15 PM

Hey I got the little packets a box of little packets

FEN · 10-24-2009, 07:35 PM

You can aquire large bags at gun shops which are used in gun safes. They are aprox. 4" wide X 10" long X 3' thick. They specify what cubic ft. they will handle and can be reactivated by baking in an oven.

AngryAmish · 10-24-2009, 09:20 PM

Damp Rid works very well. you might be able to even find it while grocery shopping. Our local grocery chain here sells it.

JerseyMonte · 10-25-2009, 07:29 AM

They sell small bags that you hang in the car
they don't accumulate moisture like the containers
I think they are called mildew bags
Use them in stored boats they really work
especialy near the shore where the dampness is
greater.

HTWLSS · 10-25-2009, 09:45 AM

You can also use Dri-Z-Air. Make sure you put the product in a small plastic tub or bucket, because you don't want the water it collects to spill in the car. It's easy to forget about it, move the car, and have spillage (and a mess).

10-24-2009, 03:06 PM	#1
hollywoodjose Drives: 2010 Black 1LT Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: WA Posts: 386 View My Garage	Where to get dessicant? Anyone know where to get it? This is the first rime Ive stored a car so I wanna do it right

10-24-2009, 09:20 PM	#8
AngryAmish Drives: Impala Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Posts: 813	Damp Rid works very well. you might be able to even find it while grocery shopping. Our local grocery chain here sells it. __________________ Proud Owner of #168

10-25-2009, 07:29 AM	#9
JerseyMonte Drives: 1972 Z28 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southern New Jersey Posts: 355	Marine supply store They sell small bags that you hang in the car they don't accumulate moisture like the containers I think they are called mildew bags Use them in stored boats they really work especialy near the shore where the dampness is greater.

10-25-2009, 09:45 AM	#10
HTWLSS Camaro Disciple Drives: Camaro, Chevelle, Corvette... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: +45° 23' 30.0588", -122° 48' 7.3296" Posts: 658	You can also use Dri-Z-Air. Make sure you put the product in a small plastic tub or bucket, because you don't want the water it collects to spill in the car. It's easy to forget about it, move the car, and have spillage (and a mess). __________________ How the Disciples help Chevrolet and Being a Camaro Disciple http://modernclassicsauto.com '68 Chevelle Malibu Coupe; '67 Chevelle Wagon; '99 Convertible Camaro SS #0069; '07 Z06; '06 Silverado Crew Cab 2500 4x4 dually; '14 Sonic RS Hatchback

10-24-2009, 03:15 PM	#2
PsyDoc Drives: Soon-to-be 1st Gen Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Southeast Posts: 249	You can use a product called "Damp Rid" that you can get at a lot of different places (e.g., supermarkets, drug stores, etc.). I think it lasts 45-60 days or something like that. Depending on the humidity level, it may even last up to 90 days. I use it in my '68 (one in the trunk and one inside) and it works really well.

10-24-2009, 03:42 PM	#3
hollywoodjose Drives: 2010 Black 1LT Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: WA Posts: 386 View My Garage	Like a lowes or something? Thanks I am goin to home depot so I'll try there

10-24-2009, 04:17 PM	#4
hollywoodjose Drives: 2010 Black 1LT Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: WA Posts: 386 View My Garage	Found it at home depot do you use mre than one pack in trunk or in main cab of car?

10-24-2009, 05:22 PM	#5
PsyDoc Drives: Soon-to-be 1st Gen Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Southeast Posts: 249	Pack? Do you mean container? The ones I get are just like the one shown in the photo above. You open the lid, open the pack of white snow-flake like stuff (i.e., the dessicant), and then pour it in the container. The container is a two-parter: The top part is a black removable insert that has slits in it that contains the dessicant. Then, you just place it where you want it with the lid off. The slits allow the collected moisture to drain down into the bottom part of the container. I just use one in the trunk and one in the passenger side front foot well. Because I too damn anal-retentive and neurotic, I took a hole punch and put holes (3/16" - 1/4") all over the lid and put the lid back on the container. Why? In case I forget about the one in the trunk and go for a drive, I do not want to have all that white junk strewn all over the inside of the trunk.

10-24-2009, 06:15 PM	#6
hollywoodjose Drives: 2010 Black 1LT Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: WA Posts: 386 View My Garage	Hey I got the little packets a box of little packets

10-24-2009, 07:35 PM	#7
FEN Drives: BLACK 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,092	You can aquire large bags at gun shops which are used in gun safes. They are aprox. 4" wide X 10" long X 3' thick. They specify what cubic ft. they will handle and can be reactivated by baking in an oven.