Wet foam in cushions

[sbbamafan]

I have a long story that I wont bother you with but it left me with my boat outside for a couple of months. I am heart broken. I have some cushions that are noticably heavier than they used to be. What can I do to dry them out without having to deconstruct them? I am just sick over this!!!!!

 

[jigngrub]

Re: Wet foam in cushions

One of the reasons we cover our boats when we can't keep them inside.

As far as trying to dry out vinyl covered foam rubber... it isn't going to happen with the vinyl on. Rip the shortest seam and pull the foam out to dry. Wring the foam out when you get it out of the vinyl and then put it in a warm dry place for about a month.

 

[NYBo]

Re: Wet foam in cushions

If there is any wood in the seat construction, it's important that you do as jigngrub says quickly to prevent rot.

 

[EddiePetty]

Re: Wet foam in cushions

....kinda off on a tangent here:

Several years ago our daughter-in-law's car was flooded with run-off.
I propped the seat components on edge across our tailgate net and made the commute to/from work for several days, reversing the wind-facing edge each day. After they were dry (and much lighter), they were vacuumed using Love My Carpet. That was over five years ago and the seats are still quite nice to this day.

Now, if the seats do have wood backing, at least drill several hole saw plugs and stand the seats on edge. If you can detect a plastic lining over the foam....well, it's gotta go if you have any chance of drying the seats.

Additionally, you can use a wet/dry vacuum over the hole saw plugs to extract quite a bit of water...just go gently.

 

[salty87]

Re: Wet foam in cushions

standing on end has worked for me too however as mentioned seat construction varies. mine are rather old and cracked so that may have helped. place a towel under them to help draw moisture out. sunshine is good although inside where the humidity is generally low in the winter will also work. i'd start with that and if your towel isn't getting wet after a few hours you may need to get a little more invasive.