After a flood most people concentrate on water damage restoration which includes c women's coats leaning up and drying out their houses, but after that work is finally done there is another thing that needs to be dried out and cleaned up - your car.
This is not a do-it-yourself project, but don't despair because there are many companies out there that can complete a water damage restoration project for your car. The first thing that needs to be done when trying to perform water damage restoration on your car is to determine whether or not cleaning the car is a better option than replacing the car.
In general if you own a decent car, getting it cleaned is cheaper than replacing the vehicle. The car cleaning company will work closely with your insurance company to make this determination. And do not worry that the car will not be returned to you in pristine condition. If all water damage restoration efforts were in vain - the systems are not working properly and the odor is not completely removed - then the car should be determined a total loss and you should receive a replacement check from your insurance company. Be very clear that this is what you expect and you will not accept anything less. If the determination is made that the car is salvageable the cleaning company will begin the water damage restoration process.
The first step the company will undertake is to wash the entire vehicle with a hot pressure sprayer. This includes the underside of the vehicle. They also coat the interior with enzymes that are designed to reduce the odor. After this step the exterior of the car will look as good as it did before the flood. It is essentially a powerful car wash. Now the technicians will move on to the interior of the vehicle which is obviously the most challenging part of the water damage restoration.
The water damage restoration from the interior is a lengthy process which involves removing each piece of the interior to remove water completely. The seats are removed, as well as the console the interior rugs, and the door panels. They water removal is accomplished with high pressure vacuums and scrapers. The wet carpet drying techniques alone can take up to a full thirty-six hours. Each piece that is removed is the power washed and dried. This can be the lengthiest part of the process. Waiting for everything to drip dry can take up to two full days. When everything has been washed, dried, and is ready to be replaced a test is performed on every system in the car, paying special attention to the electrical systems.
After everything is pronounced clean and ready to go a special chemical mist is released into the interior of the car. The mist is a mixture of aerosol chemicals that moves into every crevice of the vehicle destroying mold and drying hard to reach components. Now the car is ready to be put back together. Each piece had been washed, dried, and disinfected, and is in like new condition. The technicians will put the car back together and the water damage restoration is nearly complete. The car is then test driven to be certain everything works in the manner it was meant to and then parked in a heated garage overnight. When they open the car in the morning if there is no trace of an odor then the company has been successful in the water damage restoration program it had implemented for your car.
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