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Kitty LitterDarrenW
@darrenw
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Oct 18, 2005 16:48:32 GMT
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Random title My Golf is going to have to live outside for the winter. I'm going to try to get some sort of cover for it, but I'm also worried about the inside getting damp - I hate that "musty" smell that all old cars seem to acquire when they are left standing. I open it up to air as often as I can, but right in the back of my mind I'm *sure* I read somewhere that certain cat litter brands are a good, cheap substitute for Silica Gel (to absorb the moisture in the air). I was thinking of putting a tray of in on the back seat, changing it every now and then. Anyone reckon there's any truth in this? Might nip down to Asda to have a look... Can't say I expect the staff to be able to help me decide though Can't do any harm I spose...
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Oct 18, 2005 16:53:13 GMT
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aye, old trick with minis.
try scrunched up newspaper too.
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Oct 18, 2005 16:54:15 GMT
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maybe you could try one of those "fish bowl" style dehumidifiers. no idea where you'd get one though.
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Oct 18, 2005 16:55:39 GMT
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oil absorb granules would do it too
unless you buy the posh cotton lined covers £££ cha ching wouldnt bother with cover
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SteB
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Oct 18, 2005 16:55:40 GMT
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you can get proper sillica gel from camping/caravaning shops apparently
and a few moff balls wouldnt go amiss to keep the spiders out!
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Kitty LitterDarrenW
@darrenw
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Oct 18, 2005 17:00:33 GMT
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Moff balls lol, hadn't thought of those. Should get some...
Do they keep spiders out then? Didn't know that. Wonder if they'd work under the bonnet too?
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Nathan
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Kitty LitterNathan
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Oct 18, 2005 17:04:18 GMT
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Darren I can send you Large Packets Of the Silica Gel, we use it at work for the Equipment that we have to install outside or in the very extreme server rooms where water cooling is used.
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SteB
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Oct 18, 2005 17:06:24 GMT
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Moth balls (i really should learn how to spoll) - the main ingredient is naphthalene, and in the other it is paradichlorobenzene. Apparently. i.e. they stink !
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Oct 18, 2005 17:26:10 GMT
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Hirst
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Oct 18, 2005 18:08:11 GMT
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We've got a static caravan down Skeggy way and we put bowls of salt near the windows when we close up for the winter! Stops mould and air moisture and stuff apparently. They're rock hard when we come back to open it, you have to use a knife to smash the salt up and get it out.
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Kitty LitterDarrenW
@darrenw
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Oct 18, 2005 18:13:18 GMT
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Heh so Salt, kitty litter, silica gel, someone elsewhere suggested Bicarb of Soda... I reckon I'll put trays of each in there, dryest interior evAr!
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Hirst
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Oct 18, 2005 18:47:33 GMT
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You'll come back to your car after a day and the seats will be all broken up and cracked like the ground in red hot countries.
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ImpManiac
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Oct 18, 2005 19:54:20 GMT
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Hey Darren. You can get cheap stuff used by plasterers to dry out a newly plastered wall. It comes in trays that are refillable. I was going to use it in the garage but never got around to it. I think I got it from a DIY store or summat. Might be worth a peek. I'm
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Kitty LitterDarrenW
@darrenw
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Oct 18, 2005 20:18:02 GMT
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Ooh, MORE stuff to use Cheers!
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it'll all probably react together and form some sort of super-Golf, capable of 0-60 in 4 seconds and defeating baddies from the planet Uranus. i've heard good things about kitty litter BTW - apparently you need the non-clumping variety as it's more absorbent. i forgot to put any in my golf when i laid it up for a few months after buying the g40, came back to it and the entire interior was mouldy, and the floor was an inch deep in water.
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Never trust a man Who names himself Trevor. Or one day you might find He's not a real drug dealer.
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Kitty Litterarthurbrown
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Have a look in the "Kleeneze" or similar catalogue that some old biddy puts thru you letterbox and and you invariably forget to leave out on collection day. They have some products ideal for the purposes and cheaper than kitty litter too. Although if ou finish up ordering a pair of zip-up faux-fur-lined boots, a portable trouser press and a revolutionary pan for poaching eggs, don't go blaming me, OK!?
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Aparently another trick it to smear washing up liquid round the rubber door sills - this makes sure there's an air tight seam, and prevents the door from sticking to the seal.
Another thing to do is put a few conkers in the car to stop the spiders crawling in.
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I like long walks, especially when they're taken by people I don't like.
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Kitty LitterDarrenW
@darrenw
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I am going to smear vaseline all over the door seals to stop them sticking. Didn't think of washing up liquid, but then I can imagine all the door gaps foaming up when it rains *cancels order for retro zip-up faux-fur-lined-boots*
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I am going to smear vaseline all over the door seals to stop them sticking. Didn't think of washing up liquid, but then I can imagine all the door gaps foaming up when it rains *cancels order for retro zip-up faux-fur-lined-boots* I've never felt comfortable going to a shop and buying vaseline though......
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I like long walks, especially when they're taken by people I don't like.
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