Stinking garage floor moisture!!!!!!

[Maltman]

As the frost leaves the wonderful state of Michigan, in comes the lovely moisture to pay a visit to the floor of the garage!

I think...no big deal, I'll let the door stay open and air dry the place. Before I do that, I look under the car to see how things are holding up and WOW, I couldn't get the undercarriage that wet washing the dang thing!!!!

How am I supposed to store this thing so I don't end up having a car that looks like I drove it during the winters????

This has got me really concerned, so any advice is good advice...or reassurance that this moisture isn't bad (yeah right).

 

[equalizer442]

seal your garage really well and try a dehumidifier

 

[Turbo T/A 1543]

I always pour a bag or two of oildry under the car before winter hibernation. Seems to work pretty well.

 

[Maltman]

Dehumidifier is a good idea, but I don't want to spend the cash and the garage is way to big.

Oil dry....hmmm...that's not bad, I'll definitely consider trying that next year

...turned a kerosene heater loose on the garage, so hopefully that takes care of the moisture a little.

Thanks

 

[chevyII]

Blowing heat in my garage creates more moisture as the temp falls back to ambient temp. I opened my tool box and all my non chrome sockets were rusted. I about cried

 

[shmed]

welp what i did was parked the gn on a sheet of plastic its fairly heavy stuff.
i had enough to go under the entire car and then rolled a 2x4 at each side of the car. kinda like a diaper i guess.
i did it like this cause i park my other car beside the gn all year round and didnt want salty water touching any part of the gn
anyways the car is still dry underneath.
and salt free]
Dave

 

[Silver 6]

That nice concrete floor is like a big heat sink. It stays warm for a long time and it stays cold for a long time. The ground temperature is still pretty cold. On Thursday they said we still have about a foot of frost underground. All that cold down there means the floor keeps pulling moisture out of the air.

The only solution, other than constant heat, is to keep the air from coming in contact with the floor. Any place I have something sitting on the garage floor, the floor is dry when I move it and the floor quickly gets wet if I leave it exposed to the air.

So that could be a reason the Kitty litter/quick dry and the plastic sheets work. It keeps the moist air away from the cold floor.

And....I feel your pain. This is the first year I put the Silver 6 in a paid store room. I went to visit today on a very humid and rainy day to get it ready for driving day. The whole surface of the car was damp. And it was wet enough underneath to drip off the gas tank insulation rubbers. It was like the cold concrete was pulling the moisture inside the room, just like my garage. Its not going back next year. The car would be better off outside under a cover where the moving air would keep it drier.

 

[redhotrod]

I know what your all talking about, my garage is the same, damp. I believe now days they are suppose to put a vapor barrier under the concrete slap to keep that from happening. I am in the middle of building a 3 car garage but haven't put the slab in yet. I am definetly looking into the vapor barrier!

 

[fighterjet gn]

how about putting a blanket on the floor exactly where the car will be before you park the car, that might help keep the moisture from getting on the car.

 

[Maltman]

I'm thinking a hoist is looking more attractive every day

....but that requires a new pole barn...hmmmm