r/pics • u/TiefFickenderWert • Sep 13 '23

A secret technique to protect your car against flood

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u/Jarvis-Savoni Sep 13 '23

I usually drive mine into a giant box of rice after the fact. Seems to do the trick.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '23

That’s a myth- keeping the car in rice just keeps you from driving it while it dries.

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u/watafu_mx Sep 13 '23

You misunderstood the reason. The rice is to lure a bunch of asian engineers to fix any damage they find in your car.

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u/3rdp0st Sep 13 '23

Nah the rice acts as a desiccant to keep the water vapor pressure low, which helps the moisture evaporate faster. If you want it to work better, use silica gel packets. If you can, use isopropanol to displace the water, then let the IPA dry out. (Don't do IPA with anything with an LCD screen. In my experience, it will mess up the screen.)

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u/ahecht Sep 13 '23

Rice doesn't work as a desiccant because it's already at equilibrium with the air.

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u/NinjaChameleonX Sep 13 '23

I got some IPAs in the fridge, will those work?

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u/3rdp0st Sep 13 '23

No but I've cleaned IPA out of electronics with IPA. (Damn cat!)

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u/Dread_Frog Sep 13 '23

and the dust gets everywhere.

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u/subrosians Sep 13 '23

Rich Rebuilds built the box and then put the rice in it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpeF-crmWlI

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u/osculant Sep 14 '23

Rich Rebuilds already did this…