I had something with a felt pad glued to it I had to wash and the felt was
still wet 24hrs later. Why? Seems wierd.


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On 6/13/2020 10:16 AM, wrote:
I had something with a felt pad glued to it I had to wash and the felt was
still wet 24hrs later. Why? Seems wierd.

Dense stuff, felt. And if, as sounds like, is attached to a backing
piece it's all got to diffuse to the one exposed surface and evaporate
from there; not both sides.

Plus, if the backing surface is porous, it may have absorbed a
significant amount besides.

And, then, drying conditions may not be optimal if RH is high.

All kinds of reasons it could be slow...

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On 13/06/2020 16:34, dpb wrote:
On 6/13/2020 10:16 AM, wrote:
I had something with a felt pad glued to it I had to wash and the felt
was
still wet 24hrs later. Why? Seems wierd.

Dense stuff, felt.Â* And if, as sounds like, is attached to a backing
piece it's all got to diffuse to the one exposed surface and evaporate
from there; not both sides.

Plus, if the backing surface is porous, it may have absorbed a
significant amount besides.

And, then, drying conditions may not be optimal if RH is high.

All kinds of reasons it could be slow...

--

Try using a hair dryer?

--
Bod

On 6/13/2020 10:16 AM, wrote:
I had something with a felt pad glued to it I had to wash and the felt was
still wet 24hrs later. Why? Seems wierd.


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Weird, It felt dry to me

On 6/13/20 10:52 AM, Bod wrote:
On 13/06/2020 16:34, dpb wrote:
On 6/13/2020 10:16 AM, wrote:
I had something with a felt pad glued to it I had to wash and the
felt was
still wet 24hrs later. Why? Seems wierd.

Dense stuff, felt.Â* And if, as sounds like, is attached to a backing
piece it's all got to diffuse to the one exposed surface and evaporate
from there; not both sides.

Plus, if the backing surface is porous, it may have absorbed a
significant amount besides.

And, then, drying conditions may not be optimal if RH is high.

All kinds of reasons it could be slow...

--

Try using a hair dryer?

A car's dashboard?

On 13/06/2020 17:09, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 6/13/20 10:52 AM, Bod wrote:
On 13/06/2020 16:34, dpb wrote:
On 6/13/2020 10:16 AM, wrote:
I had something with a felt pad glued to it I had to wash and the
felt was
still wet 24hrs later. Why? Seems wierd.

Dense stuff, felt.Â* And if, as sounds like, is attached to a backing
piece it's all got to diffuse to the one exposed surface and
evaporate from there; not both sides.

Plus, if the backing surface is porous, it may have absorbed a
significant amount besides.

And, then, drying conditions may not be optimal if RH is high.

All kinds of reasons it could be slow...

--

Try using a hair dryer?

Â*Â*Â*Â* A car's dashboard?

Sorry I missed that fact.

--
Bod

In alt.home.repair, on Sat, 13 Jun 2020 15:16:01 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:

I had something with a felt pad glued to it I had to wash and the felt was
still wet 24hrs later. Why? Seems wierd.


It rained on the lake near me and a 24 hours later it was still wet.

But it was a weird lake.

On Sat, 13 Jun 2020 17:13:03 +0100, Bod wrote:

On 13/06/2020 17:09, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 6/13/20 10:52 AM, Bod wrote:
On 13/06/2020 16:34, dpb wrote:
On 6/13/2020 10:16 AM, wrote:
I had something with a felt pad glued to it I had to wash and the
felt was
still wet 24hrs later. Why? Seems wierd.

Dense stuff, felt.* And if, as sounds like, is attached to a backing
piece it's all got to diffuse to the one exposed surface and
evaporate from there; not both sides.

Plus, if the backing surface is porous, it may have absorbed a
significant amount besides.

And, then, drying conditions may not be optimal if RH is high.

All kinds of reasons it could be slow...

--

Try using a hair dryer?

**** A car's dashboard?

Sorry I missed that fact.

I don't think you missed anything. He was probably just suggesting that if
the item is small enough it could be placed on the car's dashboard where
the sun shining through the windscreen would warm it up and help to dry it
quicker.

On 13/06/2020 18:33, Jim Joyce wrote:
On Sat, 13 Jun 2020 17:13:03 +0100, Bod wrote:

On 13/06/2020 17:09, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 6/13/20 10:52 AM, Bod wrote:
On 13/06/2020 16:34, dpb wrote:
On 6/13/2020 10:16 AM, wrote:
I had something with a felt pad glued to it I had to wash and the
felt was
still wet 24hrs later. Why? Seems wierd.

Dense stuff, felt.Â* And if, as sounds like, is attached to a backing
piece it's all got to diffuse to the one exposed surface and
evaporate from there; not both sides.

Plus, if the backing surface is porous, it may have absorbed a
significant amount besides.

And, then, drying conditions may not be optimal if RH is high.

All kinds of reasons it could be slow...

--

Try using a hair dryer?

Â*Â*Â*Â* A car's dashboard?

Sorry I missed that fact.

I don't think you missed anything. He was probably just suggesting that if
the item is small enough it could be placed on the car's dashboard where
the sun shining through the windscreen would warm it up and help to dry it
quicker.

I see. I misinterpreted, thanks, Jim.

--
Bod

On 6/13/2020 11:16 AM, wrote:
I had something with a felt pad glued to it I had to wash and the felt was
still wet 24hrs later. Why? Seems wierd.


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Wool fibers have moisture regain approaching 40% at 100 percent
humidity. Compare to cotton at about 10% and nylon at 5%.

This high affinity for water just makes it harder to dry.

If the pad is thick and surface it is glued to is not permeable it takes
more effort to dry. If area remains humid it will still retain moisture.

My wife put an oven glove made out of Nomex to dry on the deck the other
day and it was still damp that afternoon when I went to use it and Nomex
only has a moisture regain of 3.5%.

On 6/13/20 12:33 PM, Jim Joyce wrote:
On Sat, 13 Jun 2020 17:13:03 +0100, Bod wrote:

On 13/06/2020 17:09, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 6/13/20 10:52 AM, Bod wrote:
On 13/06/2020 16:34, dpb wrote:
On 6/13/2020 10:16 AM, wrote:
I had something with a felt pad glued to it I had to wash and the
felt was
still wet 24hrs later. Why? Seems wierd.

Dense stuff, felt.Â* And if, as sounds like, is attached to a backing
piece it's all got to diffuse to the one exposed surface and
evaporate from there; not both sides.

Plus, if the backing surface is porous, it may have absorbed a
significant amount besides.

And, then, drying conditions may not be optimal if RH is high.

All kinds of reasons it could be slow...

--

Try using a hair dryer?

Â*Â*Â*Â* A car's dashboard?

Sorry I missed that fact.

I don't think you missed anything. He was probably just suggesting that if
the item is small enough it could be placed on the car's dashboard where
the sun shining through the windscreen would warm it up and help to dry it
quicker.

Yes, that's it.

*+-Wool fibers have moisture regain approaching 40% at 100 percent
*+-humidity. Compare to cotton at about 10% and nylon at 5%.

Thanks, that's very useful.

It shudda clicked as wool jackets do tend to smell musty even after a drizzle.


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