Any way to salvage this amp after this nightmare?

[ccapital83 10+ year member]

Long story short had tint removed thanks to New York’s wonderful new no tint law made the mistake of thinking pulling the fuse and covering the amp would be enough protection and nope shop completely soaked the inside of the trunk literally puddles of water box completely soaked and ruined all the wires were wet and worst of all the amp had water all over it they also used goo gone with the water so now the amp had water and oil on it and my concern is if it got inside the amp I feel like I can never use it again right? Fire hazard is my main concern. Is there anything at all I can do to dry it out? That’s if liquid got inside the internals I’m not sure but I have to assume with the amount inside the trunk all over the box and amp it very likely could have. Apologize for terrible puntucation ? any input help opinions appreciated.

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[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

Long story short had tint removed thanks to New York’s wonderful new no tint law made the mistake of thinking pulling the fuse and covering the amp would be enough protection and nope shop completely soaked the inside of the trunk literally puddles of water box completely soaked and ruined all the wires were wet and worst of all the amp had water all over it they also used goo gone with the water so now the amp had water and oil on it and my concern is if it got inside the amp I feel like I can never use it again right? Fire hazard is my main concern. Is there anything at all I can do to dry it out? That’s if liquid got inside the internals I’m not sure but I have to assume with the amount inside the trunk all over the box and amp it very likely could have. Apologize for terrible puntucation ? any input help opinions appreciated.

You might try putting it in some dry rice to absorb the moisture..I fixed a cell phone that fell in a lake that way before

 

[Popwarhomie 5,000+ posts]

I would let dry out a few days and power it up.

 

[HoneyBadgerRy]

I'd clean it off with some isopropyl, then give it the rice treatment and call it a day.

 

[bandit_kb]

Send it.

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[HardofWhoring]

Id be cautious about the rice, or at least look into how to do it properly. I know a million people have used to dry out there cell phones, but think of white sticky rice. Its that sticky substance that can get into the electronics. With cell phones they are near dust proof, but amps certainly aren't. There are better ways to do it.

 

[YukonXL04]

Yea just let it dry out for a couple days with a fan on it. Good chance it will be fine. Since it wasn't power up when it got wet.

 

[staan]

stick it in your oven at a low temp for a while to evap all the moisture

 

[Hertz Mafia]

I would take it to the shop and make them buy u new everything

 

[ccapital83 10+ year member]

I would take it to the shop and make them buy u new everything

I wish they broke a door panel door trim sub box and wet the amp and wiring but honestly I shoulda been wiser I can’t believe I didn’t just remove from trunk in first place but live and learn either way their work was a disgusting joke no reason for that also I truly appreciate the rice idea I mean there is no liquid coming out of the amp but just to be safe I’ll submerge it in rice for a week

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

I wish they broke a door panel door trim sub box and wet the amp and wiring but honestly I shoulda been wiser I can’t believe I didn’t just remove from trunk in first place but live and learn either way their work was a disgusting joke no reason for that also I truly appreciate the rice idea I mean there is no liquid coming out of the amp but just to be safe I’ll submerge it in rice for a week

Its better to open up the amp and have a fan firing directly into it and leaving it there for 12 hours. Rice idea is far inferior by comparison. With the fan, you achieved forced condensation while rice absorptive properties are negligible by comparison.

Also remember that what you see on the internals is not the whole amp, there's a whole underside to that amp that might be filled with water.

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

A thorough dry-out as Jeff pointed out would be the best idea....remember water can get anywhere/everywhere. It can really do some damage.

 

[ccapital83 10+ year member]

Thanks so much for all the responses it’s a Rockford px4001 I tried opening it up it is such a weird casing I can’t get it open it’s like one solid piece don’t want to risk breaking it so I’ll just keep the fan on it for a week or so maybe a hair dryer too. What’s worst case scenario it starts a fire internally ?

 

[bandit_kb]

The water inside will put it out

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[shredder2]

The water inside will put it out

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