http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/wetbooks Questions tagged with 'wetbooks' at Ask MetaFilter. Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:09:13 -0800 Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:09:13 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/37246/How%2Dto%2Dbest%2Ddry%2Dout%2Da%2Dsopping%2Dwet%2Dbook What's the best method for drying out wet books? I spilled water all over my textbook - is there a good method for drying it out that will reduce those annoying crinkley pages? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2006:site.37246 Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:09:13 -0800 bathtubaccidents wetbooks irregardless http://ask.metafilter.com/9724/my%2Dbooks%2Dare%2Dwet%2Dhelp%2Dme%2Dsave%2Dthem Please help me save my books. The movers just dropped off several rooms worth of my pretties, which have been sitting in a storage facility in Kansas for nearly two years. I was, needless to say, ecstatic, until I realized that fully a quarter of the boxes show signs of wetness around the bottom. Looks like they've been sitting in an inch or so of water for Logos knows how long. At least the bottom layer of each box is thoroughly soaked, and stinky. What is my best path at this point to dry out/preserve/resuscitate/de-mildew? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2004:site.9724 Fri, 27 Aug 2004 14:27:50 -0800 books mildew moving recovery storage wet wetbooks gleuschk