Car Cover ?

Post by **bmcecosse** » Sun May 06, 2007 9:10 pm

Anyone on here bought/using a really good WATERPROOF car cover that they would recommend to others ?

Post by **iandromiskin** » Mon May 07, 2007 6:37 pm

Hi, My car lives under a car cover for most of her time when not under a more permanent cover for the winter. The cover I use, and have used for years, replacing it every year or two, was bought in Argos of all places. It works quite well and does keep my car waterproof or keeps most of the heavy rain etc of it, which is important. Of course it must be pointed out that with moisture content in the air and wind etc a certain amount of dampness or moisture will always get on the bonnet etc, but as I say it stops the car from getting drenched in any rain.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Tue May 15, 2007 1:19 pm

Thanks Ian - anyone else got any recommendations ?

Post by **JimK** » Tue May 15, 2007 1:32 pm

I got one of these for the Traveller.

Overall I'm satisfied; the main aim was to keep the driving rain and wind off the car, which task it has performed perfectly well. It's not completely waterproof, but it does let moisture out.

One small bug is that the straps that go underneath don't stay tight very well. I made a couple of adjustments and it's now OK.

The same company sell a completely waterproof, lined cover, but not on eBay.

Post by **iandromiskin** » Tue May 15, 2007 2:26 pm

don't stay tight very well

I use careful use of bulldog clips to keep my cover on, both to stop it blowing away and to make sure no water get into the door bottoms.

Post by **Chadbrook** » Thu May 24, 2007 1:59 am

I bought a cheapo ebay cover and use a polythene sheet under it. The cover keeps the polythene in place with a couple of slits over the mirrors at the front and one over the boot handle. But my minor is still in restoration stages so im not to worried about the paintwork or sweating yet. I wouldnt recomend it long term.

Post by **KirstMin** » Thu May 24, 2007 12:27 pm

Ello mate, I’m back from 5 months snowboarding (its a hard life). I have said this before about covers – I’ve used one on and off for years. You wont want to hear this but you get what you pay for. I’ve had Argos ones - rubbish, light, not breathable and not waterproof, the ones from the club magazine - OK, not totally waterproof and then 2 custom fit ones from Covercraft. One - NOAH (robust and pretty waterproof offering great protection) and the more expensive one - Weathershield (thin and like gortex and super water resistant). You can order from UK suppliers for approx £200 and £300 respectively (RIP OFF) or buy from the USA from: http://www.carcoverworld.com/ forless than ½ the price – what with US dollar being weak and all. The rip off is that all the UK suppliers of these covers buy from this place in the USA – pretty much the same as you can.

The UK suppliers will send you a sample of the materials if you want to check them out – just search for Covercraft.

The point with covers is that they have to keep the water out and let the moisture through them – if they don’t then your car will rot as it traps the moisture between the cover and the car. Think gortex rather than plastic!

Post by **Chadbrook** » Fri May 25, 2007 2:30 am

Difference between a finished car and a restoration, the poly comes off mine every few days while I tinker and work out why bits have rotted and how im going to restore it and stop it happening again, for now the poly stops the water getting in.
The finished project is for two teenagers to drive so wouldnt be put away in a garage even if we had one but by then the car should be sound.