Steel shed Winter storage

[FranWex]

Hi all, I am on the tail end on of finishing a steel cladded shed for our Doris. The shed is just big enough to drive in and open the car door and get out. The roof of the shed as a non-drip cladding but not insulated and the wall are steel box cladding. Would be hoping to keep up regular engine runs during winter months. The cover I've being using over last 8 or 9 months is supposedly breathable as has held up to the Irish weather. Just wondering what your thoughts are on leaving a cover off whilst it's stored in the shed. also, I suppose I have to think about the summer months as well but hoping all goes well the good wife be using it daily. As people have reported a 'bloom' or micro-blisters developing on the paintwork after using car covers. any advice would be welcome.

[philthehill]

The most important thing about storing a Minor or any other car is to keep a good circulation of air around the car.

[panky]

My garage is prone to condensation so I have a desk fan running during the cold damp weather. Works a treat, all surfaces nice and dry.

[simmitc]

Is that blowing air in or out, or just circulating?

[panky]

It's just sat on a bench circulating the air. I went in the other day and every metal surface had condensation on including the car and light switches. Set the fan up and within a couple of hours all was dry again so now it's left on low permanently.

[Classiccars]

Ours get damp but there is no electric to use so I can only run the cars and put the internal heaters on.

[rocco]

I wonder whether sticking some polystyrene on the roof and walls and vents at either end might help?

How about a fan running off a battery that is charged with a small solar panel on the roof?

I've just recently bought a Bluetti power pack thingy and solar panels hoping to do something similar. It might at least work on the days when chemtrails aren't deployed.

[firedrake1942]

Rocco, that is how I power my carcoon - a solar panel on the roof. On really overcast days it does not work but overall the environment is much better than the concrete , asbestos roofed council garage.

[moggiethouable]

Spider poo.
I have never started a post with the words spider poo before.
My garage is warm, dry and has sufficient gaps hither and thither for insects, so a cover is useful.
But as above, circulation is good, dry is better.
Mice can flatten their spines and get through very narrow gaps, if there is a gap between the door bottom and the floor, fit a wooden strip to eliminate it.
I once bought an Accord for work visits.
The car had been stood for a long time, a mouse had made a nest under the bonnet and died, the aroma was frankly absolutely dreadful.

[BILLYWIZ]

I store my Morris 1000 in a steel shipping container which has had the inner roof spray painted with an anti condensation coating and to date I have not had a problem with any dripping water. It is on one of the Dainton Storage sites and the coating had been applied before I rented the container. The container has vents both sides top and bottom. I believe the anti condensation paint is not cheap. See "Grafo" for example.

[KeithL]

Would that anti condensation coating work on the inside of a car or van?

[BILLYWIZ]

I am not sure, it may be worth speaking with the paint suppliers technical department.
I have had a shipping container previously for car storage that was not treated with condensation paint which constantly dripped water in the winter months. I tried using 50mm styrene sheet insulation but it was a problem to get an adhesive that would work. The water based adhesive did not last and the insulation came off and I could not use a solvent based adhesive on styrene.