 Car Covers What to buy, Need something to block the elements while I restore my car in a shade tree environment. |
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| Steve73 |
 Feb 15 2012, 08:41 PM
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Photographer/Shade Tree Mechanic  Group: Members Posts: 125 Joined: 2-July 11 From: Nashville Member No.: 13,269 Region Association: South East States  |
Let me know what you all like. My car's exerior needs to be stripped so I'm not so worried about protecting the paint right now. I just want to keep out the weather so all the work on the floorboards won't be ruined by standing water coming through leaky seals in the body.
If you have an old one that looks bad but works contact me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I figure those should be replaced almost last in the rebuild process. After the paint and before the interior goes in. Here is what Pelican Parts offers http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/coverk...ing_outdoor.htm |
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| JRust |
Feb 15 2012, 08:49 PM
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Spend a little more & get the portable garage/tent type setup. The type that can enclose it completely. Yet leave enough space around your car for you to come & go. Problem with a car cover is the moisture is still going to get into your car. With it spaced away from your car you cut down on that moisture quite a bit.
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| Steve73 |
Feb 15 2012, 10:30 PM
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Photographer/Shade Tree Mechanic Group: Members Posts: 125 Joined: 2-July 11 From: Nashville Member No.: 13,269 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(JRust @ Feb 15 2012, 08:49 PM)  Spend a little more & get the portable garage/tent type setup. The type that can enclose it completely. Yet leave enough space around your car for you to come & go. Problem with a car cover is the moisture is still going to get into your car. With it spaced away from your car you cut down on that moisture quite a bit. Thanks I'm sure that would work but, I think they are incredibly UGLY. I live in a small but well kept up neighborhood, It's easy to see what is in the yards next door. My neighbor next door already has one of these for his new Z car and I hate it. It looks like I'm living near a refugee camp! I would rather build a nice looking carport than to go that way. Good points about the covers. I'm thinking now I'll just a large tarp and weigh down the corners and the top when I'm not working on it. The paint has about 4 layers on it so it won't hurt it before I strip it. I would never have gotten a nice "exotic" like this but I found a fixer upper (or something to send me into the poor house) and I decided to go for it. |
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Steve73 Car Covers What to buy Feb 15 2012, 08:41 PM
ThePaintedMan :agree: If my landlord would have allowed one of t... Feb 15 2012, 09:20 PM ThePaintedMan Steve,
That sounds like a better plan to me. T... Feb 15 2012, 10:55 PM JRust I don't see how that looks worse than a tarp :... Feb 15 2012, 11:18 PM
Steve73
I don't see how that looks worse than a tarp ... Feb 15 2012, 11:32 PM JRust
Well the tarp would be temporary. After I fix it... Feb 15 2012, 11:39 PM zymurgist I have a Coverking Stormproof cover. It does a go... Feb 16 2012, 05:06 AM Prospectfarms Keep the sides and corners of your tarp off the gr... Feb 16 2012, 07:14 AM charliew I would not even attempt this in a high humidity a... Feb 16 2012, 09:39 AM Steve73
I would not even attempt this in a high humidity ... Feb 16 2012, 10:25 AM Prospectfarms Tractors.... last winter I went to plow some snow ... Feb 16 2012, 12:31 PM Elliot Cannon You can get de-humidifiers at boat supply places. ... Feb 16 2012, 12:52 PM struckn
You can get de-humidifiers at boat supply places.... Feb 16 2012, 03:18 PM |
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