Car Covers
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Melting Slicks
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From: 406ci SB, AFR 180 Heads - 490 HP @5,600 RPM 529 lb-ft @ 4,100 RPM
Car Covers
I'm sure there are pros & cons to use, or not use a car cover.
Do you use one..."Why"
If you don't use one... "Why"
Do you use one..."Why"
If you don't use one... "Why"
Pro
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Honolulu Hawaii
Originally Posted by Glass Act
I'm sure there are pros & cons to use, or not use a car cover.
Do you use one..."Why"
If you don't use one... "Why"
Do you use one..."Why"
If you don't use one... "Why"
pros: added security, protection from the elements..
cons: If you don't have a good cover, it may scratch and scuff your
paint job.
I don't use one because I paid too much for the paint job..don't want to take a chance
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2001
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From: Olmsted Falls, Ohio
I used to use one that was advertised as "allows the car to breath". But around here in the late winter when it is cold and then we have an unusually warm day really quick I'd find moisture under the cover and in the interior (the car is stored in a garage). So now I'd rather have the car covered in a thick layer of dust than wet.
Would I ever use one outside around here? NEVER!
Would I ever use one outside around here? NEVER!
Race Director
Joined: Dec 1999
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From: Forked River NJ
I do get some moisture on mine but that is just because of the temp change as mentioned above. I use a heavy car cover in the garage just for bumps and things hitting it. My kids are in the garage and wife and sometimes it gets bumped. I use it just for that type of protection. In the summer when the yare not around I leave it off. Winter the garage gets crowded. Man I wish I had a bigger garage, don't we all! 
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2002
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From: Dayton Area Ohio
St. Jude Donor '08
We use one when we go away to campgrounds. We usually haul the car to a campground which usually have gravel roads and I cover it to keep the dust off. Other than that it's in a heated garage and drive it weather permitting all winter long.
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2001
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From: 68 427 4.11s Roadster
I think it was the first day I used mine my puppy dogger thought it was a playtoy.
I still have the ripped cover and the dog.
I got one of those waxy car brushes and used that instead. Its quick to dust the car off in the garage and a lot easier to use. Car only got dust on it and usually parked in the garage with the top down.
All in all I doubt the covers worth the trouble. But thats me.
If it was outside in sunlight might be worth the trouble. A restoration site mentioned time life of a car outside, under a car port and in a garage. Outside really beats them up.
I used one once because it was being kept outside.
I don't use one now because my dog ate it and the cars in the garage.
I'm too lazy. I spend the money on other things.
Don't need it.
I still have the ripped cover and the dog.
I got one of those waxy car brushes and used that instead. Its quick to dust the car off in the garage and a lot easier to use. Car only got dust on it and usually parked in the garage with the top down.
All in all I doubt the covers worth the trouble. But thats me.
If it was outside in sunlight might be worth the trouble. A restoration site mentioned time life of a car outside, under a car port and in a garage. Outside really beats them up.
I used one once because it was being kept outside.
I don't use one now because my dog ate it and the cars in the garage.
I'm too lazy. I spend the money on other things.
Don't need it.
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From: Little Rock AR
Originally Posted by Scottys78
I cover mine b/c I live w/ idiots and I don’t want them touching the car
OH GOD! You TOO?!?!I have mine covered most of the time. I hate the dust and my wife has the tendancy to drag stuff around the garage and pile boxes on the car.
"I didn't do that"...
-Mark.