Storage question
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Instructor
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From: Harrison City pa
Storage question
It's that time of year for a lot of us. I have always stored the corvette in a garage separate from the everyday drivers. However,this year I think I will store the vette in the same garage as the everyday cars. Question is with all of the snow and slush will it hurt the vette? I am worried about the dampness rusting the frame and some of the electrical connections. The garage is heated. Thanks 
Le Mans Master
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From: Powassan ON
I just moved mine from warm storage to cold storage for this winter.
Is your garage warm enough to keep the floor/cars dry? I think your going to be fine.
Ive stored mine (heated) for 9 years in a row with no noticeable change in the original frame "rust" since I bought it.
dodosmike
Is your garage warm enough to keep the floor/cars dry? I think your going to be fine.
Ive stored mine (heated) for 9 years in a row with no noticeable change in the original frame "rust" since I bought it.
dodosmike
Melting Slicks
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From: Broadview hts Ohio
I put mine in a car bubble. I am in northern ohio, attached garage, but not heated. I only fire up the heater when I need to do some work out there.
The car bubble circulates air through the vehicle, without it I would have condensation on everything, then rust.
The car bubble circulates air through the vehicle, without it I would have condensation on everything, then rust.
Drifting
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From: Akron OH
I wonder just how much more humidity there really is in the winter with the presence of melting snow/slush compared to a humid and rainy summer day. If it is worse in the winter I may consider a bubble like jhudec uses to prevent an acceleration in frame rust.
I'd really like to hear from other members in the northern climates who keep their cars in unheated garages over the winter without encasing it in a bubble. Have you noticed an increase in frame rust from year to year?
I'd really like to hear from other members in the northern climates who keep their cars in unheated garages over the winter without encasing it in a bubble. Have you noticed an increase in frame rust from year to year?
Melting Slicks
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From: Broadview hts Ohio
It is the humidity/dampness combined with the cold temperatures creates condensation. This does not occur in the summer when it is even more humid because it stays warm. I had used a car bag before that you zipped the car into and you then place moisture absorbing bags inside, worked well, but the bubble is better. I picked mine up from a forum member who no longer needed it.
Just a bit more info.
Joe
Just a bit more info.
Joe
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There is no condensation or rust if the storage place is kept below the dew point. It's opening the garage door on warmer days that causes problems. The air inside the bubble is the same relative humidity as outside.............
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Drifting
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From: Akron OH
It sounds like more than one person feels that the swings in temperature is the cause for condensation. The OP's garage is heated. Perhaps that will lessen the extreme variations in temperature and therefore reduce the condensation.
