Car Cover question
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Burning Brakes
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From: Panama City, Florida
Car Cover question
I purchased a all weather heavy duty car cover from Cover Land for my 76. Great lookin and great fit. It's rained off and on for the last couple days. I took the cover off and it's pretty wet underneath. I'm in Florida and the humidity is terrible. Am I asking to much for a cover or do I just need to get a better one? Any thoughts?
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You want a cover made with material that can breathe. It needs to let the dampness and moisture out or mold will grow etc on the car. But if it lets moisture out, it will also let moisture in. If you need to use a cover take it off after it rains and let the cover and the car dry out. Which is why most say no cover is better than any cover. 
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Burning Brakes
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Not in our hood. I have a 3 car garage, my bass boat takes up two spots and my wife won't give her spot up. But, I'm still working on it.
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I've been putting covers on my cars for many, many years. And I vehemently disagree that no cover is better than a cover. My little sports car sits outside. No choice. I'm a renter. My Vette of course lives in the garage.
My little RED car has paint, (original) that looks near perfect. And those plastic headlight covers? They are still clear.
The car is 17 years old.
My partner has a red Honda. She's far to lazy to cover it.
The clear is peeling on every upper surface. Looks absolutely terrible. Her headlights are so foggy I don't know how she can see at night.
I had several Corvette's at one point in my life. They all lived under covers.
Yes, your expectations are way to high. The covers are great to keep the sun off your paint. And help enormously. But they will not keep your car dry. After weather, remove the cover and throw it over a clothes line if you have one. Let the car dry for a couple hours and recover.
My Corvette is Red as well. It spent many, many years living under a cover. My car is still red.
My little RED car has paint, (original) that looks near perfect. And those plastic headlight covers? They are still clear.
The car is 17 years old.
My partner has a red Honda. She's far to lazy to cover it.
The clear is peeling on every upper surface. Looks absolutely terrible. Her headlights are so foggy I don't know how she can see at night.
I had several Corvette's at one point in my life. They all lived under covers.
Yes, your expectations are way to high. The covers are great to keep the sun off your paint. And help enormously. But they will not keep your car dry. After weather, remove the cover and throw it over a clothes line if you have one. Let the car dry for a couple hours and recover.
My Corvette is Red as well. It spent many, many years living under a cover. My car is still red.
