help me get covered
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '05
help me get covered
in the near future i am looking to get a new car cover. unfortunately i donot have a garage so i will need to get the best cover i can. what covers have you all used that will hold up to all weather well and has no fear of doingany damage to my paint. i have heard the noah cover was good but i am just looking for a few good opinions 
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St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
noah's very good; had one for another car. evolution 4 is good too but kinda heavy. if you park outside, you may want a cable and lock, if only to hold the cover down and on the car vs. flying off (which others have done on my little sports car long ago). there's a way of curling the cable in 2 turns right near the lock that holds the cable tight along the bottom.
back to covers, just about anything made by sunbrella is good stuff, but very expensive. they make the sail covers for sail boats. covercraft has some covers made with sunbrella materials. and covercraft has mostly very good covers in all price ranges.
noah's probably your best bet. just remember, if you put it on over a very dirty (not lightly dirty altho that can be damaging over time as well) car, the small movements of the cover will grind the dirt into the car's finish. kind of like the reasons against a front end car bra.
and don't forget, you'll probably want ear pockets for your mirrors. some places cheap out on that or charge you more; get them--it's worth it to have.
hope this helps.
back to covers, just about anything made by sunbrella is good stuff, but very expensive. they make the sail covers for sail boats. covercraft has some covers made with sunbrella materials. and covercraft has mostly very good covers in all price ranges.
noah's probably your best bet. just remember, if you put it on over a very dirty (not lightly dirty altho that can be damaging over time as well) car, the small movements of the cover will grind the dirt into the car's finish. kind of like the reasons against a front end car bra.
and don't forget, you'll probably want ear pockets for your mirrors. some places cheap out on that or charge you more; get them--it's worth it to have.
hope this helps.
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '05
what is the advantage in ear pockets? does it fit better? and anyone that can tell me about the ones not to get to. thanks for the info lt4compyell 
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Noah
I have a Noah, and pretty happy with it. It has the mirror ears, and that doesn't make the fit too tight at that point - i.e. fits better.
They are pretty waterproof. I washed mine (on the car, as recommended) the other day, and it was hard to get water through, even with a hose.
As far as putting it on a dirty car, I agree. I have one of those California dust brushes, and I always use it before putting the cover on. No problems thus far.
Bob
They are pretty waterproof. I washed mine (on the car, as recommended) the other day, and it was hard to get water through, even with a hose.
As far as putting it on a dirty car, I agree. I have one of those California dust brushes, and I always use it before putting the cover on. No problems thus far.
Bob
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St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
Yes, the "ear pockets" which could be called "mirror pockets" make the cover look better. But even more important it keeps the cover closer to the body of the car and permits a much better fit, overall. Otherwise, you can go to Target, Wal, K, Advance, Pep, AutoZ, Kragen, et al, and get a Small, Medium Large generic cover (some of which are pretty darned good material) and just slip it over the car. And, in the slightest wind, when it "slips" its way off and disappears somewhere, that'll be that.
Also, there is a Tyvek by DuPont but I think while it does the job of protecting the car, it's too light. Plus, I think the top of the line covers are better. Cost more, but better.
For outdoors, stay away from thin nylon, all flannel, all cotton, etc. Take a look at the Mid America catalog; they usually give a pretty good breakdown of indoor and outdoor covers.
Also, there is a Tyvek by DuPont but I think while it does the job of protecting the car, it's too light. Plus, I think the top of the line covers are better. Cost more, but better.
For outdoors, stay away from thin nylon, all flannel, all cotton, etc. Take a look at the Mid America catalog; they usually give a pretty good breakdown of indoor and outdoor covers.
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I bought my Covercraft Weathershield here. It's a great cover. Very light, stores compact and dries fast. It's machine washable too which is something you can't do with many covers.
http://www.autoanything.com/products...ield_car_cover
http://www.autoanything.com/products...ield_car_cover
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Originally Posted by artvette
I bought my Covercraft Weathershield here. It's a great cover. Very light, stores compact and dries fast. It's machine washable too which is something you can't do with many covers.
http://www.autoanything.com/products...ield_car_cover
http://www.autoanything.com/products...ield_car_cover
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
WZDADS has a wolf cover that I am very impressed with!!! Sometime in the near future I plan on getting one of those. I made the mistake of giving mine away since I park in the garage, but I now see the value of wrapping her up when not in use.
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St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by kwik_ta
WZDADS has a wolf cover that I am very impressed with!!! Sometime in the near future I plan on getting one of those. I made the mistake of giving mine away since I park in the garage, but I now see the value of wrapping her up when not in use.
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myvette,
i have 2 covers, one for the summer and the other for the winter.
summer: Back East "Greyshield": http://backeastcarcovers.com/covers.html
winter: Covercraft "Evolution 4": http://www.autoanything.com/products...on_4_car_cover
i have 2 covers, one for the summer and the other for the winter.
summer: Back East "Greyshield": http://backeastcarcovers.com/covers.html
winter: Covercraft "Evolution 4": http://www.autoanything.com/products...on_4_car_cover