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Oct 30, 2008 | 05:48 PM

The_Shooter

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I am new to this Corvette forum and looking for your collective wisdom.

If I were to store my 86 outside for a while, would it be wise to cover it with one of thoses blue plastic poly tarps?

It's been known to be windy and wet where it'll be stored for the winter.

Thanks again for your thoughts.

Oct 30, 2008 | 11:28 PM

CE1

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Don't know where you live but we got a California Car Cover for ours and we store it outside. 3 yrs now and it's great.

Oct 31, 2008 | 01:46 AM

C4boy

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Originally Posted by The_Shooter

If I were to store my 86 outside for a while, would it be wise to cover it with one of thoses blue plastic poly tarps? It's been known to be windy and wet where it'll be stored for the winter. Thanks again for your thoughts.

I would say no. I wouldn't be surprised if the tarp damaged the paint. Another member here let a friend store a Mustang at his house - outdoors with a car cover. I spent a 4 or 5 hours buffing out the chafe marks and water marks from the cover. It was a mess.