Car Cover question - Really do need Help!
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From: Horncastle Lincolnshire, England
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Just a thought.
When you do get the cover, if you plan to leave the car outside make sure its clean before you put it on. Get a californi duster.
I left my Camaro outside for a long stretch and the dust on the surface produced some great swirls when the cover shifted around in the wind. the paint was never the same again.
Just my .02c
When you do get the cover, if you plan to leave the car outside make sure its clean before you put it on. Get a californi duster.
I left my Camaro outside for a long stretch and the dust on the surface produced some great swirls when the cover shifted around in the wind. the paint was never the same again.
Just my .02c
Tech Contributor
Joined: Dec 2003
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From: Horncastle Lincolnshire, England
2023 C5 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
Just a thought.
When you do get the cover, if you plan to leave the car outside make sure its clean before you put it on. Get a california duster.
I left my Camaro outside for a long stretch and the dust on the surface produced some great swirls when the cover shifted around in the wind. the paint was never the same again.
Just my .02c
When you do get the cover, if you plan to leave the car outside make sure its clean before you put it on. Get a california duster.
I left my Camaro outside for a long stretch and the dust on the surface produced some great swirls when the cover shifted around in the wind. the paint was never the same again.
Just my .02c
Melting Slicks
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From: the GOCC are everywhere, even back from "band camp"
I am not a fan of the Noah material, especially for outdoors use. Go to the California Car Cover web site and read your choices. My Nomad is black and I use the one with the soft lining (kind of like flannel) inside. You just have to keep the cat and teh cover clean. And it makes it a bulky cover. My Corvette stays inside, so I have a very light weight cover for it. I guess the Noah is okay, but starts to disintegrate after a few years of outdoor use, and because of the weave you can't really patch it. Just threw out my last one after this happened.
Bruce
Bruce
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Covercraft car covers
Covercraft is the largest maker of car covers and also makes covers for other companies. As you found out, there are a variety of materials that are used for covers; some are only for indoor use, some are just for dust, etc. Why not call Covercraft directly? Here's the downside to covers: (1) when it rains and you need to take it off, you're gonna wish you never heard of the words car cover and (2) if you have even the slightest amount of dust on the car when putting the cover on, the cover will act as an abrasive (e.g. sandpaper) when there is some wind and the cover starts flapping. For those reasons, I stopped using car covers...it was not worth the hassels.
Melting Slicks
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From: Big Bear City CA
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09
Originally Posted by Target Chaser
100 pennies, you said 3 figures. 
So if you want it for 100 pennies, + shipping, it's yours!
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Safety Car
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From: Hayward (Bay Area) CA
Originally Posted by C5VetteLS1
That's the best offer so far So if you want it for 100 pennies, + shipping, it's yours!
So if you want it for 100 pennies, + shipping, it's yours!Sure, sure...thats funny, but I still need a decent cover for indoors mostly, and sometimes out doors...for around $100. There are many that are way under a 100 bucks, but I'm not sure if they're really that good....
If anyone's selling a used Noah, or similar...plz let me know.. Thanks... 
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Melting Slicks
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mine is thick, dunno the name,, its got multiple sewing areas, around the seams i think (almost like sections that are bespoke) -- i didnt use it for 5 months since i got mine but then i just spent a short millenium polishing one day and the next day i was like ...shooooot i aint letting that get dusty in that varmit car garage...so....out it came and then i was shocked, ...its like a course layer outside, but inside its like the inside of a sweat - all fuzzy and well...like a sweatshirt, nice and thick...ive been using it ever since (err, last week)
when i got it was like , mmmm if the car is a little dusty i wouldnt want to use the cover as it would surely scratch it .....but this cover is different... like i said its SOFT and fluffy on the inside, if anything its gonna clean and care for it!
(corse NO DRAGGING ...just unfold and keep Bragging)
when i got it was like , mmmm if the car is a little dusty i wouldnt want to use the cover as it would surely scratch it .....but this cover is different... like i said its SOFT and fluffy on the inside, if anything its gonna clean and care for it!
(corse NO DRAGGING ...just unfold and keep Bragging)