Car Covers
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 58,498
Likes: 1,822
From: Oklahoma City OK
C6 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019
Indoors, no I don't think it's worth it. Unless the car is clean when you put the cover on all it will do is sand whatever dirt and grim still on your car into the paint. After a while you paint job gets that "shop worn" look. Persoanally I think they do more harm than good. Just my humble opinoin.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,773
Likes: 2
From: San Diego CA
Is it outdoors?
Mine is not a daily driver and gets parked outdoors, so when I put it undercover;
1) It gets washed first. Dirt will act like sandpaper under the cover.
2) I snug the cover down so it doesn't blow in the wind. Any cover movement (ie: flapping in the wind) will cause scratches.
3) I bought an excellent cover ( CoverKing "Autobody armor", excellent cover but not cheap)
If it's a daily driver and you're gonna throw the cover over it each night, I believe the cover may do more harm than good....
Good Luck....
Mine is not a daily driver and gets parked outdoors, so when I put it undercover;
1) It gets washed first. Dirt will act like sandpaper under the cover.
2) I snug the cover down so it doesn't blow in the wind. Any cover movement (ie: flapping in the wind) will cause scratches.
3) I bought an excellent cover ( CoverKing "Autobody armor", excellent cover but not cheap)
If it's a daily driver and you're gonna throw the cover over it each night, I believe the cover may do more harm than good....
Good Luck....
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 2,409
Likes: 34
From: St. Louis Missouri
As others stated, only put the Cover on a clean car. I use the California Car Duster before I put the Cover on after every drive. If it got more dirty then just some Road Dust, I wash it. Most of the time, just Dust and Cover. No scratches and the car sits outside.
