Ready for Hurricane Sandy
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Chilliwack B.C.
Make sure the ends of the bungies are covered. Nothing worse than having your car covered using them & finding that the wind blew the cover up and the bungie ends scraped the car. Ask me how I know....
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OP, your car looks great and hope that your precautions keep it looking that way after the hurricane passes through your area.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2011
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From: Vacaville California
Wife just went to Doylestown Pa. To visit her sister that has been sick she is a little worried
She is used to sunny California. Almost 80 degrees today at my homestead
Be safe out there hopefully old Sandy will head back out to sea
She is used to sunny California. Almost 80 degrees today at my homestead
Be safe out there hopefully old Sandy will head back out to sea
Safety Car
Joined: Feb 2001
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From: Warrington Pa.
I'm a mile from Doylestown... It's dark, raining moderate, and gusty winds. It's 53* and the winds seem to be picking up over the last hour. Winds 26 and gusting slightly higher than 35. I have my scanner on and nothing major a few trees, branches down but no flooding. She will be fine if she stays inside and is off the roads. Bill
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2010
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From: west bloomfield michigan
Be safe. If the storm has not already happend by you take some duct tape near the bottom of your cover and wrap it around the car. it will help keep the cover from lifting up and down a lot less. by the way nice looking ride.
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Safety Car
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From: Warrington Pa.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2011
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From: Vacaville California
I'm a mile from Doylestown... It's dark, raining moderate, and gusty winds. It's 53* and the winds seem to be picking up over the last hour. Winds 26 and gusting slightly higher than 35. I have my scanner on and nothing major a few trees, branches down but no flooding. She will be fine if she stays inside and is off the roads. Bill
thanks for the Doylestown report, She is there with her two other sisters from Calif. there most likley all hidding in the basement
Regards,
Rick
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Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Central Fl
As someone who has lived through three Cat 5's. Duct tape the car cover for starters.
The cover CANNOT MOVE or it will abrade the paint in the high spots and corners. The wind will whip it around like a shoe-shine rag and there is nothing you can do about it. If there is even minimal flooding the wind will pick up muddy and sandy water and at that point the cover is your enemy.
I've used tennis ***** twisted in the corners and the center sections, as extra attachment points, by twisting them into the cover with the use of heavy twine the cover can be tied criss-crossed under the chassis to the opposite corner then center, zig zagging all around. That and the tape eliminated most movement.
When it was over I found a few rub spots and that a family of squirrels took up residence out of the wind near ground point one..
Best of luck!
The cover CANNOT MOVE or it will abrade the paint in the high spots and corners. The wind will whip it around like a shoe-shine rag and there is nothing you can do about it. If there is even minimal flooding the wind will pick up muddy and sandy water and at that point the cover is your enemy.
I've used tennis ***** twisted in the corners and the center sections, as extra attachment points, by twisting them into the cover with the use of heavy twine the cover can be tied criss-crossed under the chassis to the opposite corner then center, zig zagging all around. That and the tape eliminated most movement.
When it was over I found a few rub spots and that a family of squirrels took up residence out of the wind near ground point one..
Best of luck!
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: My interests are mobile
I'm from new orleans....category 1 storms are like little babies. Things built to different code down there though. I used to drive around in cat 1 storms and swimin lake as they came in...lol.
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Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Marana, Arizona
Not looking good out there!
7th Gear
Joined: Feb 2012
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From: Petaluma CA
To everybody on the east coast in the path of "Sandy", are thoughts and prayers are with you (and your cars). We are watching this monster of a storm on The Weather Channel, etc. from the west coast.
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2012
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From: Hopatcong New Jersey
Powerss been out for about 4 hours now...rain hasn't been too bad but really windy. EXTREMELY glad I have the cover on, there is a crapload of debris and twigs and stuff blowing around. I go out every hour or so to check and make sure the cover isn't blowing off, only had to adjust the front corner once. Wind is finally starting to slow down but still a little gusty.
Hope everyone else is having good luck.
Hope everyone else is having good luck.