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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 06:07 AM
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Ok so please no one shoot me for this but I unfortunately do not have a garage so Im ashamed to say that my baby will have to sleep outside in the elements like a savage .... So that being said I am very much considering a car cover. I live in Africa hot , humid soaking , water bead dripping down the center of your back good ol Katy " Houston " Texas so our summers needless to say are pretty hot. I want to protect my lady so if any of you gentlemen or ladies have experience in this department , please point me in the right direction. I need a true UV protectant slash not ruin my paint job but still tough water repellent cover for my C5.
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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by vela21975
Ok so please no one shoot me for this but I unfortunately do not have a garage so Im ashamed to say that my baby will have to sleep outside in the elements like a savage .... So that being said I am very much considering a car cover. I live in Africa hot , humid soaking , water bead dripping down the center of your back good ol Katy " Houston " Texas so our summers needless to say are pretty hot. I want to protect my lady so if any of you gentlemen or ladies have experience in this department , please point me in the right direction. I need a true UV protectant slash not ruin my paint job but still tough water repellent cover for my C5.
My car is kept outside too but I live in Delaware so we don't get the heat and humidity like you do. Not sure if my set up will work for you but I use a two cover system. First cover is a Covercraft Noah cover. The outer cover is a Coverite Xtrabond water proof cover, the only cover I have found to be 100% water proof.

I use the Noah as a soft layer to protect the paint, the Coverite to keep the car dry. This system works great for me and has kept the car completely dry in some heavy rain storms. I wax the car regularly and haven't had any issues with my paint.
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