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Old May 12, 2016 | 03:48 AM
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What kind of car cover do you use for your Vette? The one I used on my Vette it created scratches in the clear coat, what's up with that? The car is clean so I don't understand why it would scratch it, and I try to be gentle when removing it, so I retired that cover, what kind of cover can I get to avoid scratches, I just need one to keep dust off, it is garage kept. Thanks Pup
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I bought mine from West Coast Corvettes - it's called IntroGuard or something like that. Have used it on the car for nearly 7 years - keeps the dust off and I have not noticed any scratches. Price I paid was around $100 on sale.
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I use a dustop cover, but remember the car has to be clean or it will scratch the finish
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California Car Cover Dustop...use them on all three cars. Not cheap - $200 - $250 as I recall, but a great indoor cover.

Finally washed all three this spring after many years of use. That was a PITA. But love the covers.
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Originally Posted by Silverwolf_pup
What kind of car cover do you use for your Vette? The one I used on my Vette it created scratches in the clear coat, what's up with that? The car is clean so I don't understand why it would scratch it, and I try to be gentle when removing it, so I retired that cover, what kind of cover can I get to avoid scratches, I just need one to keep dust off, it is garage kept. Thanks Pup
The cover has to be clean, too.
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Wolf Noah for outdoor, Covercraft satin-stretch 2-tone for indoor.
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