Anti-rust indoor car storage bags?

[noid]

I store a couple classic cars in a 20k sqft building during the winter months.

I'm seldom there so i'm not looking to have anything that needs electricity (like the traditional car capsule).

Ultimately looking to isolate the cars from condensation, rust, the concrete and the sort.

Any recommendations for anti-rust car bags?

 

[General Geoff]

Without electricity or climate control, there is no keeping humidity/condensation at bay, outside of storing the cars in a desert.

 

[kabinenroller]

I have one of my Messerschmitt cars in a bag right now. Although my shop is heated I use it to keep the car dust free. A number of years ago before I built my new shop I was short on heated space one winter, I have a large storage container on my property that normally holds my yard equipment. I bought two bags made for a full size motorcycle, and put my two Messerschmitt’s in the container each in a bag with a tub of desiccant in each bag. In the spring I opened the container and removed the cars from the bags. They were perfect, no dust, no humidity damage, just perfect. The tubs of desiccant had water in them so they did what they were designed to do. I would not hesitate to use one again.

 

[noid]

I have one of my Messerschmitt cars in a bag right now. Although my shop is heated I use it to keep the car dust free. A number of years ago before I built my new shop I was short on heated space one winter, I have a large storage container on my property that normally holds my yard equipment. I bought two bags made for a full size motorcycle, and put my two Messerschmitt’s in the container each in a bag with a tub of desiccant in each bag. In the spring I opened the container and removed the cars from the bags. They were perfect, no dust, no humidity damage, just perfect. The tubs of desiccant had water in them so they did what they were designed to do. I would not hesitate to use one again.

Thats great to hear!

What brand of bag did you use?

Also what type of desiccant was in the tub?

 

[matt_i]

Without electricity or climate control, there is no keeping humidity/condensation at bay, outside of storing the cars in a desert.

The bag creates the isolated micro climate. The dessicant helps enforce the desert-like-conditions inside of it.

I am considering one after the final move into my shop space...but I can't tell you which one right now. My reason was that the vehicle I wanted to park there would be next to a daily driver, driven thru salt/snow, in general high-humidity. I wanted to create separation.

I would remove the battery, that seems like it has the potential to cause trouble inside the bubble, plus would want to keep it on a minder anyway.

I have some bentonite dessicant bags that originally came over in sea containers of euro manufacturing machinery. They had this exotic wrap with metal foil on one side and plastic on the other. Just bake them dry in an electric oven before putting them in the bubble.

 

[greg13]

I have always wondered about using an insuslige bag that the farmers use. Drive it in, seal the ends and use a shop vac to **** the air out. It almost sounds like it would work!

 

[kabinenroller]

Thats great to hear!

What brand of bag did you use?

Also what type of desiccant was in the tub?

Sorry but I do not remember the brand of the bags, they are nicely made and have a long zipper that runs on three sides. The desiccant comes in different packages, the one I use is a plastic tub I purchased at Home Depot. I can post a picture of the car in the bag later today.

 

[kabinenroller]

Here are a few photos that might help you. If you have any questions just let me know.
Jim

 

[garfieldzzz]

Maybe you look for a permabag from JF Stanley co. Never used one but somebody rented the garage from a mate and had his Lotus Exige stored in one during winter. Seems to be insulated too.

 

[bob15]

Just received a Zerust car bag on Friday https://www.zerustproducts.com/products/rust-protection-for-cars/car-covers/

Zerust makes a lot of anti-rust items that work, I cannot see this being no different

 

[Jrobie79]

Fill the bag with argon to replace the oxygen, can't rust without oxygen

 

[Steve_P]

Fill the bag with argon to replace the oxygen, can't rust without oxygen

sure, that will help, but a plastic bag is a plastic bag. It's permeable- atoms pass thru it. And add in many feet of zippers.... that's a joke.

A backfill will slow things down but it's not going to retain a nearly oxygen-free atmosphere for months. We use nitrogen for this purpose at work and we weld the bag shut. But it's temporary as bags are plastic and the atmosphere degrades in days or weeks, depending on your standards. Yes, better than just closing a bag. But especially on a zippered bag this is not going to help much.