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Help on covering a car

Kangaroo ID

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I have a classic car that is stored in my shop. I want to keep it covered of course, but what happens with moisture under a fabric car cover. They say the fabric is breathable what does that really mean? It seems the car sweats during temp swings, And that must be getting trapped? What about doing dirty work in the shop like grinding, how do I keep the grit off of the car cover? Im thinking a sheet of plastic but then we have lost any breathability in the fabric cover. Any thoughts? How do others deal with this?
The shop is unheated to make things more difficult
 
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Stuart in MN

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Air and moisture should pass through a breathable cover, so if you are getting condensation on the car it should eventually dry off. Don't use plastic, unless it's suspended above the car somehow so it's not in direct contact.
 

Kevin54

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Sheets...... Take momma out and buy some new sheets for the bed. Take the old sheets, and toss them over the car. Unless you have a car worth $100,000 and is a top notch classic....I wouldn't be grinding in the same room as the car. I don't even grind beside my leased vehicle.

For instance.....no car cover is going to repel grind dust. Secondly...when you do get dust on it, and think it needs washed....where are you going to go, because it won't fit in the home washing machine? Sheets will, and all is cost is some soap and water.
 

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The only issue I have is when the humidity gets really high and normally since I only cover in the winter this isn’t an issue. Occasionally in the early spring but I have used those “buckets” can’t think of the name at the moment but they collect moisture. I place them in close proximity and it seems to help.

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Hpozzuoli

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I have a fleece lined custom sized to a C3 vette body. I replaced the first one after 8yrs because of a garage fire. I bought the same one again after looking to see if there was something better out there. I think something tailored to the car is important. My cover hugs the car good around all the curves and kept the car realativly clean after the fire.
 
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Lonnies Performance

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I have used a lot of bed sheets in the past. They work pretty well but are a pain to cover the car with. Also thin bed sheets will let some dust through or get lint on the car.

A car cover is much faster to get on/off the vehicle.

What I have found to be the best is a car cover made of "Noah" fabric. It breathes but stops liquids from getting on the car. It also holds back dust... but will need washed occasionally. These will not scratch a clean car.

I would recommend getting a plastic sheet to throw on the cover when you are making any dirt/dust in garage. If it is on temporarily, moisture entrapment should not be an issue & you will not have to wash the cover as often.
 

ShadowRuleZ

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I bought a nice cal covers one for my Galaxie but I hate putting it on since I like to look at my car whenever I walk by. Figures that within the first summer of having it my kid runs his bike into it and chips the fender, sure wish I used it more!
 

kabinenroller

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First of all buy your cover from the manufacturer not a dealer, CoverCraft manufacturers most of the covers sold. California Car Cover is just a dealer, they buy from CoverCraft.
I own a number of covers, some are a flannel type material and some are made from recycled paper. (Evolution) the flannel covers work well indoors but dust goes right through them. The Evolution cover breaths, is water repellent, and dust does not penetrate it. Using a cover outdoors for longer than overnight is not a good idea.
A good solution is to use a soft flannel cover with a painters plastic drop cloth over just the top side of the vehicle , it will breath and the dust will not penetrate the plastic.
For long term storage I have also used a “car bag” that zips closed, the car rolls into the cover and it zips up around the complete car. If you put a couple of buckets of desiccant inside before it is zipped no moisture will accumulate in, under, or on the vehicle. I have stored a couple of vehicles in this manner in a cold environment for a year, the vehicles came out perfect, not even a trace of dust or storage damage.
I have looked at the bubble enclosures but I think the static electricity of the plastic will draw dust and dirt to the outside of the enclosure and it would be difficult to clean it, they may be the answer if it is used in a clean environment, although not inexpensive.
Just my opinions
 

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14 Delta Airlines blankets and a day the wife isn't around to see me teaching myself how to use her sewing machine. It is up in the air when covered and I'm not doing much dirty work so it works fine.
 

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Magnum440d100

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Wash and wax if possible. Then a few layers of old bedsheets. Then a form fitted car cover.

This reminds me. I need to re cover the LTD....
 
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