Did a search for car covers and did not find anything. I will be keeping it under a carport in southern virginia till I get better digs for my Speedster. Any thoughts, experiences?
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Did a search for car covers and did not find anything. I will be keeping it under a carport in southern virginia till I get better digs for my Speedster. Any thoughts, experiences?
Cal car cover
I bought a medium size SIMONIZ car cover. It is breathable and has tie down strings that go under the car... well, now we have a double garage but this was before. Was great even in a downpour, dry as a bone. Since it's breathable it didn't do anything to the paint either.
Cost was $75.00
Cost was $75.00
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Didn't search too hard???
https://www.speedsterowners.com/forum/readmsg.asp?t=12114
https://www.speedsterowners.com/forum/readmsg.asp?t=12114
These were pretty cheap, guess which one belongs to El Diablo?
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I got Cal Car Cover (Ultra-weave??) as it was advertised to have "superior resistance to weather" and some other glamorous claims. This was not the multilayer, dimpled cloth type stuff that I have seen, but still was at the high end of the materials offered by CalCovers. Anyway, at Carlisle this year I used it for the first time (car normally stays in the garage at home) and it was surely better than nothing, but still, after a good downpour and overnight rain, the car was wet underneath the cover. I had the top and side curtains up, of course, and there was not any water to speak of actually inside the car, but the car was wet under the cover and some water in the engine compartment. The cover itself was like a wet sheet, not repelling water in any way. I felt as though I had been seriously misled as to what a "Car cover" was supposed to do. I called CalCar and complained, and the very chirpy young lady patiently explained to me like I was a complete idiot that, oh no sir, no car cover is completly water proof, as this would be a terrible thing and would ruin the paint. Their covers, no matter what material one might be made from, will all admit some water/moisture given enough wind/rain applied, and this is just the way it is. They are all supposed to allow the finish to dry (breath) after exposure, and not trap condensed moisture on the finish. As a consequence, thay all admit water through them when it rains hard. So I am stumped, actually. No longer able to decide what would be best. I purchased a patented Gordon Nichols car cover a year ago (also known as as a poly tarp and bungie cords) and used that to good advantage under downpour conditions. All I wanted was to be able to keep rain out of the engine and cockpit when parked outside now and then on trips. Not sure how to achieve that now.
Most covers intended for a car kept outdoors MUST allow water through. Otherwise condensation will build up underneath and will ruin the paint (or even gel coat). A friend of mine had a true waterproof cover on a jetboat, and the gel coat was covered with cracks after a few months. Paint will turn cloudy, and mildew can start. I cover my Acura since it lost its garage space to the Speedster but the cover is expected to keep debris and contaminants off, not water.
If you're buying a cover to keep it dry from occassional showers like you would at Carlisle, you have to make sure you remove it daily and let both the car and the cover dry out between uses.
If you're buying a cover to keep it dry from occassional showers like you would at Carlisle, you have to make sure you remove it daily and let both the car and the cover dry out between uses.
"El Diablo" likes it wet....and sticky
Then he'd love summer in Charleston.
I bought a NOAH custom fit car cover from the vendor at Carlisle this year. I received it a week or two later. We bought five of them, at a good price. 3 Spyder covers and 2 Speedster covers were bought. The material is soft underneath, and the cover is of good quality.
The fit is excellent, and I use it primarily for dust in the garage. It will be used overnight at Carlisle, of course with the tonneau over the cockpit. We'll see how that works.
Kelly, I can recommend a small piece of plastic dropcloth over your engine lid. Wrap it over the edge and close your engine lid on it. Lenny and I used a couple 8 X 10 dropcloths to cover the cockpit and front hood, to keep water out under the one rainstorm we had at Carlisle this year. Worked like a charm, closed in the engine lid/clamshell and front edge of the hood. Not one drop inside.
The fit is excellent, and I use it primarily for dust in the garage. It will be used overnight at Carlisle, of course with the tonneau over the cockpit. We'll see how that works.
Kelly, I can recommend a small piece of plastic dropcloth over your engine lid. Wrap it over the edge and close your engine lid on it. Lenny and I used a couple 8 X 10 dropcloths to cover the cockpit and front hood, to keep water out under the one rainstorm we had at Carlisle this year. Worked like a charm, closed in the engine lid/clamshell and front edge of the hood. Not one drop inside.
Danny, OK, I can go w/ that. I guess I was expecteng that maybe some dampness might be seen after a Carlisle gully-washer, but not just patent water, just as wet on the underside as on top side. Live and learn.
Hey Vince: Wet this!!
Hey Vince: Wet this!!
Bwahahahahaha~