Hi everyone, any suggestions for a good recommendation for an outdoor cover? preferably locking. thanks!
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@Mike Manning in my experience you really cant go wrong with carcovers.com ....excellent bang for the buck and customer service 
just IMHO
@Mike Manning OPPS! carcover.com my type-o
@jncspyder posted:@Mike Manning in my experience you really cant go wrong with carcovers.com ....excellent bang for the buck and customer service
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excelling thank you!
Mike, California Car Covers is (was??) the place to go. They have one for Speedsters. Several actually. N.B.: in my conversations with them, it was explained that there are no professional covers that keep the rain totally out. The idea is that no matter what you do, even if the cover itself is totally waterproof (like a good plastic tarp), moisture gets in there between the cover and the paint/canvas/glass. Humidity, temperature changes, wind driven storms, whatever. We live in a water world, and there nothing you can do about it -- aside from having a garage and never getting caught in the rain. So all covers are made to breathe so that moisture that might find its way on the inside can escape when the air outside dries. Which means that a soaking rain will result in water inside, even though 90+% of the water is shed by the cover. With the top up and the side curtains applied, the inside of the car will stay dry enough. And of course there is the sun protection, which all covers will provide. Or ... maybe you already knew all of this.
And you absolutely want water to be able to migrate through the cover. As the Mighty @El Frazoo said, water - either through soaking rain or condensation - will get under it. If it cannot get out it will sit against the paint and ruin it. Better to have to do a quick wipe down with detailer than get a new paint job - or worse, have your gelcoat destroyed.
thank you! Not planning on parking the car outside for very long just wanted something for short term protection.... thank you all !
One more thing... Never EVER put a car cover on a dirty car.
That will:
- Scratch the car
- Transfer the dirt to the cover, which will...
- Scratch the car the next time you put it on
Yes and thanks for the reminder!
@Lane Anderson posted:One more thing... Never EVER put a car cover on a dirty car.
That will:
- Scratch the car
- Transfer the dirt to the cover, which will...
- Scratch the car the next time you put it on
#2 Is why I’ve given up on thick fabric or soft material-lined covers. Once you get dirt in there, no amount of laundering will get it out in my experience.
All my covers are the thin mylar/tyvek type now. Even if the car is clean when you put it on, it doesn’t take much of a breeze to blow dust up underneath it. Even in my closed storage unit a good wind will get dust underneath my cover.
Thank you!