It maybe crazy, but looking for a non-magnetic fender cover to protect the body and paint while working on the engine. Its not a stupid idea when you drop a wrench and ding the paint- oh I'm @!#$. This will never happen again when I find one. Looking for any leads to sources; the Porsche parts places only list the 911 and up. Thank you, Michael
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Get a quilted packing blanket from Harbor Freight, or any where else. Cheap protection.
There's a good chance you may already have one of these.
They're washable, absorb spilled beer and motor oil, and come in a variety of attractive, designer shades.
Also handy if your wife insists you hose off in the garage before coming into 'her clean house'.
Your engine needs to be worked on? What the heck!
TROY SLOAN- I love to do my own work on the small stuff so that I can fix it if I have have problems on the road. Plus, I save money for the big stuff.
SACTO MITCH- I'm using this idea right now with large clamps from harbor freight. The portion of the towel over the engine bay gets in the way and cutting it makes the whole towel flimsy.
CRAIG- great idea; thick and may hold its shape better when I try to cut the material out hanging over the engine bay. Cheep enough to give it a try.
I was being sarcastic Michael.
Troy- understand, that happens on this site- lots of fun. Take care
Sarcasm? HERE?
Michael, I really hadn't given this too much thought before you brought it up.
I usually just throw a towel down and done. But if you don't want it to move around or flop onto the engine, how about these simple clamps? Use them with any towel, shop rag, or whatever. Flipped back, there's nothing to stick out and snag on.
They're available in a million different sizes from, like, a quarter-inch wide to about four inches. These are about an inch and a half and seem to hold just fine.
Keep it simple, SOC.
Thank you GRA looks like the seller is doing some stitch work for he is selling other stuff.
In my opinion the best idea is two yoga mats... they are rubbery and they self stick to the body... you can fix them the way you want... cost peanuts ...buy them at yard sales etc etc.
The binder clip is the best idea for the money!
I remembered custom fender cover/cushions for 356s from when I was a kid so when I had my Pfaff sewing machine I made up three of them - two went to the Carlisle Raffles and I kept one.
Basically, it is a big, flat, donut -shaped thing with a hole roughly the size of the engine cover. Mine is made of black vinyl (easy to clean) and there is a cushion material on the car side of the same stuff as tool chest drawer liner (looks suspiciously like black carpet padding, which it is - wicked cheap at Bed Bath and Beyond (with a coupon)), and that is bonded to the vinyl with 3M upholstery adhesive.
Putting it on takes all of two seconds to flip it over the opened engine cover and then the top of the donut is held in place by the cover, letting the bottom half just sit on the car, like this:
Removing it takes about 2 seconds, too. Unfortunately, I sold my commercial sewing machine and haven't made any since, but it's simple enough that anyone could do it. You could even make it out of some old towels and no clips needed!
GRA posted:
OMG- there are so many cool ideas out of this group. The ideas are flowing and much cheaper than the eBay offering. What a bunch of great folks on this sight- lots of experience. Thank you, Michael
@Michael B (aka bluespeedster SoCal) Mike, SOCer Terry Nuckels has a fender protector similar to the link provided by GRA. Looked to be perfect protection for the car while working in the engine compartment.
I think that is a decent price for that item! 
For protection, this would be considered a Car Condom..........
MusbJim posted:@Michael B (aka bluespeedster SoCal) Mike, SOCer Terry Nuckels has a fender protector similar to the link provided by GRA. Looked to be perfect protection for the car while working in the engine compartment.
I think that is a decent price for that item!
I made that. I bought a bunch of vinyl and felt. Made a template with butcher paper, cut and glued the vinyl pieces together. Used spray adhesive to attach the felt to the back of the vinyl. The "condom" is held in place with tonneau snaps.
I agree with Jim, that's a very fair price for that fender cover!
Hummmm, now you two (Terry and Musbjim) got me thinking again. It surely looks better than my cut to fit yoga pad. Terry, where did you find the tonneau snaps?
Snaps can be bought at any fabric store or ordered online. Google snaps.
I found snaps at Ace hardware but I've purchased them through eBay and Amazon as well.
Thank you, thought the tonneau snaps where of a special type.
Went ahead and place the order for the $99 cover. Did not want to take any more chances damaging the paint. Thanx everyone for input.
Let us know how it fits. I am wondering if the fit would be different on a 356A Speedster vs. a B or C coupe.
I think there is a big difference between an A and a C. Any female on here could enlighten us ....
The special and best according to some on here are the Tenax fasteners. Made in Germany and Great Britain. NOT inter changeable.
Troy uses these, I think, on all of his cars.
I used English Tenax fasteners. They were cheaper than the German.
Michael McKelvey posted:Let us know how it fits. I am wondering if the fit would be different on a 356A Speedster vs. a B or C coupe.
I'll update the post when I the cover comes in which will be sometime before Sept 01.
Well, for $99 it was worth it. Cover arrived Thursday and had time to take some photos. Turns out the cover is goo quality and what I had expected.
Nice
Thanx IaM-Ray feel much better the back area is protected from my tool dropsies
Michael the feeling that you screwed up by damaging the car in any way is a gut wrenching one that no one likes to have...
It reminds of the the silly story about the guy who buys a new car and then takes a hammer to make the first dent in it so that he is CURED of the OCD symptoms of perfection...
I guess the thing about buying a convertible rather than a coupe is that you can get your head in it if it swells 
Last night a bicycle fell against my Speedster and chipped the edge of the rear fender opening. I had just parked the bike with the kickstand on the side opposite the Speedster thinking that would be OK but it still fell against the Speedster.
Ray- I can never do what the guy did with a hammer, but understand the gut wrenching feeling decreases after the very first impact. After that the rock hitting my windshield didn't feel so bad. But, I may need to get it filled so the temperature changes or stress cause the spyder web effect.
Michael McKelvey- I know where you are coming from. Someone within the family stacked some boxes too close to the speedster. Good thing I had the cover over the car which didn't do any scuff markings.
IaM-Ray posted:I think there is a big difference between an A and a C. Any female on here could enlighten us ....
Trust me, there are...I've dated both, and then some! Now married to an all natural DD
with a tiny waist!
Michael McKelvey posted:Last night a bicycle fell against my Speedster and chipped the edge of the rear fender opening. I had just parked the bike with the kickstand on the side opposite the Speedster thinking that would be OK but it still fell against the Speedster.
That is hard to swallow 
I have a two car garage and I made a point to hide the remote from my roadster side
Bill Prout posted:IaM-Ray posted:I think there is a big difference between an A and a C. Any female on here could enlighten us ....
Trust me, there are...I've dated both, and then some! Now married to an all natural DD
Like ALB would say....no pics ? It didn't happen...........
@IaM-Ray, the bicycle was one of two nice Specialized Expedition bikes a neighbor had put out with their trash. We brought them home and I was getting ready to hang them from the garage ceiling when one fell over against the Speedster.
