<VV> Car cover/Moisture
J R Read_HML
hmlinc@sbcglobal.net
Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:59:39 -0500
I (sometimes) use the thin - sheet like - cover during longer storage
periods indoors, just to keep dust off. I've not encountered a problem from
that. I don't tie it down - just let it hang loose.
The moisture problem I have not yet solved comes (usually) in the spring.
The car is on a concrete floor in an unheated detached garage. Dampness in
the springtime (warm - moist) air tends to occasionally deposit itself on
the cool concrete - including underneath the car. I've tried putting
plastic sheets down, but the moisture just ends up on top of the plastic.
Does anyone have a solution for this. I'm thinking that if I vent the
garage roof and leave a fan on to move the air around, that might help.
But, I'm not sure if that will make it better or worse. Yeah, I could heat
the garage, but that would be a big project - just to get gas out to it.
Winter storage time will be here again SOON. Any suggestions - known
solutions - would be appreciated.
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Later, JR
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110 (goes to dry rental storage)
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140 (goes to my garage)
Some years the reverse locations apply to above vehicles.
'66 beater Coupe - icemobile 4/140 (stays outside all year)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson@atlas.co.uk>
To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc@sbcglobal.net>; <mopar@jbcs2.net>;
<virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> RE: Car cover
> The things I covered my car in the shed with were bedsheets - very thin
> and very light and 'breatheable' - but they still attracted the moisture,
> trapped it between them and the paint, and stayed damp after the air had
> dried out (not itself that often in our winter).
>
> I agree there might be good enough quality covers on the market to avoid
> it happening, but after my experience in 1986 I have never had much
> inclination to risk finding out the hard way if they are any good or not!
>
> Cheers
>
> Alan
>
> www.xtraspecialsevens.co.uk
> Lotus 7 S2 and S3 spares and restoration specialists
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc@sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson@atlas.co.uk>; <mopar@jbcs2.net>;
> <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 6:07 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> RE: Car cover
>
>
>>I think that for $50. he is talking about a very thin cover - more like a
>>sheet that is cut and stitched to fit over a car. I doubt that would
>>present a moisture trap problem. But, I also agree that it would be for
>>indoor usage - not outdoor where wind would move it around on the paint
>>job.
>>
>> Attachments (if any) are scanned with anti-virus software.
>>
>> Later, JR
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson@atlas.co.uk>
>> To: <mopar@jbcs2.net>; <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
>> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 9:45 AM
>> Subject: Re: <VV> RE: Car cover
>>
>>
>>> Couldn't agree more with Gary. AVOID covers like the plague unless you
>>> live somewhere exceptionally dry like New Mexico AND the car is being
>>> stored inside (note that BOTH those criteria must be satisfied!).
>>>
>>> All they do is trap moisture in between the cover and the paint,
>>> accelerating micro-blistering (those little droplets of moisture that
>>> form tiny blisters in between the top coat and the primer).
>>>
>>> I painted my Ford Anglia in 1986, and that winter I covered it (inside,
>>> but in a rather damp atmosphere). It micro-blistered over about 1/3 of
>>> the body.
>>>
>>> That was the last time I covered it, and it was the last time it
>>> micro-blistered (although I am still stuck with the ones I got then!).
>>>
>>> Coincidence? I think not...
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Alan
>>>
>>> www.xtraspecialsevens.co.uk
>>> Lotus 7 S2 and S3 spares and restoration specialists
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: <mopar@jbcs2.net>
>>> To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 3:14 PM
>>> Subject: <VV> RE: Car cover
>>>
>>>
>>>> Personal opinion is to avoid car covers outdoors as they move around in
>>>> the
>>>> wind, and would actually hold moisture against the body.
>>>> Dust washes off, dust permeating the fabric of a cover can cause
>>>> scratches..........just my opinion.
>>>>
>>>> Gary Swiatowy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Subject: <VV> car cover
>>>>
>>>> I do not have money in my pocket to afford a gaeage, so I put up a
>>>> metal
>>>> car
>>>> port. The only problem is dust and night moisture. Last week I was at
>>>> Sams
>>>> Club and they had car cover for $50. I think it is very good and well
>>>> worth
>>>>
>>>> price.
>>>> Corvair Driver
>>>> Garland
>>>>
>>>>
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