<VV> Re: Car cover/Moisture

Alan and Clare Wesson alan.wesson@atlas.co.uk
Mon, 25 Oct 2004 19:35:53 +0100 

Meant to say - it also helps it you put some kind of spacers in between the 
cover and the car, but it still tends to sag in a lot of places.

I think a lot of the reason our experiences on this are different is because 
I live in the dampest part of the dampest place on earth!

Finally, I haven't solved the moisture rising from a concrete floor problem 
either (guess what my garage floor is made of). Plastic is supposed to help, 
but I am not convinced, and anyway, it tends to tear when you drive on it!

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 6:59 PM
Subject: Car cover/Moisture


>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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