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Originally Posted by DavidB
It is not recommended to cover a wet car. If you trap water under the cover and then the sun later comes out, it will cause all kinds of problem. Not to mention it's difficult to dry a car cover.
If you car has light dust, you should with it down with a buffing towel and a detail spray. A good duster will also work. Under no circumstances should you ever cover a dirty car. It will cause more damage than it does good.
Also, if it's windy outside, remove your car cover. Constant flapping of the cover on your paint will also cause problems.
I recently started a Car Cover Guide. I plan to add several more sections, including how to properly cover and uncover your car. As mentioned above, the proper technique is to roll/fold it... back to center, front to center, then left to right. This creates a nice package that's then easy to unfold.
Car Cover Buyer's Guide
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In your car cover buyer's guide, you mention that you should get a light colored car if you live in a sunnier climate. I question this thinking, because if you hold up a dark sheet against the sun, and a white sheet against the sun,the black sheet will definitely block a lot more light, and if you lay down a black sheet and a white sheet over grass, the grass covered by the black sheet will die in a few weeks, while the grass under the white sheet will still be growing, because the black sheet blocked the sun that the grass needed in order to live, however, the white sheet let light in, allowing the grass to live. In addition to this, people in the Middle East often wear black clothing to protect them from the sun.