Car cover questions

sftempest66 · 09-07-06, 04:59

Hey guys, well I was wondering where I could find a nice, waterproof car cover for my girlfriends car, her car sits outside and gets sprinkled on by her sprinklers every night, and the water is filled with minerals so no matter how clean her car is, or even how much wax it has on it, the next morning it is covered in mineral deposits and water spots

, anyone know a good and relatively cheap car cover that I could purchase for her?

qballjr13 · 09-07-06, 07:04

Not sure about cheap but The California Car Cover Company probably makes the best covers in the market. The "Noah" is their waterproof cover.

jdhutchin · 09-07-06, 08:16

"Good" and "cheap" don't necessarily go together for car covers. Make sure you get a breathable one and one that fits right- otherwise it can damage the paint.

David Fermani · 09-07-06, 09:15

I think that car covers should not be used outside (IMHO). Especially by Autopian standards. It is certain to cause marring and do more harm good. I'd park the car down the street before putting a cover on it.

gopedhead · 09-08-06, 01:46

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Originally Posted by David Fermani

I think that car covers should not be used outside (IMHO). Especially by Autopian standards. It is certain to cause marring and do more harm good. I'd park the car down the street before putting a cover on it.

every stentence either confuses me, or contradicts eachother. what are you tryign to say?

David Fermani · 09-08-06, 05:26

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Originally Posted by gopedhead

every stentence either confuses me, or contradicts eachother. what are you tryign to say?

If you put a cover on a vehicle, it has to be totally 100% clean(just washed) or any dust particles will be rubbed into the paint from the car cover. Most covers allow water and dirt to be passed through the cover and onto the finish. If you cover your car and it happens to rain over night, dirt, (from rain water) will be marring your paint every time the wind blows or when you remover the cover. I've never seen a cover that was totally water repellant that didn't do that. If there is such a cover(there might be), you would have to atleast wash your car every night right before you cover it and hope that the wind doesn't blow any sand, or micor particles up behind the cover & wedge itself between the cover and your finish. That's a lot of work and instead(if it were me) I would much rather park my car away from the sprinklers instead go through this inadequate proceedure every time the sprinkler goes off.
Could the sprinkler be timed to go off when the car isn't there??

gopedhead · 09-09-06, 01:35

i hate sprinkelers. ijsut washed my car yesterday, parked my car across the street and forgot about my neighbors stupid sprinklers and now it has depostis everywhere! i was ready to knock his teeth out. lol.