Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[Pmacca2000]

With the new car on the way I’m looking to put the omega in my garage, can anyone recommend a car cover to protect her while she’s resting?

[tunnie]

Personally I don't think car covers are needed, especially in a garage. You need to let the car 'breath' with some air rotation, the cover will just block everything. Being in a garage it's protected from the elements, so not really needed in my view.

[STEMO]

Personally I don't think car covers are needed, especially in a garage. You need to let the car 'breath' with some air rotation, the cover will just block everything. Being in a garage it's protected from the elements, so not really needed in my view.

Those cars that are left to ‘breathe’ in barns don’t fare too well. 

[Kevin Wood]

Personally I don't think car covers are needed, especially in a garage. You need to let the car 'breath' with some air rotation, the cover will just block everything. Being in a garage it's protected from the elements, so not really needed in my view.

Those cars that are left to ‘breathe’ in barns don’t fare too well. 

Assuming the roof doesn't leak and the floor doesn't flood, ventilation is required to keep something dry in an unheated building. A car in a ventilated barn will get damp, because, often there'll be a spell of very cold dry weather followed by milder damp weather. Damp air gets into the barn and the moisture condenses on the car which has been cooled below the dew point. You are relying on ventilation to take the moisture away again when the dew point rises.

Covering the car is a tradeoff between inevitably slowing this process by interfering with the ventilation and preventing dust, bird poop, etc. settling on the car.

There's no right or wrong answer. You just have to decide based on the environment what's best. Make sure the cover is of a breathable material, though.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Old cotton sheets are as good as anything IMO and can be picked up cheaply from your nearest charity shop. 

[henryd]

Personally I don't think car covers are needed, especially in a garage. You need to let the car 'breath' with some air rotation, the cover will just block everything. Being in a garage it's protected from the elements, so not really needed in my view.

Those cars that are left to ‘breathe’ in barns don’t fare too well. 

Assuming the roof doesn't leak and the floor doesn't flood, ventilation is required to keep something dry in an unheated building. A car in a ventilated barn will get damp, because, often there'll be a spell of very cold dry weather followed by milder damp weather. Damp air gets into the barn and the moisture condenses on the car which has been cooled below the dew point. You are relying on ventilation to take the moisture away again when the dew point rises.

Covering the car is a tradeoff between inevitably slowing this process by interfering with the ventilation and preventing dust, bird poop, etc. settling on the car.

There's no right or wrong answer. You just have to decide based on the environment what's best. Make sure the cover is of a breathable material, though.

Friend of mine has  an inflatable bubble car cover which uses what looks like a couple of computer fans to keep it inflated,seems to keep the dust off his classic and with the air movement should be good for it plus the cover doesnt touch the car

[Kevin Wood]

Yes, as long as the fan inlets are filtered, I'm sure it's fine. 

If not, the whole thing'll probably fill with dust eventually, like my PC does once a year or so.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Personally I don't think car covers are needed, especially in a garage. You need to let the car 'breath' with some air rotation, the cover will just block everything. Being in a garage it's protected from the elements, so not really needed in my view.

Those cars that are left to ‘breathe’ in barns don’t fare too well. 

You've just posted this to demonstrate you know the difference between breath and breathe......and Tunnie doesn't

Smartarse.

.......and how much longer do we need to endure the fooking Christmas smiley?

[STEMO]

Personally I don't think car covers are needed, especially in a garage. You need to let the car 'breath' with some air rotation, the cover will just block everything. Being in a garage it's protected from the elements, so not really needed in my view.

Those cars that are left to ‘breathe’ in barns don’t fare too well. 

You've just posted this to demonstrate you know the difference between breath and breathe......and Tunnie doesn't

Smartarse.

Nah. I’m incapable of being that subtle 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Personally I don't think car covers are needed, especially in a garage. You need to let the car 'breath' with some air rotation, the cover will just block everything. Being in a garage it's protected from the elements, so not really needed in my view.

Those cars that are left to ‘breathe’ in barns don’t fare too well. 

You've just posted this to demonstrate you know the difference between breath and breathe......and Tunnie doesn't

Smartarse.

Nah. I’m incapable of being that subtle 

...about as subtle as a shit in a swimming pool.

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

Dehumidifier in the garage?

We have a less than airtight garage and after a month under cover, one of the fleet was looking awfully "sweaty".