Does anyone use a car cover?

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Re: Does anyone use a car cover?

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Re: Does anyone use a car cover?

Post by Audi Pardner » Sun Oct 05, 2014 7:20 pm

neilparf wrote:
adsgreen wrote:Also a parambulator garage is good although expensive.
I used an outdoor cover from specialised car covers and it fit perfectly with virtually no rubbing. The inside is a soft velvet type material so is kind to paintwork.

That being said there are restrictions... If the car is dirty going into the cover then the dirt will run on the paintwork. Really not great either if the car is soaking wet.

Might be worth goin for a couple layers of decent polish then at least it should rinse off
+1 on specialised covers - used the storm version and it is, restrictions as Ad's mentions aside, very good...
That's good, as I've just ordered one from them. :thumbs: I was going to go for an indoor cover, but my garage suffers from quite bad, intermittent condensation during the winter so I've gone for the storm cover. Called in at their works and got a tour of the workshop and was showed the different colours and materials on offer. Good folk to deal with and a v. reasonable price (£289 inc VAT and delivery).
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Re: Does anyone use a car cover?

Post by jaysrs4 » Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:14 pm

A lad that works for me used to work at Specialised Covers, he did all their filming and design work for them - i've been offered one at a really good discount, but not gone for it as I only need one whilst my car is in storage during our house build, so purchased one from another member.

Seriously tempted though, they've got some seriously nice stuff.
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Re: Does anyone use a car cover?

Post by RS04YOB » Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:12 pm

This is where I got mine from

http://www.carcovershop.co.uk/

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Re: Does anyone use a car cover?

Post by pmj » Mon Oct 06, 2014 10:22 pm

Like wise with the cat thing, the roof on my car is getting ruined so not only do I need to get it to valet magic I need a cover that I can use daily go protect it once it's sorted

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Re: Does anyone use a car cover?

Post by RossDagley » Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:59 am

RS04YOB wrote:This is my car cover I use it because I don't have a garage its in a car port I can live with the down falls of a car cover it has to be better than cats sleeping on it at night and pissing on it. Before putting the cover on the car is cleaned and completely dry

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Two questions.

First, where did you get this from? I like the tight hugging style.

Secondly, how did you get out of the car when you parked before fitting the cover? :D
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Re: Does anyone use a car cover?

Post by neilparf » Tue Oct 07, 2014 1:20 pm

Audi Pardner wrote:
neilparf wrote:
adsgreen wrote:Also a parambulator garage is good although expensive.
I used an outdoor cover from specialised car covers and it fit perfectly with virtually no rubbing. The inside is a soft velvet type material so is kind to paintwork.

That being said there are restrictions... If the car is dirty going into the cover then the dirt will run on the paintwork. Really not great either if the car is soaking wet.

Might be worth goin for a couple layers of decent polish then at least it should rinse off
+1 on specialised covers - used the storm version and it is, restrictions as Ad's mentions aside, very good...
That's good, as I've just ordered one from them. :thumbs: I was going to go for an indoor cover, but my garage suffers from quite bad, intermittent condensation during the winter so I've gone for the storm cover. Called in at their works and got a tour of the workshop and was showed the different colours and materials on offer. Good folk to deal with and a v. reasonable price (£289 inc VAT and delivery).
Well done - my Storm cover works hard and honestly, I'm really pleased with it :thumb:
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Re: Does anyone use a car cover?

Post by Ian_C » Tue Oct 07, 2014 5:48 pm

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Re: Does anyone use a car cover?

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Re: Does anyone use a car cover?

Post by RS04YOB » Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:39 pm

RossDagley wrote:
RS04YOB wrote:This is my car cover I use it because I don't have a garage its in a car port I can live with the down falls of a car cover it has to be better than cats sleeping on it at night and pissing on it. Before putting the cover on the car is cleaned and completely dry

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Two questions.

First, where did you get this from? I like the tight hugging style.

Secondly, how did you get out of the car when you parked before fitting the cover? :D
Hi its from http://www.carcovershop.co.uk/

I park up tight to the post's then shimmy out of the passenger side

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Re: Does anyone use a car cover?

Post by adsgreen » Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:59 pm

side bolster wear will be low ;)

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Re: Does anyone use a car cover?

Post by RS04YOB » Tue Oct 07, 2014 8:03 pm

adsgreen wrote:side bolster wear will be low ;)
Not a chance

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