Going to buy a car cover for my g/f's cobra. It will be sitting outside all winter so I would like something that is rated for outdoor use(snow) and wont let water seep through. She has a cover for it right now but its more or less a indoor cover I think. We used it one time to try it out when it rained and the car was pretty soaked under the cover when we took it off. Interested in one on summit, its a wolf 172-22044. Says its a block-it Noah. Does this seem like a good cover to buy? Trying to avoid going over $150 or so also. So what do you guys use?
Car covers
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Duncan McDougal
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You have to get a car cover that lets in the rain. The reason that water has to pass through the cover is for mildew. If the humidity can not escape it will build up under the car cover and cause mildew and mold.
Just a little info on car covers. I have the steeda car cover and it is pretty nice when it is new. The cover has snapping tie downs and a locking cable, it is good enough to stay on in a hurricane (I know from experience). Don't expect them to last longer than a year before they deteriorate and rip. The plus side is that they have a life time warranty, so you just pay 5-9 dollars for shipping and they will send you a brand new one. What sucks is I have done this three times or once per year.
If you want a nice custom fit car cover that is thick then I would suggest the evolution from Kimberly-Clark Block-It Car Cover Fabric
Just a little info on car covers. I have the steeda car cover and it is pretty nice when it is new. The cover has snapping tie downs and a locking cable, it is good enough to stay on in a hurricane (I know from experience). Don't expect them to last longer than a year before they deteriorate and rip. The plus side is that they have a life time warranty, so you just pay 5-9 dollars for shipping and they will send you a brand new one. What sucks is I have done this three times or once per year.
If you want a nice custom fit car cover that is thick then I would suggest the evolution from Kimberly-Clark Block-It Car Cover Fabric
Custom fit covers are the way to go. More expensive, but they fit tight and don't even blow around in heavy wind. I have one for my 5.0. It's 8 years old and still working nicely
1990Coupe
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Duncan McDougal
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You not understanding the water thing are you? If you let water sit under the car cover for even a couple of days it will start to mildew. I know this from experience. I thought that since I was going to store my project car outdoors for the Florida winter, why not just get a tarp that is waterproof. Well long story short I took the tarp off to start her up after a couple of days of rain and guess what I find? My new convertible top and my deck lid had mildew forming on them. The tarp did its job a little too well. When the rain dried up and at night when the dew fell the moisture was getting under the cover and with the tarp being waterproof would not escape so it just stayed there and stagnated.
The only way you are going to keep those rain spots off the car is either buy a house with a garage or get one of those carports they sell at lowes.
Also, when I use to keep my other car outside with a car cover on in the rain. It would be fine if you simply let the cove. There would be a little dust on the car if your cover was really dirty but no rain spots. This was the steeda cover. Remember the main job of a car cover is protect the car from sun damage caused by UV and bird and tree droppings.
Beasty306GT
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THought about that also, carports(the tarp style ones) tend to act as a greenhouse with moisture kinda why I was steering away from one.
And yes Iam understanding the water thing. What Iam saying it does the whole car get soaked or just a few areas so I can just use some quick detaiing spray to clean it? If you'd like to buy me a garage your more then welcome to. If not that will have to wait a couple years.
Saleen0679
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You just need a good quality car cover that is water repellent and "breathes". The breathable material allows any moisture/humidity that is trapped under the cover to evaporate though the cover while repelling the larger water droplets (rain). Any standing water that collects in areas like between the rear window and the tail on a hatchback should be removed as soon as possible since the some of the standing water will eventually seep through. The NOAH covers are pretty good. They're a bit bulky because they are multi-layer and also add a little padding. In my experience NOAH covers also like to create static when folding and unfolding.
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