Outdoor car covers fook the paintwork??

Scottd · Post by **Scottd** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:26 am

Right, while I'm (almost certainly) gonna be down in Guildford for the next 3 months the car may be sitting up here on the driveway, open to the elements all that time. I says to me dad I might get a car cover for it (I heard Lidl were doing some a while back for a tenner and Steve Banks would probably only want me left nut for his official Lotus one

)......
But my dad, coming from the generation where car's cost the same as houses, seems to be very familiar with outdoor car covers - and says they wear the paint off the car! Sitting all that time with the wind blowing the canvas cover over the paintwork I can see his point! He says he even knew a guy who used to but a blanket over the bonnet each night to keep the frost out and even that wore the paint off!

Fook, if that's the case why do Lotus sell these things? Should I try and find a garage to keep the car in? If I'm not going to be using the car all that time I'd at least like it to be not corroding at it's usual rapid rate!

cheers

scott

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:43 am

Drive it darn sarf. Else I might be able to find you a spot in my underground car park. There is an unmarked spot near the bins .....

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:59 am

I have one, the places where it touches the car are held tight so it would have to be very strong winds to wear it away. Remember that generaton are used to crappyer paint too. Just make sure the car is spotlessly clean first.

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:04 am

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote: Remember that generaton are used to crappyer paint too. Just make sure the car is spotlessly clean first.

Crappier paint than Lotus - only on Fiats and Alfasuds

Post by **simon** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:26 pm

Andy G wrote:Crappier paint than Lotus - only on Fiats and Alfasuds

Agreed, paint quality is worse nowadays than it used to be.

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:10 pm

be careful mate. I have some nasty laquer scratches over the rear wheelarches from the cover I used last winter. That was after cleaning the car before covering... and it was a 'tailored' cover.

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:25 pm

GregR wrote: That was after cleaning the car before covering...

There is you problem, the clams are just there to act as ablative shields to the chassis and keep the rocks off you!
HTH

LotusLee · Post by **LotusLee** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 4:41 pm

Hi Scott,
I could probably fit it in my garage if your stuck.
Lee

SteveBanks · Post by **SteveBanks** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 7:31 pm

and Steve Banks would probably only want me left nut for his official Lotus one

Considering your testicles are so small, I'd be wanting both you cheap skate barsteward!!!

Now fcuk off down to Guildford and give me some peace for a few months