[ysman007]

With my Giulietta almost running again, I will be parking the Gta.
What suggestions are there to cover my car?

My garage has steel gates, and openings instead of windows which allows the wind to carry in dust.

I would prefer not to use the conventional car covers, as it, IMO, leaves dusty micro ''scratch'' marks as the wind moves it around.

I was thinking linen sheets or a very thin and very large blanket?

 

[Ian Lusso]

You get car covers with microfibre inner linings to protect your paintwork. The car cover has to be breathable else damp may accumulate underneath it and cause damage.

 

[Guili]

Speak to Frost he has some nice ones in his garage, where he got them I'm not sure, ill be investing in one as well, just 3 more weeks then we are moving house!put windows in your garage lol!!!!

 

[richardk12]

Close the openings? then you will not get that much dust as you need to drive it at least every fortnight

 

[Eric Metz]

Ysman, use an internal soft cover, or steal some of your wife's winter sheets, cover the car with that (careful to make sure you cover all the corners end edges, and then use a good external cover that fits tight..... I even put an old sleeping bag (fully open) on the roof, and then the exterior cover, but that is mostly to give my cats a nice soft spot to sleep on :cheese:
This is for my Junior.

The Sud is in a fully closed Garage, and I do not have a good Internal cover for it, but since I do not need to worry about wind, a good External cover is good enough.....

I also have internal covers for the 156 and 159, spend the money and get them (I know they cost a bit....... watch this space, I also have a bit of a sideline going )

The covers Frost use are brilliant, but he does not need to worry about exterior covers, his garage is big enough for his cars, so the internal covers are more than ample to keep the dust away.

 

[scrgdk]

but that is mostly to give my cats a nice soft spot to sleep on :cheese:

You say that, my dogs have so much respect for the Alfa when they pee they pee on the Mazdas but when they come to the GTV, they pee next to it :cheese:

 

[ysman007]

Thx guys, got some ideas now.
No, won't be fitting windows, cause I'm renting.

Car covers I have tried were even XXL and it still did not extend further than the side skirt. But the front and back of the cover hung on the ground....go figure...

Maybe I must try a cover for a Suv.

 

[scrgdk]

Thx guys, got some ideas now.
No, won't be fitting windows, cause I'm renting.

Car covers I have tried were even XXL and it still did not extend further than the side skirt. But the front and back of the cover hung on the ground....go figure...

Maybe I must try a cover for a Suv.

About those sheets of your wife... they can be stitched together....

 

[springbok]

You can buy big sheets of microfibre cloth from Makro and sew them together to make a cover

 

[Frost]

Auto pajama, best cover u will ever buyClassic Cars, Care Care, We offer the best care care products on the market.

 

[ysman007]

Which one did you buy Frost, and how much did they charge you?
I like the idea of fleece on my car's body..

 

[springbok]

Pity they don't give prices on their website

 

[Frost]

Indoor ones are around the 2k mark depending on size, dont know on exterior ones, but give them a shout they are very helpfull , and will guarantee correct sizing for your specific car

 

[ysman007]

Indoor ones are around the 2k mark depending on size, dont know on exterior ones, but give them a shout they are very helpfull , and will guarantee correct sizing for your specific car

Wow...ok...just as you posted 2k, all the replies died a quick and silent death.... lol.
I need a card swiper on my keyboard for my cc....

Well, I suppose you can use that forever onwards. :thumbs:

Rian, give me your postal address, I have something to send you.

 

[Frost]

Its cheap considering a respray is 20k plus, and most other covers scratch the paint as u put them on and then chafe through the corners of the car as the wind tugs at it, but hey some people just dont think their cars are worth that much(2k is one percent of a R200 000 car)