car cover recommendation?

[lionbacker54]

anyone here keep their BRZ/FRS outside during the snowy winter? i have always kept mine in a garage, and driven a winter beater. that however means scraping off ice every morning and starting the engine 10 mins early to warm up. not really a problem, but if there's a good car cover you guys can recommend, i give the garage spot to the winter beater and keep the BRZ outside.

any input, good or bad, on car covers tried would be appreciated.

[lionbacker54]

anyone here keep their BRZ/FRS outside during the snowy winter? i have always kept mine in a garage, and driven a winter beater. that however means scraping off ice every morning and starting the engine 10 mins early to warm up. not really a problem, but if there's a good car cover you guys can recommend, i give the garage spot to the winter beater and keep the BRZ outside.

any input, good or bad, on car covers tried would be appreciated.

[go_a_way1]

Originally Posted by lionbacker54

anyone here keep their BRZ/FRS outside during the snowy winter? i have always kept mine in a garage, and driven a winter beater. that however means scraping off ice every morning and starting the engine 10 mins early to warm up. not really a problem, but if there's a good car cover you guys can recommend, i give the garage spot to the winter beater and keep the BRZ outside.

any input, good or bad, on car covers tried would be appreciated.

In before you search hahaha!! Also no need to make 2 threads in 2 sections

Okay I do not recommend a cover unless you don't mind damaging your paint. A car cover should really only be used if the car is going to be stored in garage for more than 6 months and the cover will not be coming off once in that time.Your car will be dirty and taking off and putting on the cover will rub the dirt into the paint and ruin it. You should just leave your car on the street uncovered.

[go_a_way1]

Originally Posted by lionbacker54

anyone here keep their BRZ/FRS outside during the snowy winter? i have always kept mine in a garage, and driven a winter beater. that however means scraping off ice every morning and starting the engine 10 mins early to warm up. not really a problem, but if there's a good car cover you guys can recommend, i give the garage spot to the winter beater and keep the BRZ outside.

any input, good or bad, on car covers tried would be appreciated.

No need to double post, I responded on your other post.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by go_a_way1

In before you search hahaha!! Also no need to make 2 threads in 2 sections

Okay I do not recommend a cover unless you don't mind damaging your paint. A car cover should really only be used if the car is going to be stored in garage for more than 6 months and the cover will not be coming off once in that time.Your car will be dirty and taking off and putting on the cover will rub the dirt into the paint and ruin it. You should just leave your car on the street uncovered.

I agree, as I have used a variety of covers for external use with mixed results. Good during the summer months if you keep the paint work spotless however winter months a pain in the neck. Condensation and the wind play havoc leading to all sorts of damage to the paint.

[stevesnj]

Originally Posted by go_a_way1

In before you search hahaha!! Also no need to make 2 threads in 2 sections

Okay I do not recommend a cover unless you don't mind damaging your paint. A car cover should really only be used if the car is going to be stored in garage for more than 6 months and the cover will not be coming off once in that time.Your car will be dirty and taking off and putting on the cover will rub the dirt into the paint and ruin it. You should just leave your car on the street uncovered.

Why not just wash your car before putting the cover on?

[Cole]

Originally Posted by stevesnj

Why not just wash your car before putting the cover on?

Have you ever driven a car in the winter time? Especially a winter in Western Canada? There's so much shit on the road in the winter months, it's near impossible to keep your car clean for 30 seconds after you come out of a touchless wash.

[stevesnj]

Originally Posted by lionbacker54

anyone here keep their BRZ/FRS outside during the snowy winter? i have always kept mine in a garage, and driven a winter beater. that however means scraping off ice every morning and starting the engine 10 mins early to warm up. not really a problem, but if there's a good car cover you guys can recommend, i give the garage spot to the winter beater and keep the BRZ outside.

any input, good or bad, on car covers tried would be appreciated.

Just got this cover from Coverking Based on research and user input of this specific cover. I feel confident it will work as intended

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=188

[stevesnj]

Originally Posted by Cole

Have you ever driven a car in the winter time? Especially a winter in Western Canada? There's so much shit on the road in the winter months, it's near impossible to keep your car clean for 30 seconds after you come out of a touchless wash.

I'm from NJ I know salt and it's effect. I find a way to keep my vehicles clean during the winter. It's a pain but i'd rather take the chance of a few scratches that can be polished out than salt and dirt sitting on the paint and under the chassis. I take it to a DIY car wash close by. Any stuff I get on the car on the way home is easily cleaned off before I would put a cover on. It's not that difficult.

[go_a_way1]

Originally Posted by stevesnj

Why not just wash your car before putting the cover on?

Ita still gona get dirty if its outside. Op will also need to remove cover to start car once a month in winter then reinstall it

[Cole]

Originally Posted by stevesnj

I'm from NJ I know salt and it's effect. I find a way to keep my vehicles clean during the winter. It's a pain but i'd rather take the chance of a few scratches that can be polished out than salt and dirt sitting on the paint and under the chassis. I take it to a DIY car wash close by. Any stuff I get on the car on the way home is easily cleaned off before I would put a cover on. It's not that difficult.

lol k. What is salt going to do to a zinc plated and painted metal structure? Not much.

The amount of effort that people go through to maintain their economy cars is hilarious.

[stevesnj]

Originally Posted by Cole

lol k. What is salt going to do to a zinc plated and painted metal structure?

Rust

[stevesnj]

Originally Posted by go_a_way1

Ita still gona get dirty if its outside.

True, but it would be significantly less than if left uncovered I would think.

[Cole]

Originally Posted by stevesnj

Rust

Uhm, nope. Zinc plating and paint significantly reduce the possibility of corrosion.

Source: I'm a corrosion technician, and work on structures far more likely to corrode than a car. One of the best methods for stopping corrosion? Putting a coating on a structure.