Ok, not happy at all :2Mad, I’ve had my RX a week and have been keeping her outside under a car cover which has worked fine until this morning, It was very windy over the weekend and I unmasked the car to find dull patches all over it where the cover has rubbed, I’m hoping (and praying) that these marks will polish out, but needless to say I won’t be using the cover anymore.
This leads to my question, I don’t have the luxury of a garage, but want to keep the RX tip top, is there anyone else who keeps their rex outside, and what do you do to keep it from the elements?
I keep mine outside, i just have to wash it a lot :(
I decided against a cover for the very reasons you describe - it\'s worst with a white car!
i got it fitted car cover from RotaryArt! had it for a few months now in all sorts of weather and its been spot on with no rub marks anywhere! still wash it alot tho (about 2-3 times a week) but i am a fanny :D
i have the same problem and the best solution i have found is to put a duvet cover under the cover - this way it protects the paint slightly
biggest thing i have found is where the cover rubs on the wheel arches .. its making a right mess :(
I\'ve used various different car covers over the years, ranging from cheapo halfords ones to fitted ones which cost me a couple hundred quid. I conclued a while ago that they are all sh*te. The problems with them I find:
1.) No matter how water proof they say they are you always find the car is damp, mainly from trapping water underneath.
2.) It tends to attract more attention than the cars normally would as scallies etc want to see whats underneath.
3.) Scratches, dull patches etc as you described.
4.) Pain in the a$$ to keep taking off and refitting.
5.) Storage of the cover when using the car especially if it\'s wet.
6.) If left for a long time under cover the inside of the car can start to smell damp.
7.) Have to wait for the car to be dry before you can put the cover on...... which in this country is hardly ever.
etc etc....
In conclusion for me they are more hassle and damaging than they are worth.
Cheers for the reaplys chaps, should these patches polish out or had I better start saving for a respray?
Nahh you\'ll be able to buff it out. If you know how to use G3 compound properly there\'s not much that stuff cant handle. Even T-cut would probably do.
I keep mine outside. With a vented bonnet too wih no cover. Not had any big issues with it.
Quote from: Kevin;542653Nahh you\'ll be able to buff it out. If you know how to use G3 compound properly there\'s not much that stuff cant handle. Even T-cut would probably do.
the cover i got from rotary art had a paded underlining to provent these "rub" marks,
yeah after G3 you will need a finishing compound/polish to go over the area\'s you have used G3 to protect the paint and restore the shiney finish!
steven
Quote from: grinder;542639i have the same problem and the best solution i have found is to put a duvet cover under the cover - this way it protects the paint slightly
biggest thing i have found is where the cover rubs on the wheel arches .. its making a right mess :(
The problem with doing this is a duvet will attract and hold moister, would you strap a wet sponge to your car over the winter.
if you have a drive you can get an temp aluminium shelter for it like me :)
Realistically if you are going to keep a car outside, either put up with a car that will get wet and marked or if you use a cover (and we have never had a complaint about the ones we\'ve sold) you need to ideally dry the car before wrapping it up, if you leave a car with road grit on it a cover will use that grit as a sandpaper. I have no way of know how other customers have treated there cars before using our covers, some do just cover the car without washing and dont get scratched, this is either because they are lucky or I have to say the covers we sell are bloody good.
A nice tight fit is always going to be better than some cheapo uni fitting cover from halfords that flaps about in the wind.
You can also get plastic bubbles that dehumidify
The cover I’ve been using is a Fujita cover which is tailored to the car, it’s a very tight fit but it was windy enough at the weekend to move it about. I’ll avoid using it from now on I think...
I\'ll give her polish tonight and hopefully all will be fine...
Mine just stays outside parked on the street...the paint is 14 years old so it\'s never going to be that clean so i don\'t really bother :) It gets cleaned when I can be bothered.
The dull patches could be where the water has gotten in to the laquer.... all you need to do is take the cover off for a few days, possibly a week, then the colour will come back. once this happend, give it a good doing over with a clay bar, polish then wax to seal the paint again! if you let it go too far it will end up the paint will be knackerd & a respray will be in order!!
Jono
Quote from: g11ary;542685The problem with doing this is a duvet will attract and hold moister, would you strap a wet sponge to your car over the winter.
yup thats another problem i encounter
but mine is a cab - and the roof does leak on it - so i would rather the duvet cover hold moisture that 6 inch of water in the foot well
at the old house we had a car port - soooooo much easier
I\'m going to buy an outside Carcoon expensive yes but I know someone who has had one for years without issue it dries the car with a flow of air and conditions the battery. I recently bought a car cover from e-bay it was only £39 from a seller called snowdogs or something similar its very good but in the wind despite having a soft inner lining did mark my black FD. I store my old Lotus every year SORN and will now put the cover from e-bay over it to prevent a layer of dust collecting and that is about the only use for so called outside car covers in my opinion.
I bought a generic cover for about £110 a few years back that you can put on the car wet as it\'s a breathable cover. I have wide arches on my car and it doesn\'t seem to have done anything to the paint.
Trouble when I leave mine out now though is a water leak somewhere around the boot / rear screen seal. Gonna get myself a pet duck for the pond where the bins used to be....
After 4 hours of washing, polishing and waxing all evidence of mondays mishap has vanished, and the car looks great too!
I think the more expensive tighter car covers wont have this effect, the cheaper say Halfords ones will rub.
Might have to invest in a more expensive cover me thinks ??
http://www.coveryourcar.co.uk/store/home.php
there you are chap :Thumbsup!