bigad4x4

Taken the cossie of the road now for winter , what i would like to

know is a bad idea to cover up the car and leave

it for say 6 months in a normal garage? it can get pretty cold i guess so

is it a bad idea to leave a carcover on it? or leave it off?

Dont really want the cover getting dampish on my new

paintjob dont know what to do any advise would be great

Staffi

iTrader: (1)

Ad, have you thought about investing in a carcoon? it get's pretty damp in garages even if you don't think it and with the carcoon atleast it'll keep it nice and dry, don't know about the cost of them though..

I know Jim used to store the Saff for 6 months or so, drop him a PM....


Pete...

gibbo frst

iTrader: (2)

mine gets condensation under the car so bad that it starts dripping off if its covered up or not but the cover keeps off any crap that would settle on top.. got a heater under it now...

BM08

If the garage is heated then it would stay dry? suppose it would cost alot to get heating fitted though

Big G

Put a couple of saucers of salt IN the car

Staffi

iTrader: (1)

And a few fish.............

bigad4x4

Come again Big G

Neil@FastFord

Carcoon all the way for storage!

Big G

Any damp that may come into the car, will be soaked up by the salt, an olde worldy trick, go and ask yer grandad

bigad4x4

Cant mate he aint on this plannet Nice bit of advice thou

Any ideas of a price of a cocoon?

Gaz 88

here u are mate cheaper than having heating fitted and they do a better job..!
http://www.carcoon.co.uk/carcoons.asp

bigad4x4

Cheers Gaz

S1rst

If you dont want to shell out on a carcoon, then go for a breathable indoor cover.

By the way, the salt is a good short term method to draw the moisture from the air, but for 6 months i think it would be very minimal to be honest. Excellent for the interiors though.

Also regarding the carcoon, ask them for an ex-demo to save some cash.

RobL

a decent indoor breathable cover will keep the moisture off ,i got an hamilton classics one cost about 90 quid
get a few dehumidifiers in your garage like these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DEHUMIDIFIER-D...QQcmdZViewItem

should help get the moisture out the air

coco16i

Dont use a car cover mate if its been painted recently, my mate did this to his Mk2 RS2000 and made a real mess of the paintwork as seemed to draw moisture out from under the paint and went all bubbly like an aero !!!!

Might have been something to do with the paintjob but would still be wary of covering the car just in case !!

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

I always put my cover over my car when i put it in the garage for over winter. I keep having a look under it to make sure there is no condensation starting.

SteveB

iTrader: (3)

I'll just cover mine in wax, leave it on axle stands with the wheels off until April 1st Main problem is mine's parked in a garage in a block of garages with no heating etc etc


Steve