car cover

Crissytal · 10-05-2014, 07:29 PM

I always worry about the cover doing more harm than good. Mine is a daily driver and I cannot wash the car before putting the cover on everyday. I worry about all the grit and grime the car picks up on the highway going to and from work. That would then get ground in to the paint with the car cover (not to mention get embedded in the cover itself). It seems like a disaster for scratches to me. Am I just being paranoid?

Dirk McGurck · 10-05-2014, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Crissytal

I always worry about the cover doing more harm than good. Mine is a daily driver and I cannot wash the car before putting the cover on everyday. I worry about all the grit and grime the car picks up on the highway going to and from work. That would then get ground in to the paint with the car cover (not to mention get embedded in the cover itself). It seems like a disaster for scratches to me. Am I just being paranoid?

I'll wipe down the car of obvious crap before putting the cover on. But at this point I'm fine with some swirl marks over huge chunks of paint missing due to bird crap and sap.

scottIN · 10-06-2014, 09:35 AM

An ill fitting cover will beat the crap out of your paint even more than a perfect fit one. Spend the extra money and get the correct one. If it's $100 more, that's less than you would pay to have your car polished out once the generic cover takes it's toll on your paint.

10-05-2014, 07:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Crissytal Base Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: WNC Posts: 21 Drives: to work Rep Power: 11	I always worry about the cover doing more harm than good. Mine is a daily driver and I cannot wash the car before putting the cover on everyday. I worry about all the grit and grime the car picks up on the highway going to and from work. That would then get ground in to the paint with the car cover (not to mention get embedded in the cover itself). It seems like a disaster for scratches to me. Am I just being paranoid? MagmaRed370z likes this.

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10-06-2014, 09:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
scottIN Track Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: New Castle, Indiana Posts: 764 Drives: '12 370Z Rep Power: 55	An ill fitting cover will beat the crap out of your paint even more than a perfect fit one. Spend the extra money and get the correct one. If it's $100 more, that's less than you would pay to have your car polished out once the generic cover takes it's toll on your paint.