OT. sorry,What are the safest and or softest car covers?

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Hawkeye_TDI

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Can anyone here shed some light on this? I have a noah brand and I'm sure it scratches my finish. I have heard flannel is good, but are flannel covers 100% cotton, including the stiching? I need one for inside my garage.

Thanks

Bruce

:confused:
 
I found the same problems with the several covers I bought... so here is what I did...



I went and bought 6 king sized 100% cotton sheets (not fitted)... and cover my car in sections.



mike
 
I recently was on a mission to find a good old fashioned cotton car cover for use inside the garage. I finally found what I was looking for. :p It is a poly/cotton blend made by Coverite, appears to be quite soft and is machine washable. It even has a flap that allows access to the driver’s door when the cover is on.



You can find it at www.sevensaturdays.com
 
DFTowel said:
I recently was on a mission to find a good old fashioned cotton car cover for use inside the garage. I finally found what I was looking for. :p It is a poly/cotton blend made by Coverite, appears to be quite soft and is machine washable. It even has a flap that allows access to the driver’s door when the cover is on.



You can find it at www.sevensaturdays.com
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DF,

How long have you had this cover. Have you noticed any visible scratches on the finish? Which part is poly? Is the "flannel" liner 100% cotton or is it a poly blend? Does it keep out dust?

Thanks

Bruce

:bounce
 
Bruce Peter I have told most of my detailing customers to forget the cover unless they meet two conditions

1) the car is being put away for an entire season

2) it is not an active garage

(meaning that no one is openning and closing entry or garage doors)

reason being that the air pressure in the garage changes as doors open and close, that is why you see windows move and so does dust and the cover itself, causing the scuffs or scratches you observed. Don't always blame the cover, I'm sure you did your research before you bought it and for every horror story of a cover there are 100 people who love them. Putting them on and off also contributes especially if you do it alone.

Get a good QD and deal with the dust.:xyxthumbs
 
Poorboy,

Thank you for you feedback. I do lay her up for the winter season. During the driving season I take her out only on weekends etc. The problem I have with QD and dusting is that no matter how I try not to, and no matter what towels I use (I've tried MF form Autotech and 100% cotton) to Qd her I get swirls. However. I recently ordered some Microfiber tech Elite MF's. I will try the Qd again using these.



What I had planned to do this winter was to do a thourough SMR and prep the car for several coats of Z2. If I can't master the QD detail I will set myself back with every dusting. My hope was to put a coat or two on every weekend until I reach around 5 or so total. I thought using the car cover would help prevent the dust and subsequent QD detail prior to every coat.



What am I doing wrong in my QD?



The scratches I suspect the cover is causing are not swirl type in nature. They are just simply annoying to anal enthusiasts like me. I seem to see them on the front and ear pillars.



any suggestions?

Bruce
 
Bruce Peter swirls wont come from a car cover, scuffs and some haze look yes, when using your QD and mf do you always go back and forth with a very light touch. Swirls can only be made by using a circular motion using either not enough lubrication or too much pressure. I have read from Zaino users and a posted note from Sal Zaino on another site, that layering of his products will not make it better.

I also believe that Intel(David) has also written much about prep-work being the true key, which is true for anal people, not the general public who want it fast and easy. Try your new towels with your current line of products. If you become frustrated, call me for an appointment and I'll help you out. You're less than an hours drive away.:wavey
 
Poorboy,

Sal said that layering does not help? That's news to me since his web site indicates the opposite.



The scuufs you refer to is what I see from my cover.



I use very little pressure at all when I dust. On the hood and trunk I drag the MF like you might a shammy. I have not noticed the swirls on the truck or hood. I do see them on the sides. Perhaps I need to dust in an up and down motion, like Sal suggests to apply Z2? I generally go side to side using Z6 sparingly. Perhaps I need to use more Z6. My car is Carbon black and shows everything.

Anyway Thanks for the offer. I may just take you up on that

PM me your phone number.

Bruce
 
Agree with Justin TRW,

Don't be afraid of the CCD. Do a search here, I think you will find that the majority are fine with the CCD as long as technique is proper and the CCD is "seasoned" the right way. If you get the majority of the dust w/the CCD and then QD using the proper technique and the right towels, you should be fine. So many people here are using these techniques and getting awesome results w/no scratching/swirling/marring.

Regards, Eric
 
Flannel lined cotton covers are old technology nowadays. They allow dust to pass through the cover, since the weave is open, and the cotton absorbs moisture that's in the air. A much better choice is Dustop, which a material Kimberly Clark makes. It will block dust, and doesn't absorb moisture.



I have Evolution 4 and Dustop covers for all my cars, and they get used every day. I have no problems with them marring the paint surface, but I take the usual precautions:



1) wash and dry

2) California Duster

3) Quick Detail



before putting the covers on. Even on my airport car, I dust them, and quick detail before slapping the cover, cable and lock on, and after 5 years the ol' Contour SVT looks great.
 
As an outdoor cover material, Evolution 4 is essentially obsolete. Weathershield by Covercraft and Stormshield by Coverking are superior in every way except for the extra "ding" protection provided by the bulkier Evolution 4 material.



If you follow this link and click "shopping assistant," you'll see that Evolution 4's ratings for sun,snow, rain and dust are inferior to Weathershield's:



http://www.autoanything.com/evolution4covers.asp



My personal favorite outdoor cover is Stormshield by www.coverking.com It's very water repellent, but "breathes" well to allow moisture to escape from under the cover. It also has a smooth electroflocked layer of cotton on the inner lining.



Dean
 
Bruce Peter, let me get this straight, do you just use QD on your car when you take the cover off? If you do, why don't you just wash the car and then apply some QD on it afterwards?
 
Dean said:
As an outdoor cover material, Evolution 4 is essentially obsolete. Weathershield by Covercraft and Stormshield by Coverking are superior in every way except for the extra "ding" protection provided by the bulkier Evolution 4 material.



Dean
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Dean - the ding protection is exactly why I use Ev4. The extra layer, albeit bulky, is just the trick for inconsiderate folks who persist in parking next to me.



Weathershield is a better material, but doesn't offer much in the way of ding protection when a car's sitting at the airport for a week.
 
Estoril ///M said:
Bruce Peter, let me get this straight, do you just use QD on your car when you take the cover off? If you do, why don't you just wash the car and then apply some QD on it afterwards?
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That's what Iplan to do. I was looking for a way to avoid the wash step but it appears, with my dark colored car, I can't .

CCD swirl it, QD with cotton swirls it, so I'm stumped.

Thanks for all your help guys. BTW you can call me Bruce.

Regards;

Bruce

:bounce
 
Bruce Peter said:
... CCD swirl it ...
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I'm speechless. Your car seems to have a VERY delicate finish. I was very worried about the CCD until I searched and read what regulars over here had to say about it. I've since bought one and have been using it very happily.



I've trimmed down my bucket washing to once per week now that I CCD and QD the car every day when I park it. Seems like a lot less wear and tear on my carnauba topper since I don't have to put the mitt and water to it every couple of days.



Not saying you should reconsider, but maybe you haven't found the trick to make it work for you? Every time I remove my car cover (two people, no sliding) I CCD the car before even thinking about laying a finger on her.



Here's an interesting thread I found.



This CCD thread
 
From past experience if your car is black just forget about covering it. It will scratch it to hell and back. I mean it probably does this for all cars but with black it is soooo noticeable. I'll never buy a black car again!
 
I hope this doesn't constitute "thread-jacking." My hope is just to keep this cover discussion within one thread.



I work near (very near! -- way too near!! -- like only 25 yards from) one of the most active railroad tracks in this state. I've read plenty about the damage caused to paint finish from the tiny iron filings that trains/tracks generate. And these particular trains are carrying hundreds of open carloads of coal to the East every day. I'm planning to buy a high-quality cover, and have appreciated the various tips and testimonials in this thread.



By the time I get to the office each morning, I might be able to take a minute to use the CCD, but no way will I be able to do a QD too. I keep the car quite clean, the Zaino has been great, and there are no scratches/swirls that I can see. But I've only had it about 3 months, and am worried about long-term damage. (By the way, things like public transportation and parking garages do not exist in this one-horse town.)



So ... which is likely to cause more damage: leaving the Jag exposed to all that metal/abrasive junk in the air? or putting a cover on and off everyday with just a CCD treatment?
 
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