Car Covers - Following on from water ingress post.

[MikeGF]

I read through Volitaires water ingress thread with interest, as I too have 4 paddling pools in my car, 1 in each footwell, 1 behind each of the seats. Today I had 2 inches in the driver footwell!!

Any way, I need a car cover. Desperately. Which one do you use, or can highly recommend? Car is parked on my drive. NO garage.

I could search the archives, but am working from home today, and only have a phoneline, so it would take forever, so apologies..

Also, the water on the roof doesnt bead, so it looks like it has never been renovo'd, something I need to do...

Cheers
Mike

[raceboy]

Yep, give the roof a coat of waterprooking agent (Thompsons/Fabsil/Renevo/etc) but does your drive slope, if so and the nose is higher than the boot, try parking it the other way, I had a passenger side front puddle when I had the car on axle stands and the front was higher than the back when it rained, something to do with the water drain channels
When you do the roof, the water beading up looks good on the top section but this section isn't going to leak in a 100 years as its solid underneath the mohair, any leak is going to come off the sides or back window section, mask the screen off and the body and give this bit loads of waterproofing
Make sure your windows go up as much as possible and they are inside the roof seal, not outside it

[aaandy]

Sorry to your water issues.

Get a can of Fabsil or Thompson's for the roof, designed purely to water proof. (Believe Renovo is more of a restorer). I use Fabsil but both are recommended.

Can recommend the roof covers from Leven. Feel much better knowing that mine has one in this rain. Keep nearly all of the vulnerable bits dry.

[Big Al.]

MikeGF said:

Today I had 2 inches in the driver footwell!!

Bloody Novice! ONLY 2 inches of water!

Seriously, sorry to hear you got leaks.

Persevere, you WILL eventually find them and the car will get dryer.

Took me nearly a year to find and plug one leak that was lerking in my engine bay.

The most important part on the Targa to seal is the stitching around the rear window, seal that and your half way there.

Happy waterproofing!

BTW mines out in all weathers as well, use a Leven half cover if it's really p!ssing down.

[shnozz]

I use Thompsons water seal and a showerproof cover from classic additions. Only thing with the cover is that in high wind it can blow off (how rude).

I use a cable lock underneath the cover to stop it being nicked and also to hold it to the car in the event of high winds....

about £100 IIRC.

[Morgala]

MikeGF said:

Any way, I need a car cover. Desperately. Which one do you use, or can highly recommend? Car is parked on my drive. NO garage. Cheers Mike

just got mine from www.classicadditions.com - heavy duty size S (chimaera) with a cable lock - £140 in total. it is shit hot, soft cotton lining. no water is getting through, covers the entire car including wheels.

[MikeGF]

Big Al - yep, 2 inches today, forgot to mention last week after the rain got in the car in me suit to go to the office to find 4 inches in the foot well . You gotta love these cars.

Morgala - thanks for that, that seems the one most people choose..

So, a weekend of Fabsil awaits..

>> Edited by MikeGF on Monday 1st December 16:42

[raceboy]

Or you could drill a hole in the footwell to let the water drain out

[Big Al.]

MikeGF said:

So, a weekend of Fabsil awaits..

It only takes about 10-15 minutes to apply, cleaning the brush takes longer.

[M@H]

I have no leaks.. is there something wrong with my car..??


M

[shnozz]

I rang classic additions before I bought mine and they advised against the 100% waterproof one as I use the car 2 - 3 times per week throughout the year. They recommended the showerproof one on the basis its 98% waterproof and means that the car doesnt have to be 100% dry when putting the cover on (ie it lets the moisture out rather than trapping it beneath the cover).

They are both about the same price so no justification in persuading me either way

[ktg1000]

I've had two covers from these guys www.carcoversuk.com - one for the Chim and one for an Audi, expensive by comparison but I've yet to see a better tailored cover for a car - I spotted one on a Lamborghini in Mayfair and promptly called them - £240ish I think. BTW you want the Waterproof & Breathable version.

>> Edited by ktg1000 on Monday 1st December 22:44

[M@H]

I've got the 100% waterproof cover from Classic Additions, and whilst it does exactly waht is says on the tin, it has the inherant problem of trapping any residual water inside the cover. Combining that with the slightly loose fit of the cover, whenever there is moisture in the air, it becomes trapped under teh cover too, and adds to the moisture layer.

Dont expect a 100% dry car, under a 100% waterproof carcover if its outside for a while.

Cheers
Matt.