Condensation proof cover
Discussion
My V12V sits at night in my 3 sided, open fronted car port, beautifully polished and detailed, with the proper fleece AM cover on. Sadly though, I discovered after a recent cold night, that the condensation had penetrated the cover through to the bodywork and had left watermarks on the polished paintwork. The entire car needed repolishing.
I guess my options are to either fit a roller door frontage to the car port, or maybe buy the teflon cover to replace the indoor fleece one. Has anyone experienced the same problem and has anyone got the AM teflon cover who could review/ recommend it for me??
I guess my options are to either fit a roller door frontage to the car port, or maybe buy the teflon cover to replace the indoor fleece one. Has anyone experienced the same problem and has anyone got the AM teflon cover who could review/ recommend it for me??
When I bought my car, the dealer recommended the Aston Martin Ultimate Outdoor Car Cover, he said they recommended only this one whatever the use, indoor or outdoor.
I used it outdoor under a carport at first as I didn't have a garage at our previous house and now use it in my garage since we moved. No condensation whatsoever as it is made of a breathable material. It fits really tight as well. See other recent Car Cover vs Carport thread on here.
I used it outdoor under a carport at first as I didn't have a garage at our previous house and now use it in my garage since we moved. No condensation whatsoever as it is made of a breathable material. It fits really tight as well. See other recent Car Cover vs Carport thread on here.
Many thanks for that. I just need conformation that the teflon breathable cover does the trick. Ideally, I would have the car in heated storage, but that's not an option. (Even if I put a roller shutter on the front - and I do like the idea of free air movement around the car...) I guess I'll have to sell the fleece cover and buy a new teflon one. But I'd really like to know that they work well first and that the problem won't reoccur.
CSK1 said:
When I bought my car, the dealer recommended the Aston Martin Ultimate Outdoor Car Cover, he said they recommended only this one whatever the use, indoor or outdoor.
I used it outdoor under a carport at first as I didn't have a garage at our previous house and now use it in my garage since we moved. No condensation whatsoever as it is made of a breathable material. It fits really tight as well. See other recent Car Cover vs Carport thread on here.
As it happens - I'm using the premium cover and this does still happen. I used it outdoor under a carport at first as I didn't have a garage at our previous house and now use it in my garage since we moved. No condensation whatsoever as it is made of a breathable material. It fits really tight as well. See other recent Car Cover vs Carport thread on here.
woodsypedia said:
CSK1 said:
When I bought my car, the dealer recommended the Aston Martin Ultimate Outdoor Car Cover, he said they recommended only this one whatever the use, indoor or outdoor.
I used it outdoor under a carport at first as I didn't have a garage at our previous house and now use it in my garage since we moved. No condensation whatsoever as it is made of a breathable material. It fits really tight as well. See other recent Car Cover vs Carport thread on here.
As it happens - I'm using the premium cover and this does still happen. I used it outdoor under a carport at first as I didn't have a garage at our previous house and now use it in my garage since we moved. No condensation whatsoever as it is made of a breathable material. It fits really tight as well. See other recent Car Cover vs Carport thread on here.
Carcoon is the answer.
CSK1 said:
I have and no condensation whatsoever. I don't think the Premium cover is the teflon Ultimate Outdoor Car Cover I have.
Hi Olivier, could you confirm geographically where you use your cover - looking at your profile you're on the continent?Here in the UK we have damp, high moisture conditions so this may account for the number of comments re condensation contrary to your experiences?!
Well, I live in the South of France near St Tropez. Nice weather but we can have some storms (it doesn't rain often but when it rains it is kind of torrential) and my cover withstood heavy rain so very damp and heavy winds.
I just had a carport and the cover on and the car has always been dry under the cover and it had not moved one bit.
I just had a carport and the cover on and the car has always been dry under the cover and it had not moved one bit.
Condensation will form due to the temperature differential inside/outside and the best breathable covers still can suffer from it. Breathable really means when you put the cover on a wet car, the car can dry out with the cover on.
I have a specialized outdoor, top of the range outdoor cover (similar if not the same as the Aston ultimate outdoor) and in winter I use it to keep the worst of the weather off during longer periods of no use. If im not going to use the car for a week or more I will clean/dry the car and put the cover on.
I have a specialized outdoor, top of the range outdoor cover (similar if not the same as the Aston ultimate outdoor) and in winter I use it to keep the worst of the weather off during longer periods of no use. If im not going to use the car for a week or more I will clean/dry the car and put the cover on.
Just to chime in - I can recommend the AMOC premium outdoor car cover......keeps the car protected from bird poop and dust etc.....its does feel slightly damp to touch on particularly dewy morning (even though it has a felt inside covering), but as its breathable, this burns off with the morning sun, and is very waterproof.
Its also quite discreet (unbranded) and is probably half the price of the AM premium cover.
Its also quite discreet (unbranded) and is probably half the price of the AM premium cover.
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