Where to buy a car cover?

[230K]

Hi all

I have to go and work in a cement factory for a while and wanted to buy a car cover that i could slip on once i arrive in the morning and slip off in the evening to drive home just to keep the majority of the dust off.

The cover needs to fit good and easily put on and removed as well as being suitable for putting on when car is wet and dirty if you know what i mean.

Any suggestions on where to buy etc greatly appreciated.

Oh car is 1998 210 Estate.

Thanks,

230K

 

[ian_f]

car cover

Please see the links below,

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Keep-It-Dry

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/speedwellstar


Regards,

Ian.

 

[c955]

I'd be very wary of putting a cover on a dirty car. The dust and dirt under the cover will be like a fine sandpaper and seriously trash your bodywork. Not to mention cheap covers acting like brillo pads

Personally, I'd just use one of those 5L pressured watering can things you can get from gardening centres and quickly hose it off at the end of the workday.

 

[230K]

I'd be very wary of putting a cover on a dirty car. The dust and dirt under the cover will be like a fine sandpaper and seriously trash your bodywork. Not to mention cheap covers acting like brillo pads

Personally, I'd just use one of those 5L pressured watering can things you can get from gardening centres and quickly hose it off at the end of the workday.

Hi

Thanks for your advice, there is bound to be something i could do rather than let the dust on the car. Be toying it over in me head but cant think of a solution. Maybe just park beside a hose everyday.

230K

 

[mark.t]

hi did some work near a cement place in my wagon ....got coverd in dust just driving too and from .........

 

[ADY1983]

Get on ebay and buy a £100 banger, whatever you do your paint will suffer...

 

[230K]

Hi

Thought of that too but 80 miles each way for 18 months would be awful in anything but a Merc with Cruise aircon etc etc. Banger just wont do.

230K

 

[The Boss]

Guys... whats a decent w124 outdoor car cover for my cabrio??

as in best brands and best prices...

im looking for a full car cover, not the ones that just cover the window area..

 

[rossyl]

anyone buy a cover? thoughts, prices?

thanks

 

[230K]

Hi

I got one in the end, see here......... http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/classifieds-wanted/63040-anyone-had-car-cover-firm.html

Hope this helps

230K

 

[Mark300SL]

Covercraft Fits like a glove, soft inside, waterproof
HOWEVER - it it were wet how would you dry it before deploying it again ? - especially if it was contaminated with cement dust!

I too would look to hose it off at the end of every day - or maybe just a couple times a week in the real world.


After Allisons accident I managed to find a very nice well equipped 98 1800 vtec civic with PAS, AC, Cruise etc for £700. It drives like a dream and is virtually bombproof so I suppose it really is a choice of just how much you love your car to drive when compared with a sacrificial lamb that is allowed to deteriorate slightly


Finally - I would ask the current employees how they deal with the problem

 

[Sp!ke]

Guys... whats a decent w124 outdoor car cover for my cabrio??

Are you saying that your cab isnt garaged?

 

[The Boss]

Are you saying that your cab isnt garaged?

my garage is not on site, its a garage i bought years ago down the road, and they are demolishing to rebuild it due to structural failures etc... and when its at home, i want it covered from the elements

 

[230K]

Covercraft Fits like a glove, soft inside, waterproof
HOWEVER - it it were wet how would you dry it before deploying it again ? - especially if it was contaminated with cement dust!

I too would look to hose it off at the end of every day - or maybe just a couple times a week in the real world.


After Allisons accident I managed to find a very nice well equipped 98 1800 vtec civic with PAS, AC, Cruise etc for £700. It drives like a dream and is virtually bombproof so I suppose it really is a choice of just how much you love your car to drive when compared with a sacrificial lamb that is allowed to deteriorate slightly


Finally - I would ask the current employees how they deal with the problem

Used the car for the cement factory job putting the cover on every day and had no problems. Old post.

230K

 

[Gasump]

Can your Missus (or you!) sew?

Up till the end of the month (another construction industry casualty!), one of the products I sell is Roofshield; a breathable, pitched roofing underlay.

Unlike the plethora of similar products on the market, it's waterproof and over twice as breathable as it's Tyvek competitor. It's heavier duty too, 175 gms/m2 as against 125 gms/m2.

I've had many people tell me they've made good car/boat covers from it.

It's a fairly bright green in colour, so it does stand out a bit, but it's a good 'made in Britain' product. Available from most decent roofing merchants.

 

[rossyl]

A bloke on my road has a cover craft, seems to do the job on his Porsche, so i might have a look.