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gar89ta · 05-11-2013, 03:19 PM

What is a very good car cover? My brand new Camaro will not fit in the garage way too many tools. That said any recommendations on a car cover for outdoor use. Got to cover my BABY!!!!! HELP!!!!

2xSSRS · 05-11-2013, 03:22 PM

Some good vendors on site here. Being from Jersey, get a good out door one for your winters

Magilla gorilla · 05-11-2013, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by gar89ta

What is a very good car cover? My brand new Camaro will not fit in the garage way too many tools. That said any recommendations on a car cover for outdoor use. Got to cover my BABY!!!!! HELP!!!!

California car covers has some nice covers.... They have them for outdoors and indoors....

JimE · 05-12-2013, 02:30 AM

Depends on who you talk to. Covers in general are bad for paint. Any little amount of dust dirt on the car or in the cover will act like sandpaper when the cover is installed/in place/removed.

2SS 2011 · 05-12-2013, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by JimE

Depends on who you talk to. Covers in general are bad for paint. Any little amount of dust dirt on the car or in the cover will act like sandpaper when the cover is installed/in place/removed.

i totally agree. I have a black car and i had a cheap car cover and a great one .. Both destroyed the paint.. I had to polish it ut with a wheel.. I leave my car outside and to be honest I sont care if it rains or snows on it.. thats natural.. I just dont drive in it..

Aubrey64 · 05-12-2013, 04:39 AM

My IBM is outside 24/7 as my step moms mercedes has half the garage, and we use the other half for storage. My Camaro is out in the rain and in the Texas summer heat and it is fine. It does get dirty a lot, and so I have to wash it on a regular basis, but if that doesn't bother you, I wouldn't bother with the cover. Like people above me said, it ruins the paint, and unless you rarely ever drive it, the cover just isn't worth it.

cadyshac · 05-12-2013, 07:37 AM

I have a california cover but I only use it inside and only on a freshly washed car. I cover mine during the winter storage months.

willhe64 · 05-12-2013, 10:07 AM

Don't ever use an outdoor car cover outside. It will destroy your paint, no exceptions

Zorns · 05-13-2013, 08:15 AM

Have had scratched areas with outdoor car cover use years back. Sometimes a moisture can build up beacuase of outdoor covers also....which can lead to other problems.

willhe64 · 05-13-2013, 05:17 PM

Yah, made the mistake of covering my 1969 Nova for the winter. Rubbed all the paint dull and molded out the interior. Never again.

Deftones · 05-13-2013, 05:37 PM

You guys are way too over dramatic. I've had a outdoor car cover (covercraft noah) and it works great. I use my car about once a week. I'd rather have a few micro swirls then water spots, debris, droppings, and cat prints/scratches all over it. Fold it on, fold it off, takes about 5 mins and works great. I always dust and detail spray before and after. I also dust my cover from time to time.

45thCamaro · 05-13-2013, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Deftones

You guys are way too over dramatic. I've had a outdoor car cover (covercraft noah) and it works great. I use my car about once a week. I'd rather have a few micro swirls then water spots, debris, droppings, and cat prints/scratches all over it. Fold it on, fold it off, takes about 5 mins and works great. I always dust and detail spray before and after. I also dust my cover from time to time.

I also have a Noah. It's a good cover, although I use it in my garage. I had to buy another one because I washed my first one and messed it up. DON'T PUT IT IN THE DRYER!

gar89ta · 05-14-2013, 08:34 AM

I appreciate all the advise now to make up my mind to cover or not to cover.

2012 ZL1#1658 · 05-14-2013, 12:18 PM

I've had a car cover on my Camaro for the past 3 years and no issues. This is the what I went with.

http://www.carcovers.com/covers/cars...012/coupe.html

05-11-2013, 03:22 PM	#2
2xSSRS Drives: 2017 SS Black on Black A8 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 974	Some good vendors on site here. Being from Jersey, get a good out door one for your winters __________________

05-12-2013, 04:39 AM	#6
Aubrey64 Drives: 2010 Camaro LLT/RS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 2,685	My IBM is outside 24/7 as my step moms mercedes has half the garage, and we use the other half for storage. My Camaro is out in the rain and in the Texas summer heat and it is fine. It does get dirty a lot, and so I have to wash it on a regular basis, but if that doesn't bother you, I wouldn't bother with the cover. Like people above me said, it ruins the paint, and unless you rarely ever drive it, the cover just isn't worth it. __________________

05-12-2013, 10:07 AM	#8
willhe64 Drives: 2012 45th Vert, 2011 4x4, 9sec Vega Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 2,188	Don't ever use an outdoor car cover outside. It will destroy your paint, no exceptions __________________ I feel it only fair to warn you, I have a black belt in CAPS LOCK.

05-13-2013, 05:17 PM	#10
willhe64 Drives: 2012 45th Vert, 2011 4x4, 9sec Vega Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 2,188	Yah, made the mistake of covering my 1969 Nova for the winter. Rubbed all the paint dull and molded out the interior. Never again. __________________ I feel it only fair to warn you, I have a black belt in CAPS LOCK.

05-14-2013, 12:18 PM	#14
2012 ZL1#1658 Drives: 2012 Camaro ZL1 #1658 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pennsauken, NJ Posts: 595	I've had a car cover on my Camaro for the past 3 years and no issues. This is the what I went with. http://www.carcovers.com/covers/cars...012/coupe.html __________________ 2012 ZL1 (BLACK on BLACK) Roto-Fab CAI RX Catch Can 3M Paint Protection 2011 1SS/RS (BLACK on BLACK) <SOLD>

05-11-2013, 03:19 PM	#1
gar89ta Drives: 2013 SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Yardville, New Jersey Posts: 76 View My Garage	Car cover What is a very good car cover? My brand new Camaro will not fit in the garage way too many tools. That said any recommendations on a car cover for outdoor use. Got to cover my BABY!!!!! HELP!!!!

05-12-2013, 02:30 AM	#4
JimE Drives: 2013 2SS/RS/1LE Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 3,087	Depends on who you talk to. Covers in general are bad for paint. Any little amount of dust dirt on the car or in the cover will act like sandpaper when the cover is installed/in place/removed.

05-12-2013, 07:37 AM	#7
cadyshac It's in the hole! Drives: '11 2SS L99 SGM, '18 2SS, M6, HWSE Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,377	I have a california cover but I only use it inside and only on a freshly washed car. I cover mine during the winter storage months.

05-13-2013, 08:15 AM	#9
Zorns Drives: ? Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Virginia Posts: 137	Have had scratched areas with outdoor car cover use years back. Sometimes a moisture can build up beacuase of outdoor covers also....which can lead to other problems.

05-13-2013, 05:37 PM	#11
Deftones Drives: 2012 RS/SS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 873	You guys are way too over dramatic. I've had a outdoor car cover (covercraft noah) and it works great. I use my car about once a week. I'd rather have a few micro swirls then water spots, debris, droppings, and cat prints/scratches all over it. Fold it on, fold it off, takes about 5 mins and works great. I always dust and detail spray before and after. I also dust my cover from time to time.

05-14-2013, 08:34 AM	#13
gar89ta Drives: 2013 SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Yardville, New Jersey Posts: 76 View My Garage	I appreciate all the advise now to make up my mind to cover or not to cover.