Bought what I thought was quality car cover couple of years ago but it lets moisture onto car anyone tried one that keeps car dry it's only used in summer in garage in winter 
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Mine's from Halfords. I bought it a couple of years ago because the hard top seals didn't work and I needed to stop the footwell filling up with water. My car lives outside most of the time.
Now I have replaced the hardtop seals I don't use the cover.Richard
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In was thinking about one of those portable garages where you drive in and fold over car so nothing touches car
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But that's not a car cover ?
That's a Carcoon (no frame the air pressure keeps the sealed ballon up) or a Car o port or somesuch version which has an internal frame to keep the fabric and plastic away from your car.
I have a Carcoon bought used from e bay for £240 quid delivered to the door, (size 3 large as I remember it) when removed from the box it's like new. Uses about £10 worth of electric every winter to power the twin fans which push air through the filters into the cocoon, you control the through put via a zip outlet on the far end. Works like magic even in damp and cold environments by drying the air through the filters and the air movement through the zip (about the same as an excited hamster). The controlled environment helps prevent swingeing changes in cocoon temperature which causes the dew point to be broken and condensation form on metal, the car goes inside in November and comes out in April without rust on even the brake discs.
They make an exterior grade Carcoon which is double skinned and finished in a solar reflective alloy finish, otherwise the system works the same as the internal model.
MickyLast edited by Motorsport Micky; 15 May 2017, 23:34.Comment
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Much depends on how often you go in and out the garage as well. Opening and closing the door will encourage dust to move about and it will find its way under the cover and scratch the paint.
If a carcoon or similar is impractical due to restricted space, I would do as I have done for 15 years and leave the car uncovered in a well ventilated garage. Buy one of those statically charged Nenette duster things and go gently over the car about once a month to lift off the dust. Don't close the door on a wet car, but leave it open until it's dry and then close it.
You could try a dehumidifier, but in my experience they out live the warranty by about a week and then die. However they do suck a lot of water out of the air.Comment
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Thats because the de humidifier is trying to suck all the water out of the surrounding air outside the garage because it is well ventilated, bit like a/c on in a house in Spain with the windows open, trying to cool down the whole of Spain.
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Why not try this Clarkes portable garage from Machine Mart ?
They regularly have VAT inclusive days which means you'd get it for £299.
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FPMSL!Originally posted by Jeff View PostThats because the de humidifier is trying to suck all the water out of the surrounding air outside the garage because it is well ventilated, bit like a/c on in a house in Spain with the windows open, trying to cool down the whole of Spain.
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Good point! Hadn't thought about that.Originally posted by Jeff View PostThats because the de humidifier is trying to suck all the water out of the surrounding air outside the garage because it is well ventilated, bit like a/c on in a house in Spain with the windows open, trying to cool down the whole of Spain.
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Still, I think I'll stick with the well ventilated garage.......Comment
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