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26th September 2006, 23:34
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: evesham, worcs United Kingdom (England)
Posts: 3,813
Car(s): 197 cup
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car covers?
alrite people! whats the best car cover to get for my car? ive sin a few in argos and they look pretty cheap and rubbish!
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Renault clio 197 cup
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27th September 2006, 15:32
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Frequent Poster
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 504
Car(s): Leon 16V
C2 SX
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If you can avoid them, do so, and putting them on and off can lead to fine scratches. If its for outside storage buy a decent wax/sealant instead, if it's for inside take a look at...
www.covercraft-europe.com
www.carcoversuk.com
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27th September 2006, 16:20
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: darlington
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surely its better to have your car covered, keeping it out of water and crap, that would keep the paint work better and less rust? surely someone should invent a car cover thats soft enough to not scratch ur car but be bettter than leaving your car out to the elements 8 crap months outa 12?
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27th September 2006, 18:07
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 11,465
Car(s): Focus
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true, but it can't really be all that possible to invent such a car cover. As fine particles of dirt and grit will always be either on the paint or on the car cover and this moving along the car surface causes the fine scratches.
Mike
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27th September 2006, 18:17
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L-plater
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 32
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i got one from argos was ok pain in the arse puting it on at night tho
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28th September 2006, 09:52
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Frequent Poster
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 504
Car(s): Leon 16V
C2 SX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hanuman
surely its better to have your car covered, keeping it out of water and crap, that would keep the paint work better and less rust? surely someone should invent a car cover thats soft enough to not scratch ur car but be bettter than leaving your car out to the elements 8 crap months outa 12?
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No, better to avoid anything touching the paint and protect it with high quality surface car products that seperate the the paint from the environment. My car sits on my drive all the time now (I do less than 50 miles a week if I'm lucky), but I will never cover it, even in winter. I would rather wash it a couple of times a month and top up the protective coating - this actually protects it more than any cover could.
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28th September 2006, 09:58
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Infrequent Poster
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Barrow
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Car(s): 51plate Saxo VTR Icelandic Blue
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wat type of protection?
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28th September 2006, 19:49
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 11,465
Car(s): Focus
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the protectant is the wax
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29th September 2006, 13:28
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Frequent Poster
Join Date: Jul 2006
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Car(s): Leon 16V
C2 SX
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or sealant.
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29th September 2006, 19:25
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Regular Poster
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 317
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condoms lol
better safe than sorry
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