[DML] Re: Car Covers- Hint

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ground moisture isn't a problem on cement or asphalt. It IS a problem
on natural surfaces, even without a car cover.

High dollar car covers are "breathable", which is a double edged sword
-- they do let water evaporate from underneath, but also let a micro
fine layer of dust through from above. Car can not be simply uncovered
and driven without rinsing off with a hose first.

Even breathable car covers are bad news at the beach -- atmospheric
salt doesn't evaporate. Car will rust from ABOVE faster than below.

Beach salt is also indsidious because it gets into places road salt
never will. I've seen coastal cars in worse condition than Northern
cars. Interior electricals are especially vulnerable -- copper wiring
will simply crumble into dust like an old mummy. 

I need car covers for protection from pine trees and SUNLIGHT (#1
enemy of anything plastic).

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Greg Linstad" <gregl@xxxx> wrote:
> Bill Robertson's post about the car cover and squirrels got me to
thinking about how many times car covers come up on this list. A
helpful tip on the use of car covers is to put a sheet of plastic on
the ground under the car (or drive/push the car on to it) first to
stop the moisture of natural evaporation from getting trapped inside
the car cover. This happened to me years ago in my covered carport
with a gravel floor. I put the car cover over my DeLorean mainly to
keep my cat off the stainless, but after removing it a few weeks later
I discovered lots of trapped moisture and some white spot 'corrosion'
on the aluminum engine. 



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