Hi Guys,

I looking to buy a car cover, and I was wondering about your experiences, and about different materials I can choose from. I'm looking for a cover that will do its job while not damaging the paint. Any thoughts?

 

IMO, any car cover that is touching the paint will harm it. It simply takes a bit of sand to get under it and some wind, and you have yourself some scuffed paint. With the technology in the coatings today, I think it would actually be safer without it.

 

Yeah, I figured that might happen, and also, this car has the worst paint quality. But I saw covers for $200 -$300 that are supposedly made from 4 layer material, which is heavy and form fitting. Will that be safer as far as wind and dust getting underneath it, or is it all the same crap?

 

I have the Infiniti cover, it's works pretty well. I'd recommend wiping the cover down from time to time to minimize dust. But more importantly, I think how you put on the cover and take it off is crucial.

Let's just assume for my cover is on the car already. I remove the rear, throw it on the trunk. Then the front, throw it on the hood. Then fold in the 2 sides onto the roof. So that the outside of the cover is always wrapped up and do not come into contact with the inside of the cover (if that makes sense). Once I have the 2 sides thrown onto the roof, I roll it up from front to back. Put it in the trunk.

Same way to deploy, just reverse the steps. Takes me about 2min and some odd seconds (my co-workers timed me once because they thought it'd be like flying a kite).

Fold the edges in, then roll it up like a burrito. So the exterior never comes into contact with the interior.
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Yes is a good way to put on and take off the cover. But you can't wash the car every day. What happens if you would put the cover on the car that hasn't just been washed and is a bit dirty? Does yours get scratched? What color is your car? Mine is black and it's the worst

 

That's true, black shows the most. I have a PG. And you're right, I don't ever cover it once it gets dirty. There's no point and it increases the chance of getting scratches.

I used it where the car spends on the most of its time parked, accumulating dust.
Work - covered
Home garage - covered

Only time when it's not, is when I'm on the road or out somewhere. Keeps the car clean for a much longer period of time.
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I have a bad dust problem where my car spend the most time parked, at my house. Covered garages are only found on newer houses here in Guam. And what makes it worst is the dirt/dust here is volcanic and it's RED. I'll look out for that Infiniti car cover.

 

If I'm going to get one, it probably won't be the infiniti cover. It costs almost $300 and it is the same kind of cover you can get for $75-$100 (without the Infiniti logo on it).
For $200 I can get a cover that is supposedy water, dust, tree sap, bird droppings, and uv resistant. Also it is padded to protect against dings.

But.... back to my original issue... will the cover do more harm than good? Don't know.