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RustyRed

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Anyone have any suggestions for a car cover for a '66 Coupe?

A friend recommended Cover craft and I am going to check them out but I was wondering if anyone has anything else they have used that would serve as a comparison for me.

Basically, I am looking for something that is padded enough to prevent scratches when the Stang is sitting in the garage at home since I have 8 1/2 yo twin boys. My guys are pretty good to not scratch the car but their friends are another story. Even though mine are somewhat careful at the end of the day kids are kids....

I've got some time before the paint is done and the Stang is back home but wanted to get started on locating a cover for it.
 
Is that the cover in your sig pic Bruno, it looks a little short..... Look like nice covers, decent price, but $20 shipping?
 
Calif Car cover is a good source as well. They have a variety of different materials.
 
I used Calif Car Cover - good fit. Don't pay extra for the pockets for the side mirrors. The stock mirrors are so small, really don't need them.

 
I have one of the Cali car covers, going on 6 years now, still as good as new!


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"Fast68back" said:
Is that the cover in your sig pic Bruno, it looks a little short..... Look like nice covers, decent price, but $20 shipping?
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:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
thats a good one !!
 
Yes, do not cover the car for at least 30 days. The paint is still very soft and needs time to cure. You can improve the curing process by parking it in the sun and inside at night. The repeated expansion/contraction of the paint will force the gasses out more quickly.

Additionally, for extra protection on top of my car cover, I drape a large moving blanket over my hood and trunk lid.
 
I don't have too many opportunities to leave it out during the week but will try to leave it out some on the weekends when it returns home.

What I am going to have to do for the first 30 days +/- is park it on the wife's side of the garage since the toy box is on my side. That makes you more likely to get a scratch, etc.

On the Cal covers...they look pretty good but there are a lot of choices. I won't be using it in the "weather" just to prevent scratches in the garage. But I guess having it weather proof would be so bad if it is coming one of those Texas thunderstorms and I need to get the wife's car in or out.
 
This is a great topic.

I have been thinking about this too. Besides the car cover how to strategically place the car in the garage. Its one of the reasons I made the decision to build a shed and move all the clutter out of the garage. I now am down to the compressor (which will be moved to the shed), my roll around tool chest, and some shelving along the side of the garage my fastback will go. Next to the fastback to the right is my wife's car. I've been trying to teach my kids to both get out on the passenger side so its only my wife that I have to worry about banging the door into the fastback if she parks too close. Then on the other side of her car is the extra fridge, a wall of cabinets, and the washer and dryer and water heater. Not much choice with that stuff having to be there.

My plan is to back the fastback into the garage with reduced clearance between the passenger side and the wall so that I can maximize space between my car and the wife's. Its tight but doable, and considering how supportive she has been during this project, kicking her car out of the garage is not something I want to do.

Now, as for the kids bikes and scooters, I don't know. Any way you look at it the fastback and 4 and 6 year old boys with bikes and scooters just do not mix. Not sure what to do on that one. I'm thinking about adding a lean-to type overhang to one side of the shed to hang the bikes from, or at least keep them out of the rain, and I'm thinking about putting up some hooks to hang the scooters on and just impose a rule of no riding the scooter in the garage.

I'd like the car to be a daily driver, but there is still enough activity in the garage when its home, or on days I won't drive it, that I want to have it covered. I like the idea of the car cover with the moving blankets on top. Any car I've ever seen with a cover on it inevitably gets stuff placed on top as if it were a table.
 
"sigtauenus" said:
I like the idea of the car cover with the moving blankets on top. Any car I've ever seen with a cover on it inevitably gets stuff placed on top as if it were a table.
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Wha choo talking about? -LOL BTW, one of the softest indoor car covers I have ever seen is the one on the GTO shown here. It was produced by Back East Car cover made of cotton flannel. I heard that the owner of the company retired but is considering coming back into business. I have emailed him for an update.


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"Tony R" said:
You could try something like this. It also doubles as a yard decoration at Christmas time.
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Oh now that is too cool. :lol I wonder if it would blow away during one of our "Santa Ana" winds. :craz fd
 
I saw it on another site a while back. IIRC the poster claimed it was climate controlled inside the bubble.
 
I don't think they are climate controlled in the sense of having heat or a/c, I think they have a small fan that moves keeps air moving which eliminates condensation with temperature changes.
 
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