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Heads-up · 10-18-2022, 02:30 PM

Anyone have personal experience with a good outdoor cover brand? I live in Montana so it'll see some snow and wind until our home remodel is done and I get my garage back. Mainly looking for something to protect the paint and interior from UV and not scratch the paint. Hopefully something that fits well and doesn't flop around.

I will ensure the car is clean and the cover is clean before I put it on, but it may stay on the car for a month or two. It wont be driven until the snow and salt are gone. I have a cheap set of tires that go on in winter on the stock wheels.

1JEWLDSSRS · 10-18-2022, 05:25 PM

Here is what I have covering my baby. Had it for about 5 years now and it has been through many, many bad thunderstorms and winds, not to mention several bad hurricanes. Fits like a glove and is soft on the underside, and has grommets on the sides so you can secure it tight with a piece of thin rope.

https://www.rickscamaros.com/camaro-...-335488-1.html

SSJ2 · 10-18-2022, 06:00 PM

https://www.amazon.com/Gust-Strap-Co.../dp/B007W6X7C8

Had real good luck with this and the linked tie downs. With a locking cable under the center Doesn’t move at all Car looks just as clean as it did when I covered it

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Cyber/Orange10 · 10-18-2022, 10:40 PM

We used California Car Cover superweave on our Corvette for ten yrs in chicago area with no problems, just added a couple tie downs for the wind was great.

Heads-up · 10-20-2022, 07:33 PM

Thank you for the suggestions. i will check them out.

ChibiBlackSheep · 10-21-2022, 03:44 PM

Covercraft NOAH fabric is the cover I use on all of my vehicles

morepowerjoe · 11-02-2022, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by 1JEWLDSSRS

Here is what I have covering my baby. Had it for about 5 years now and it has been through many, many bad thunderstorms and winds, not to mention several bad hurricanes. Fits like a glove and is soft on the underside, and has grommets on the sides so you can secure it tight with a piece of thin rope.

https://www.rickscamaros.com/camaro-...-335488-1.html

Hey buddy. This car cover you recommended doesn't chafe the paint up when the wind blows does it? Because I bought one from amazon that did a real number on my paint last year when the wind blew around it putting chafe spots all over it. It seems like a really good deal.

1JEWLDSSRS · 11-05-2022, 11:14 AM

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Hey buddy. This car cover you recommended doesn't chafe the paint up when the wind blows does it? Because I bought one from amazon that did a real number on my paint last year when the wind blew around it putting chafe spots all over it. It seems like a really good deal.

Hey there, nah,that cover has been through 3 hurricanes and many many big windy thunderstorms, and no issues. It is pretty soft on the underside. I have to order another one as the neighborhood ferral cats have ruined this one. But it is about 5-6 years old.

HAMBO · 11-09-2022, 12:56 AM

Personally, I think when covering a car outdoors you are bound to get some light marring on the paint when the wind blows. Might be the lesser of two evils in your situation, but I wouldn’t expect it to be perfect paint under there. I covered my car outdoors for a while, and used cords to tie the cover down, but inevitably dust or dirt blows under the car and gets in between the paint and the cover, and when the wind blows and the cover flaps it makes little swirl marks in the paint. Maybe you won’t notice or mind little stuff like that, but I stopped using the cover afterwards.

morepowerjoe · 11-15-2022, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by HAMBO

Personally, I think when covering a car outdoors you are bound to get some light marring on the paint when the wind blows. Might be the lesser of two evils in your situation, but I wouldn’t expect it to be perfect paint under there. I covered my car outdoors for a while, and used cords to tie the cover down, but inevitably dust or dirt blows under the car and gets in between the paint and the cover, and when the wind blows and the cover flaps it makes little swirl marks in the paint. Maybe you won’t notice or mind little stuff like that, but I stopped using the cover afterwards.

Yes sir that's exactly what happened to my car. I had a cover on outside for like a week during last winter so the dogs could have the garage and I got marring all over the place, like really bad. Also my car is black.

10-18-2022, 02:30 PM	#1
Heads-up Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Bozeman Montana Posts: 38	Outdoor Car Cover Anyone have personal experience with a good outdoor cover brand? I live in Montana so it'll see some snow and wind until our home remodel is done and I get my garage back. Mainly looking for something to protect the paint and interior from UV and not scratch the paint. Hopefully something that fits well and doesn't flop around. I will ensure the car is clean and the cover is clean before I put it on, but it may stay on the car for a month or two. It wont be driven until the snow and salt are gone. I have a cheap set of tires that go on in winter on the stock wheels.

10-18-2022, 05:25 PM	#2
1JEWLDSSRS Drives: 2011 SS-RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 11,442	Here is what I have covering my baby. Had it for about 5 years now and it has been through many, many bad thunderstorms and winds, not to mention several bad hurricanes. Fits like a glove and is soft on the underside, and has grommets on the sides so you can secure it tight with a piece of thin rope. https://www.rickscamaros.com/camaro-...-335488-1.html __________________ TSP STAGE 3 CAM,231/246 @112 LSA 614/641 LIFT, CIRCLE D 5C-4200-4500 CONVERTER,LOD INTAKE.CORSA EXHAUST. DSS 1 PC DS. PEGASUS SOLID CRADLE MOUNTS. 486RWHP/475RWTQ.LOTS MORE.

10-18-2022, 06:00 PM	#3
SSJ2 Drives: 2010 2SS CAMARO Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: CT Posts: 130 View My Garage	https://www.amazon.com/Gust-Strap-Co.../dp/B007W6X7C8 Had real good luck with this and the linked tie downs. With a locking cable under the center Doesn’t move at all Car looks just as clean as it did when I covered it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ BBK Long tube headers, Hi flo cats, straight pipe muffler delete with j-pipes. K+N CAI, Soler Performance Ported Throttle Body, Soler Performance Throttle Controller, Phantom Grill, MGW flatstick shifter. 3.91 Gears, Ported Rod Mod Intake, ZTA Spoiler, Rohana RC22 20x10 20x11.

10-18-2022, 10:40 PM	#4
Cyber/Orange10 Cyber/orange10 Drives: 2010 2SS 96 CE LT4, 12 CRUZE ECO Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Freeport,Il 61032 Posts: 206	We used California Car Cover superweave on our Corvette for ten yrs in chicago area with no problems, just added a couple tie downs for the wind was great. Last edited by Cyber/Orange10; 10-20-2022 at 10:47 PM.

10-21-2022, 03:44 PM	#6
ChibiBlackSheep Drives: 2012 2SS/RS, 1968 SS Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Southeast, PA Posts: 2,093	Covercraft NOAH fabric is the cover I use on all of my vehicles __________________ LS3 Crate Engine Swap \| CSP Custom Cam 232/240 .615/.615 113 +3 \| Stainless Power LT Headers \| Z28 Intake \| Borla S-Type Exhaust \| FTI Triple-Disc Billet 3200 Stall 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS \| 1968 Camaro SS \| 2020 Cadillac CT5 Premium Luxury \| 2021 Spark LS

10-20-2022, 07:33 PM	#5
Heads-up Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Bozeman Montana Posts: 38	Thank you for the suggestions. i will check them out.

11-09-2022, 12:56 AM	#9
HAMBO Drives: Supercharged 2013 AGM 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 786	Personally, I think when covering a car outdoors you are bound to get some light marring on the paint when the wind blows. Might be the lesser of two evils in your situation, but I wouldn’t expect it to be perfect paint under there. I covered my car outdoors for a while, and used cords to tie the cover down, but inevitably dust or dirt blows under the car and gets in between the paint and the cover, and when the wind blows and the cover flaps it makes little swirl marks in the paint. Maybe you won’t notice or mind little stuff like that, but I stopped using the cover afterwards. __________________ 2013 AGM 2SS/RS SLP TVS2300, Edge CAI, 3" Magnaflow catback, BC Racing BR series coilovers, HRE FF15's (20x10 square) with Michelin Pilot Sport 4S's, GM STB, BMR front and rear sway bars and toe links, Prothane subframe bushings and front control arm inserts, JDP rear upper control arm bushings, Elite Engineering catch can. Tuned by Cunningham Motorsports. 1967 Bolero Red 396 SS/RS Convertible