Im looking for options for keeping dust and overspray off my 50 pontiac chieftain. I do allot of sanding, grinding, and painting for being a home garage. I tried just bed sheets but the dust goes through it or up from underneath. Cant see spending big money on a California Cover, even though I want to, to cover 70 year old paint and ruin the cover. If you have a cover on your 49-54 chevy, olds, or pontiac that fits and works well, please let know brand and model if you know it. if you have luck with the disposable plastic shower caps please let me know. Im considering that too thx
Buy a good car cover and cover that with a shower cap. Replace the cap everytime it`s dirty when removing your car cover.
I have cotton covers from CoverCraft that work well but do not stop the type of dust you will generate. I also have an Evolution cover which is water proof and breathable, but they are expensive and difficult to clean if they get dirty. For your application I would suggest a disposable cover like this: https://www.griotsgarage.com/disposable-car-cover/ I have used them and they are well worth the money for light duty protection. I would never use it outdoors or in an environment that is high humidity. I have used this type in my shop to keep my cars from getting dirty while working on another project.
You can replace a car cover by writing a check. You can’t replace the 70 year old paint you are asking about and want to protect. Get off your wallet and buy a cover from California Car Cover. This is not the time to be cheap. You’ll regret it in the long run.
I worry about grinding dust, etc. Getting embedded in a cloth cover and causing damage. I am going to try a pack of thin disposable plastic covers.. 35 bucks a 5 pak on amazon..
I buy covers for all my cars but I buy them used off CL or Marketplace for pennies on the dollar. All the ones I've gotten are outdoor covers made of good/thick material and they're all in excellent conditon. Looks like the dimensions for your Poncho are 202"L x 75"W x 63"H. See what's available locally and look up the car on Wikipedia to get the dimensions. All you need is something close. They usually stretch. I did a quick scan of CL car covers near Pittsburgh and found this one. Late model Mercedes C300 is 185"L x 72"W x 57"H - $40. Car Cover with storage bag - auto parts - by owner - vehicle... (craigslist.org) Or maybe this one. 2020 Kia Soul is 162"L x 70"W x 63"H - $70 Car Cover - auto parts - by owner - vehicle automotive sale (craigslist.org) It obviously won't fit perfectly but it'll serve the purpose you need it for. I bought a cover for a 2007 'Vette for $40 and it covers the roadster well. Also got one for a '96 'Vette for $25 and it covered my OT '93 Mustang too.
I always used moving/packing blankets in layers. Provided extra 'oh shit that's gonna dent/scratch' protection.
I have mentioned this in the past California Car Cover is a retailer not a manufacturer, they source their covers from CoverCraft, a manufacturer who also sells retail. Buy direct.
I am currently using old bed sheets and thin plastic drop sheets over that. Use fresh drop sheets every month or two. They keep the bed sheets clean and cost next to nothing.
Not unlike @X38 I'm using car painters masking film (very thin plastic) over a California cover, to keep the cover clean. Huge roll doesn't cost much and covers the car down to the ground with material to spare (tuck underneath). Dispose periodically as necessary. Chris
Hello, We lived in a salt air environment after we got married. The salt air was relentless. Every afternoon, the West winds blasted everything on its way inland for more damages. So, those folks that had that to look forward to everyday had alternatives, how good or how little it did to keep our cars/motorcycles clean and salt free, if that is/was possible. We were in a place that had a small garage and one car fit nicely in place. The one that stayed outside had to be cleaned almost weekly for sure and sometimes, hosed off mid week. Well, it was a 62 Corvair, so it took the brunt of the salt air battles. The red El Camino stayed nice and clean inside of a garage as much as we could. But, even for a quick stop, change clothes, have a nice lunch or something away from the El Camino, upon getting back inside the cab, the windows were blasted with a layer of salt air crud. It was obvious that the rest of the car was also encrusted, but the window was the main thing as we moved down the street. Sometimes it got so bad we had to wash the window, not just scrub it with Windex and a rag. It was a battle that we accepted as our low key beach lifestyle was the key and this was one thing we had to adapt to, for our sanity. At least, the red 65 El Camino got a lot of cleaning and Classic Car Wax layers. Jnaki When we moved to a different house, it had a carport not a garage. So, the open part of the car port was facing the ocean and again, took the brunt of the afternoon surge of salt air battles. But, not only that, our neighbor was a carpenter and woodwork was his thing. Fine dust roamed the neighborhood and the wind was swirling up hill everyday. The car port was covered with fine dust from the road, being open, but the layers of fine dust and mist were disheartening. When my wife bought her little sporty car, it had a front end cover. That helped on daily driving and long distance highways. But, the 327 powered sedan delivery got most of the upwind salt air as it was parked closer to the direction of the prevailing winds. At the time, we could only get one car cover from a place in Los Angeles. (Covercraft) It was well built and covered my wife’s sporty car well. The afternoon sun and dust no longer continued to damage the paint or whole car while being covered. But, my sedan delivery acted as a first line of defense, since her sporty car was parked behind my hot rod. My sedan delivery got more car care attention as it needed daily cleaning and definitely, a thorough detailing. Finally, it was my turn to get a car cover and the one was from the same company in Los Angeles as my wife’s cover. It was larger and had a locking tab on the bottom for a cable lock of sorts. It was soft and did not scratch the red paint. The fit was perfect, it kept the sedan delivery nice and clean for weeks. So, how did I get the dust off of the car covers? There was a specific place that the winds came up the road and the area across the street was not populated. So, it was one shake and the problem was “Blowing in The Wind…” sounds like an old 60’s song…
Using any cover that doesn't breath/ventilate is a death sentence for a vehicle , moisture gathers under the cover & corrodes everything .
Using Cal Car Cover for my T However not in the atmosphere you describe. The use of old bedding, changed on a regular basis seems most practical
Not sure it's the best thing to do, but I use a cheap blue tarp over my car cover to keep the dust from penetrating, have my wire wheel & grinder on a mobile table to enable grinding outside, welding, painting etc. done in a separate structure.
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