Any recommendations for quality car covers for garaged vehicle?

 

I’ve only used mine once. Porsche indoor cover I received as a gift.

 

I'll be picking up the Porsche brand cover myself.

 

Carnewal. Lots of color choices. But no more Porsche crest.

 

The Porsche cover seems reasonably priced, surprisingly.

 

I always keep my car covered in the garage…never put your cover on a dirty car, may scratch the paint…Also, if your car is a cabriolet, may sure the cover does not have any material underneath that would put lint on the convertible top ( I use a lint roller to remove any lint of any type on the top….
I use California Car Company covers, very good quality….

 

Before buying a car cover consider this. I had full front clip PPF applied by a very highly respected PPF installer in Atlanta that does not recommend using car covers ostensibly as it can “cloud” the PPF.
I never verified this with the PPF manufacturer Expel as covering wasn’t that important to me. A quick call to to Expel or other maker can verify or dispel this possible concern.

 

Do you know if there is a certain amount of time that the paint needs to cure before applying PPF? I’d hate to affect the paint finish by applying film before it is cured.

 

This 100%. Putting a cover on a dirty car, even mildly dirty, is worse than no cover at all. This is something that you put on after you have freshly washed and detailed your car. That's the only time that you put it on. Otherwise, you'll get all kinds of scratches and swirls. Dirt and dust can be washed off easily, whereas those scratches and swirls require paint correction.


It's due to scratches and abrasions of the PPF if there's any dirt or dust on the car, or in the cover itself. See comment above. Don't bother with a cover unless it is going on a freshly cleaned and detailed car.


There is, but if you're taking delivery of the car in the United States, the car takes it's good ole time to get here, sit at port, and get to your dealer. By the time you get your car, that paint will be cured. If you put PPF on after something was freshly painted, there's a good chance that it's going to lift some of the paint.

 

I used mine intermittently over the winter.

Otherwise really not used

 

I put the cover on my car multiple times when it had not been cleaned.

Albeit it wasn’t particularly dirty either.

Never had a problem.

So I really don’t see the issue.

Again, I probably will only use the cover in the winter during prolonged periods of not driving.

 

Loose fitting cotton, only placed when clean, on a perfectly clean car. The tighter and more form fitting it is and the more waterproof it is, the worse it will be for the car.

 

I have the Porsche brand, shown below. Only negative is - bit tight putting on. But nice when it’s on. I use it during pollen season here in the metro-DC-Baltimore region.

 

what is the point of covering your car in the garage?

 

Dust created from work inside the shop, spider droppings, etc.