kuhl 993

Any experience out there with washing/cleaning a Porsche car cover? Mine has gotten dirty in storage and wanted to start fresh. I searched the archives and looked on the labels to no avail.

What is recommended?

Thanks much in advance

2Many Cars

It depends in part on the kind of material your cover is made of. I washed my flannel and Evolution covers in a commercial washer at a big laundromat. You need to find one with the jumbo washers and dryers. Use only warm water and very little, mild soap (my wife gave me some Woolite). I also ran it through the wash a second time without soap but I'm not sure that's really necessary. The flannel cover can be dried in a dryer on low heat but do NOT put your evolution cover in the dryer, it will melt (don't ask me how I know).

Some cleanering establishments may be able to do it for you but I worried about them getting all the soap out. Be sure to tell them not to use any heat if they put the eveloution cover in their dryer. I know one of my covers came with instructions about how to wash it on the car but I was just plain unwilling to try that...maybe if it was on a Pinto.

g_murray

Hi,
I also washed (Woolite, warm water) my flannel cover in the washing machine. I then put it out in the back garden (during July) 'spread out over several deck-chairs'. Took a full day to fully dry out - but now it's not 'skanky-looking'.
Gerrry

dcdude

On other cars, I have washed the cover while on the car, then turned it inside out, repeated, then finished by washing the car itself.

Woolite and a soft brush or car wash mitt sounds good!

kuhl 993

Thanks All...great ideas. Mine is "skanky" looking to be sure

techno99

Thunderstorms wash mine a few times a year. In the past whenever I washed them I notices they didn't last nearly as long.