Outdoor Car Cover
Racer
Joined: May 2018
Posts: 347
Likes: 60
From: Golden, CO
This is the best option. Covers are great ways to scratch the paint, though they do help the rubber and plastic trim. They can also trap moisture under themselves. If your garage was dusty and you weren't going to drive the car for a while, I think a cover can be OK if placed immediately after washing and drying the car. Outside there is just too much opportunity for dust to get under the cover and the wind to ruffle the cover.
Rennlist Member
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 21,748
Likes: 7,379
From: Seattle, Washington
Be careful with car covers outside - They can screw up paint if tarp gets wet and resting on cars paint surface for long periods of time.
Last edited by groovzilla; Nov 4, 2019 at 05:07 PM.
Rennlist Member
Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 872
Likes: 121
From: South Eastern Canada
Car shelter is the best way.
Car covers damage paint due to vibration and flapping in the wind with dust finding its way far enough to scratch the paint. and paint protection doesn't help with freezing rain damage.
Car covers damage paint due to vibration and flapping in the wind with dust finding its way far enough to scratch the paint. and paint protection doesn't help with freezing rain damage.
Trending Topics
Rennlist Stories
The Best Porsche Posts for Porsche Enthusiasts
Porsche's Top 5 Most Questionable Naming Decisions
Verdad Gallardo
Pogea Racing's 964 Porsche 911 Reimagination Stands Out in a Crowded Field
Verdad Gallardo
6 Convertible Top MYTHS Most People Don't Understand!
Michael S. Palmer
2026 Porsche 911 Club Coupe is Spectacular, And Everything Wrong with the Porsche Market
Joe Kucinski
Talos Takes Your 991 Porsche 911 GT3 to the Next Level for a Cool $1.13 Million
Verdad Gallardo
9 Vehicles Porsche Helped Engineer that Aren't Porsches
Verdad Gallardo
9 Features and Characteristics That Only Porsche People Understand
Verdad Gallardo
I've Written 500 Rennlist Articles: Here's How Porsche Has Changed Along the Way
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Unnecessary Porsches Ever Built (And Why We Love Them)
Verdad Gallardo
Racer
Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 291
Likes: 72
From: Philadelphia, PA
I cover mine during any significant bad weather, blizzard conditions or high winds. Off when it calms down or warms enough. It is very snug and I have never noticed any scratches or damage. For me, I feel much better that it's protected from harsh elements blowing twigs, acorns etc..
Rennlist Member
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 197
Likes: 14
From: Los Gatos, California
RL Community Team
Rennlist Member
Rennlist Member
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 28,647
Likes: 8,436
From: Clemson, SC
I didn't say it was pretty. I'd rather look at the lines of my 911 in the garage, but if not possible, would take the eyesore that keeps rodents out, a cover from sticking to it, and protects it from the elements.
RL Community Team
Rennlist Member
Rennlist Member
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 28,647
Likes: 8,436
From: Clemson, SC