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Re: Cleaning of Car Covers
I have a custom outdoor cover on my '66 Galaxie (it's a REALLY big cover) that is one layer thick and is silky smooth and, like yours, easily slides off and almost is impossible to install or remove by yourself without the whole thing sliding off in the driveway. But, I found a very simple solution that works like a charm.
I partially filled 4 large Zip-Lock plastic bags with lead shot from some old strap-on leg weights my wife used for therapy (sand could be used as well). When I remove the cover I first place 1 bag on the hood, 2 on the roof and 1 on the trunk that hold the cover in place.
I then flip the whole driver's side of the cover up and over the bags toward the other side of the car (edge of the roof). Then I go to the other side, pick up the bags 1 at a time and move the bags closer to the other side on top of the fabric. I then flip the passenger's side of the cover up and over towards the other side's roof edge. I now have a strip of material the width of the roof that runs from the hood, up the windshield, down the roof and over the trunk.
Then I just remove the bags and fold the material in stages from the front to the middle of the roof and then from the rear to the middle of the roof
over the folded material from the front. I can easily pick up the cover and store it until I put it back on. When reinstalling, I stand in the same place as when I removed it and reverse the proceedure. It takes about 5 minutes to remove or install by myself.
The cover material is WeatherShield by Covercraft. I's light (1 layer) not bulky, waterproof and breaths. My car sits outside 24/7 year round. It sat this winter thru ice, snow, rain and all I did in April when I uncovered it was use a California Duster and Giriot's Garage Speed Shine.
Here's a link to the vendor I used. Just scroll down to read about WeatherShield. I highly recommend it for outside storage.
http://www.bigskycarcovers.com/our-p...om-car-covers/
Don
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I partially filled 4 large Zip-Lock plastic bags with lead shot from some old strap-on leg weights my wife used for therapy (sand could be used as well). When I remove the cover I first place 1 bag on the hood, 2 on the roof and 1 on the trunk that hold the cover in place.
I then flip the whole driver's side of the cover up and over the bags toward the other side of the car (edge of the roof). Then I go to the other side, pick up the bags 1 at a time and move the bags closer to the other side on top of the fabric. I then flip the passenger's side of the cover up and over towards the other side's roof edge. I now have a strip of material the width of the roof that runs from the hood, up the windshield, down the roof and over the trunk.
Then I just remove the bags and fold the material in stages from the front to the middle of the roof and then from the rear to the middle of the roof
over the folded material from the front. I can easily pick up the cover and store it until I put it back on. When reinstalling, I stand in the same place as when I removed it and reverse the proceedure. It takes about 5 minutes to remove or install by myself.
The cover material is WeatherShield by Covercraft. I's light (1 layer) not bulky, waterproof and breaths. My car sits outside 24/7 year round. It sat this winter thru ice, snow, rain and all I did in April when I uncovered it was use a California Duster and Giriot's Garage Speed Shine.
Here's a link to the vendor I used. Just scroll down to read about WeatherShield. I highly recommend it for outside storage.
http://www.bigskycarcovers.com/our-p...om-car-covers/
Don
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