Choosing The Best Car Cover

How many times have you seen a car parked up in a lot or someone’s drive with a great big, heavy tarpaulin tied around it?

We’ve all seen them but the truth is a modern man made car cover is going to do an even better job of protecting your vehicle no matter whether it is a car, RV or a boat. Best of all, it doesn’t have to look like something that belongs on a cargo deck or heavy engineering plant!

A modern man made car cover is lightweight and designed to be fully functional without making your drive or lot look like it has industrial goods under wraps. You can get car covers in a variety of colors and styles so your vehicle blends in with the look of your home and neighborhood and does not create an eye sore!

Look for lightweight man made materials so the car cover is easily fitted and can be stored without any heavy lifting and ideally, can be stored in a small space for long periods of time when not in use. Some materials crack along the seams when they are folded and stored for lengthy periods of time which in turn causes a serious deterioration in their ability to protect your vehicle.

You also should ensure that the car cover is water proof – and this is something to look out for – some car covers are water resistant and this is not the same thing as water proof. Water resistant means the material will resist but not completely stop water from getting through and as a car cover has to stand up to wind, rain and snow, it must be robust enough to stop water from getting into contact with your bodywork period. Always go for a water proof cover as these completely stop water from crossing through them.

The same applies for sun protection; just as with you on the beach, your car is also susceptible to the harmful ultra violet rays of the sun which will cause serious fading and discoloration of the paint job – red paint jobs are very vulnerable to the effect of the sun and need to be protected! Choose a car cover which will block the ultra violet rays from the sun and not simply provide sun-resistant protection; you must minimize the amount of harmful UV rays that can hit your paint job so it looks its very best when you do want to go cruising with the top down.

Finally, the material must be robust enough to withstand the occasional dings and scratches that are caused by say, a car door being opened close by and hitting the paint work or from the neighborhood cat deciding your car hood is a great place to take a nap. Animals and children will quickly cause scratches and minor dings in the vehicle if they are nearby and this is simply to be expected as usual wear and tear but a car cover should be able to withstand minor bumps and collisions which in turn means less damage to the car underneath.