Car Covers vs The Elements

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Greetings all,
I have a covercraft noah car cover for my Acura TSX. I live in NJ and we have been getting pelted with snow. This is my first EVER car cover. I use it often in the rain and when I'm done, I'll give it a quick wipe down with a towel, shake off the excess water and toss it in my trunk where it seems to dry fine. However, today it was covered in a sheet of ice. It fulfilled its function of protecting my car, but I'm just wondering how to protect the cover from getting messed up. It's currently sitting in a sink in my laundry room. Are there any special tips I should know about caring for the car cover? Thanks.
 
I would check with the manufacturer of the cover and see what they recommend for cleaning and storing.

I would not worry so much about the covers exterior, it's meant to protect and nothing more.

The most important aspect is to ensure that the debris on the exterior of the cover do not contaminate the soft protective inner lining. Anything that becomes lodged in this soft material now comes in contact with the painted surface and can scratch it.
 
You must purchase a cover for your cover. ;)

Sorry, I had nothing helpful to add but humor.
 
cbgreco said:
Greetings all,
I have a covercraft noah car cover for my Acura TSX. I live in NJ and we have been getting pelted with snow. This is my first EVER car cover. I use it often in the rain and when I'm done, I'll gve it a quick wipe down with a towel, shake off the excess water and toss it in my trunk where it seems to dry fine. However, today it was covered in a sheet of ice. It fulfilled its function of protecting my car, but I'm just wondering how to protect the cover from getting messed up. It's currently sitting in a sink in my laundry room. Are there any special tips I should know about caring for the car cover? Thanks.
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I would be afraid to see how marred up your paint must be after all this.

I've never seen a car cover story end well unless its a car stored in a garage that has been freshly clean

Oh well, come Spring Time you will have an excuse to spend 14 hours one day fixing this. Fun :(
 
I wouldn't suggest putting the cover on the car when the car is not perfectly clean. You are causing more harm than good that way. The dirt on the car will then just grind into the paint with the wind that will blow the cover around. YOu will instill MORE scratches and swirls by doing it this way. Car covers must go on clean cars.

If you are putting it on a clean car in this wonderful weather, good for you!! It is freaking freezing out there to be doing washes!
 
Thanks for all of the helpful? comments. Thankfully, the car was clean when I put the cover on and I took it off without much fuss. I was just wondering how to de-ice the actual cover without getting it dirty. I ended up just stuffing it into a sink, picking the ice pieces off and running super hot water near it to help it defrost. After that I stuffed it into a storage bin and drained it occasionally. When it's nice out I'll put it on my Dad's junker to dry off. Safe to say I won't use it on my car until I am certain both the car and car are clean and dry. Lesson learned: Don't use a car cover in snowy/icy weather, just in rainy weather.
 
Which year tsx you got? I was also looking for a cover for my car but decided it would be way too much work because it is a daily driver. Where in NJ are you from?
 
cbgreco said:
Thanks for all of the helpful? comments. Thankfully, the car was clean when I put the cover on and I took it off without much fuss. I was just wondering how to de-ice the actual cover without getting it dirty. I ended up just stuffing it into a sink, picking the ice pieces off and running super hot water near it to help it defrost. After that I stuffed it into a storage bin and drained it occasionally. When it's nice out I'll put it on my Dad's junker to dry off. Safe to say I won't use it on my car until I am certain both the car and car are clean and dry. Lesson learned: Don't use a car cover in snowy/icy weather, just in rainy weather.
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Take it to a Laudromat and stuff it in one of their super sized machines. If you let it just dry in a closet somewhere its going to be mildewy and funky when you drag it out
 
I have the Noah in blue,its about 5 years old,Out of warranty:mad:Its shedding, like the cover is coming apart and it leaves a felt dust on my truck.The back side looks like when you stretch a real Cotton ball,Its also tearing real easy,I figured it would of lasted longer,they recommend air drying.No dryers.The material is made by Kimberly Clark.

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