[DML] Car Covers- Hint

["Greg Linstad" <gregl@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill Robertson's post about the car cover and squirrels got me to thinking about how many times car covers come up on this list. A helpful tip on the use of car covers is to put a sheet of plastic on the ground under the car (or drive/push the car on to it) first to stop the moisture of natural evaporation from getting trapped inside the car cover. This happened to me years ago in my covered carport with a gravel floor. I put the car cover over my DeLorean mainly to keep my cat off the stainless, but after removing it a few weeks later I discovered lots of trapped moisture and some white spot 'corrosion' on the aluminum engine. I immediately moved the car and put down several layers of 6 mil poly sheeting and then another layer of gravel. No more moisture. If you have ever left anything on the ground for any length of time and then turned it over and see how wet it is you know what I mean. Of course this may not be as important in very dry areas, but there must still be some moisture in the ground.
Wait a minute.. this sounds like a plug for a Carcoon...it's not, but one would have solved my problem.

Greg Linstad
pndc.org
VIN# 3507 'RUSTLSS'   120,000+ miles
VIN# 6214 'RUSTLS2'      10,000  miles



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