How to choose the best covers for your car

 It’s worth taking the time and energy to protect your car from the elements by investing in quality car covers.

With the huge range of car covers on the market, how do you choose the best covers for your car?

To make it easier, we have created this list of things you could consider to make your search easier:

Deciding where your car will be stored

·        Cars store under cover

When you know where your car will be kept when you’re not using it is the first step in choosing the best and most appropriate car covers.

If you’re lucky enough to have a garage or carport to park your car in, then you might be better to choose a light weight cover that is designed to keep the dust off and prevent pests from finding shelter in or around the body work.

The droppings from insects, lizards, small mammals and birds can not only look unpleasant on your car, but because of its corrosive nature, it can damage the paint.

A high quality cotton or breathable synthetic cover is a good choice, especially if you use your car on a regular basis. For those that don’t use their car every day slightly heavier cotton car covers may be the best choice as they offer more protection with its extra padding to help prevent accidental damage and scratching or denting of the sides from people passing.

·        Cars stored outside

The areas where you live and wish to store your car also needs to be taken into account. Some areas of The Gold Coast are known to have hail at different times of the year and these can cause a lot of damage to your vehicle. Choosing car covers that are heavy enough to provide adequate protection from large hailstones could be necessary.

Are you close to the coast, maybe you need car covers that are capable of protecting your car from salts pray or salt laden winds.

Other areas may be prone to high concentrations of sand or dust in the prevailing wind, which can quickly erode the finish on your car without the protection of the right type of car covers

Feature to look for when choosing car covers

·        Breathable

Regardless of the type of car covers you choose, it’s important that they are breathable so that they don’t trap moisture or condensation under them. If they were to trap moisture it could cause corrosion and discolouration of the paint work as well as any of the plastic parts that are so common on modern cars. Mould and fungi would also appear, this is unsightly as well as damaging to the lustre and paint in general and harmful to your car covers

·        Snug fitting

The better and tighter the fit of your car covers is, the less likely they are to flap around in the breeze or allow pests to move in under them. Good quality car covers have a bit of built in stretch-ability, ensuring a good fit

·        Soft inertia lining

Quality car covers have a soft lining that will not scratch or damage your car as they hug its contours

 

When you need car covers, choose a high quality breathable material that has a soft inside and a natural colour on the outside to avoid fading