Car cover for transport?

[mnm99]

Is there a car cover or cockpit cover that will work during transport on a trailer that won't blow off? I can't find an enclosed trailer and may have to go this way somehow.

Thanks

[Turbonut48]

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[mnm99]

Originally Posted by Turbonut48

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[Sailfish]

I transported mine in an open trailer and I used 2 covers. The first was a soft fleece, form-fitted for my car (made by SPF). The second was an oversize heavy duty (not the typical blue light duty!!) tarp available at most home repair stores.

I wouldn't recommend covering the car during transport because wind buffeting can cause flapping which will damage the paint.

However, if you decide to cover it, make sure the covers are secured in as many places as possible to minimize flapping. And stop periodically to make sure they stay tight. A loose tarp is not your friend.

I trailered my car over quite a distance and had no problems and no blemishes.

Good luck.

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by mnm99

Is there a car cover or cockpit cover that will work during transport on a trailer that won't blow off? I can't find an enclosed trailer and may have to go this way somehow.

Thanks

DO NOT COVER YOUR CAR ON AN OPEN TRAILER IN MOTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



You will damage the paint

[Trueoo7]

If you want to cover it, I wouldn't use anything but shrink wrap.

[Bill D]

Never cover your car during transport. Small pieces of dust or sand can get lodged between the cover and the car. The constant motion of the cover will grind the specs of sand or whatever into the paint. Not pretty

[wrogers55]

If you are just transporting and can take your time:

Get a plastic wrap (like skink wrap but no skink, just sticks) roll. Clean your car very good and then just wrap it up. Actually it's easy and kind of fun, you can even do the underside bottom front and back by just rolling the stuff under and keep going. It sticks to itself and the car by static and you can put as many layers of wrap on it as you want. Then put the cover of your choice over it to protect from the big stuff. I actually wrapped the plastic wrap over the cover too after it was on, which is probably overkill but I had no idea what kind of weather I was going to run into. I used clear moving tape over the last layer of plastic wrap in a kind of a criss cross way to keep it all together, but that might not be necessary actually. Once I arrived after a 1,200 mile trip, we just unwrapped it like a Christmas present and it was perfect. And no, the plastic wrap doesn't "stick" to the paint and it is tough stuff, so all was well.

Plastic wrap is available from Home Depot moving dept., ULine is where I got mine, and so on. Takes a little time on both ends of the trip, but it's a pretty cheap way to make sure it well protected out there.

I have also used the stuff to cover the front fenders all the way down, then put any kind of soft fender protection over the plastic wrapped fenders you want when doing any extensive motor work. That way if the soft protector moves around it doesn't scratch the paint.

Good luck!

[CBattaglia]

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A car cover will scratch your car. Use the road wrap, I transported my car from NY to Ohio and back on an open trailer. Worked like a charm.

[AL427SBF]

Originally Posted by wrogers55

... I actually wrapped the plastic wrap over the cover too after it was on, which is probably overkill but I had no idea what kind of weather I was going to run into ...

That might of just saved your bacon on paint damage, I think you got lucky with no flapping loose ends. This topic has been covered on most auto forums and they all say the same thing - transport with no car cover. If you are going to wrap, then a cling wrap like saran is what is used but that would be for shielding from the elements only, no protection from flying debris or good sized hail. If you are going to wrap to protect against the elements then think about this - if your saran wrap cocoon is not air tight, water will find a way to get in and you have trapped water inside. If you are transporting on nice sunny days, then your cocooned cobra is inside a "hot house" with cockpit temps getting to 120 deg F or more. If it were me, and no covered car transporter available, then haul naked and take my chances.