I hope this is in the right section.

I've been searching, but I haven't found the answers I need yet.

I'm going to be travelling for work for the end of the year. During this time, my car will basically sit at home. Since I don't have a garage, I want to get a nice car cover. The car has the potential to see heavy rain, sun, wind, snow, the whole 9 yards.

It looks like the Weathertech is the best recommended cover. It's thin, which is good for portability, but bad for ding and wind resistance. Can I layer the weathertech with another cover (like the OEM dust cover) to get the ding and wind resistance? I don't want the whipping wind to cause the cover to scratch the paint.

I'd consider the Weathertech HD, but it's supposedly not as good in terms of scratching and the Noah isn't supposed to be as water resistant.

Thanks!

Rob

 

rob -

interesting question... have not heard of "layering" covers- but i am replying to move this back up to the top-

 

[QUOTE=Gvr4-330,Jul 3 2006, 04:18 AM]Can I layer the weathertech with another cover (like the OEM dust cover) to get the ding and wind resistance?

 

Cool.

I am hoping that will add some ding resistance (and possible hail resistance) to the Weathershield and keep it from flapping as much when it's windy out.

Rob

 

you can rent a storage garage and place it in there while on your trip.

 

I love my Weathershield cover. I've had covers for previous cars in NOAH, Tyvek Plus, and other fabrics before, but this is the first to do what it promises. All claimed some level of weather proof or weather resistance, but all let water soak thru bringing grit with it, except for the Weathershield. Weathershield is also great because it's compact enough to go in a home washer.

Personally I have never had abrasion problems with it because I never use it when either the car or the cover is dirty. Making sure both are clean is the key, and the ability to wash the cover at home is a big plus in this regard. As you stated though, Weathershield offers no ding protection and needs to be secured with a rope or cable if it's really windy out.

As far as layering, I've never tried it. I'd be concerned with moisture from morning dew, rain etc. getting trapped beneath 2 layers, but maybe it works.

HTH,
Peter