Protecting new car from sun during long absences
Sep 19th 2022, 8:52 am
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Re: Protecting new car from sun during long absences
Ask the helpful man on the chat thingy what the warranty is? I cover all my outdoor furniture using covers made of the same stuff and have to replace them every year. The intense sun dries them out then the wind shreds them.
Sep 19th 2022, 9:21 am
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Re: Protecting new car from sun during long absences
Well if it came to claiming on the warranty the cost of sending the defective item back would make it not worth while the claim, I think. Good point but anyway I hope by this time next year to have some sort of shade construction in place - albeit would prob still use the cover as well , if it hasn't blown away once shredded by the weather.
Sep 20th 2022, 9:39 am
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Re: Protecting new car from sun during long absences
Slightly sideways on this topic, I inherited a very nice table and chairs on my balcony when I bought my apartment but try as I might I cannot find a cover for the table, which gets covered in dust less than 48 hours after cleaning. The table is circular and measures 1.5m across, so it’s quite large. The local garden centre shops sell square ones, rectangular one and circular ones up to about 1.2m across, but no one sells one measuring 1.5m. Wonder where …?
Sep 20th 2022, 3:13 pm
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Sep 21st 2022, 10:36 am
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Re: Protecting new car from sun during long absences
Have you thought about getting one of those impermeable waxy tablecloths for outdoor tables ?
They are usually available in rolls which can be cut to desired length. Often quite natty designs. If you are going to be away you would have to weight the ends down with maybe tiles or such. Or you could botch some kind of tape or cord arrangement to keep the thing from blowing away.
They are usually available in rolls which can be cut to desired length. Often quite natty designs. If you are going to be away you would have to weight the ends down with maybe tiles or such. Or you could botch some kind of tape or cord arrangement to keep the thing from blowing away.
Dec 12th 2022, 2:25 am
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Re: Protecting new car from sun during long absences
If all goes to plan, I should be picking up my new Duster in the next month or so. I have always in the past made do with second hand cars ( quite old ones actually ) so have never bothered about things like exposure to sun damage .
However I think I do need to guard against it for the new car in all its Urban Grey glory . It may well be left for months on end ( esp over winter ) parked in my small yard around the house - well exposed to sunshine. I am hoping to grow grape vines over a trellis but that won't help for the next year or two.
So is it a good idea to cover the whole vehicle with some kind of cover ? Or would condensation then be a problem ?
If a cover is a good idea : what's the nearest equivalent to Halfords from which to purchase such an item ( online hopefully ) ?
However I think I do need to guard against it for the new car in all its Urban Grey glory . It may well be left for months on end ( esp over winter ) parked in my small yard around the house - well exposed to sunshine. I am hoping to grow grape vines over a trellis but that won't help for the next year or two.
So is it a good idea to cover the whole vehicle with some kind of cover ? Or would condensation then be a problem ?
If a cover is a good idea : what's the nearest equivalent to Halfords from which to purchase such an item ( online hopefully ) ?
Dec 12th 2022, 9:07 am
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Re: Protecting new car from sun during long absences
If all goes to plan, I should be picking up my new Duster in the next month or so. I have always in the past made do with second hand cars ( quite old ones actually ) so have never bothered about things like exposure to sun damage .
However I think I do need to guard against it for the new car in all its Urban Grey glory . It may well be left for months on end ( esp over winter ) parked in my small yard around the house - well exposed to sunshine. I am hoping to grow grape vines over a trellis but that won't help for the next year or two.
So is it a good idea to cover the whole vehicle with some kind of cover ? Or would condensation then be a problem ?
If a cover is a good idea : what's the nearest equivalent to Halfords from which to purchase such an item ( online hopefully ) ?
However I think I do need to guard against it for the new car in all its Urban Grey glory . It may well be left for months on end ( esp over winter ) parked in my small yard around the house - well exposed to sunshine. I am hoping to grow grape vines over a trellis but that won't help for the next year or two.
So is it a good idea to cover the whole vehicle with some kind of cover ? Or would condensation then be a problem ?
If a cover is a good idea : what's the nearest equivalent to Halfords from which to purchase such an item ( online hopefully ) ?
try here.on line similar to Halfords, just scroll down
https://www.norauto.pt/procurar/cobertura-do-carro
Dec 12th 2022, 9:10 am
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Re: Protecting new car from sun during long absences
condensation is only a problem if there is damp inside the car.
But just to prevent mould (which can come from your use of the car) I would spray the steering wheel, handles gear knob, anything that you have touched with white vinegar solution before locking it up.
Thats what I do to my car left 6 months at a time in UK over winter....and disconnect the battery. (Get radio code before doing that if it has one)
But just to prevent mould (which can come from your use of the car) I would spray the steering wheel, handles gear knob, anything that you have touched with white vinegar solution before locking it up.
Thats what I do to my car left 6 months at a time in UK over winter....and disconnect the battery. (Get radio code before doing that if it has one)
