Who makes the best, softest indoor car cover?

[Troy P.]

Re: Who makes the best, softest indoor car cover?

I have not read all the posts so excuse me if someone else already mentioned this ... There are lots of very soft flannel covers to choose from. What you need to watch out for is the seam stitching. Inquire of the manufacturer what type of thread they use. If its cotton thread that's fine. If its polyester, like many are, that can scratch. (I assume polyester is used for improved strength.)


I had trouble with a flannel cover on modern lacquer paint leaving a mark where the seams were. Perhaps the paint needed to cure for a few months to finish hardening. Also note that it is not recommended to leave rubber fender mats on the car for long if you have lacquer paint.

Since your car will be indoors you might go the route I chose and that is to use inexpensive king size bed sheets made of jersey material. Super soft and super cheap. That will keep the dust off. You don't need a heavy, bulky when rolled up and fitted cover unless in a windy area.

Of course you will never want to put plastic sheeting directly on your paint. But I'm not convinced that having the plastic on top of the cover would be a problem.

[John L.]

Re: Who makes the best, softest indoor car cover?

I have used Premium Flannel for the past 23 years. Very satisfied.

[Brian E.]

Re: Who makes the best, softest indoor car cover?

I agree I would not put a plastic cover directly on the car, even with a cover on it. I would put the plastic sheet on the trays and ramps above as you mentioned and you should be fine. As for the cover, I just ordered a Black Satin indoor car cover for my 70 conv GTO from Car Covers.com and its a nice cover. I would order one for the vette but I don't have anything parked over it and I have the car in a car capsule which provides a dust free environment to store it. http://carcapsule.com/

Mike


Mike

Mike, unless I can squeeze more room out of my warehouse, my 2018 Grand Sport will be leaving its Car Capsule Showcase bubble and sleeping on the top shelf of my 4 post lift that is scheduled to be installed next week. Very sad about this because I LOVE the Showcase bubble for its dust free environment. If I had the room, I'd have 2 Car Capsule Showcases - one for the C7 and one for the C2.

By the way, I just recently learned that while Car Capsule doesn't currently make a double wide Showcase, they do make a double long Showcase that can house 2 parallel parked cars. Unfortunately, this double long Showcase simply won't work for my building.

[Brian E.]

Re: Who makes the best, softest indoor car cover?

I have not read all the posts so excuse me if someone else already mentioned this ... There are lots of very soft flannel covers to choose from. What you need to watch out for is the seam stitching. Inquire of the manufacturer what type of thread they use. If its cotton thread that's fine. If its polyester, like many are, that can scratch. (I assume polyester is used for improved strength.)

Troy, this is a helpful comment. Thanks.

Since your car will be indoors you might go the route I chose and that is to use inexpensive king size bed sheets made of jersey material. Super soft and super cheap. That will keep the dust off. You don't need a heavy, bulky when rolled up and fitted cover unless in a windy area.

Yes, Troy, I agree that a heavy and bulky cover could/would only induce fine scratches when rolling/unrolling the cover to remove/install it. And for this reason something light like a large soft sheet might be a better solution than a dedicated cover.


Thanks for your helpful words.

[Dennis D.]

Re: Who makes the best, softest indoor car cover?

Satin cover from car covers.com. best indoor cover I've had. Easiest to remove and put in the storage bag.
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[Bob B.]

Re: Who makes the best, softest indoor car cover?

California Car Cover expensive but worth it
Bob

[Mike T.]

Re: Who makes the best, softest indoor car cover?

We use plywood, cut to fit between the runners of the 4 post lift. Then, on top of the plywood, we bought plastic dog crate pans off the internet. They are around 4 ft. long and their width is just a couple inches shy of the distance between the runners.
Works great!