Preferable Car Cover ('70)

[Keith W.]

Does anyone have a preference for car covers? I am looking for an indoor cover and looking for a premium one. Cost isn't much of a consideration.

[Daniel T.]

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I prefer the satin-stretch covers with the fleece lining, Coverking through corvette central seems to be a good buy. https://www.corvettecentral.com/acce...%2bcar%2bcover

Covercraft also has a good quality satin stretch cover, sometimes one brand has a better color choice vs the other.

I ordered and returned a couple of the cheaper satin covers such as the onxy when I was looking for my last cover, went back to the Coverking satin stretch.

[James G.]

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After a Quality cloth cover I usually throw a body shop bag over the cover to keep any residual dust in the garage from getting into the fabric and migrating through the cover - it cuts down on the WIPE DOWN prior to taking the car out.

[William F.]

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California car covers makes what I like for indoors. "Dust top. Synthetic but doesn't seem to scratch, light weight and keeps dust off car.

[Dennis D.]

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car covers.com for the black satin cover I have on my 70LT-1
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was having some work done last week and saw this cover. Thinking about it for outside.

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[Jim L.]

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If all you want to do is to keep dust off the precious painted surface of your Corvette, you can't do any better than a cheap, thin, plastic painters drop cloth. Cheap, disposable they are 100% effective and they will NOT scratch your fragile paint.

[Mark E.]

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I enjoy our periodic car cover discussions...

Avoid using a cover that does not breathe (like a plastic drop sheet). Trapped moisture will damage paint.

For a custom cover, I prefer CoverKing. They have fewer seams and tend to reach further down than other brands.

You can save $ by buying a custom fitted cover from one of the large Corvette houses (as Daniel suggests). They buy and stock quantities of custom covers from the manufacturers and get a good price. Delivery lead time is better too. The problem is they usually only offer covers with two mirror pockets, even for cars with only one mirror (like 1970). You can choose what you want by buying directly from Coverking.

Because I have a working garage, I prefer a thick cover that better protects against accidental impact. I've lusted after Coverking's moving blanket custom cover but it's over $500. As an affordable alternative, I stack three covers together. The newest, cleanest cover goes on first. Install and remove them together. It's a baggy look, so probably not your choice if you have a show garage.

I really like the looks of the blue custom LT-1 cover Dennis spotted. But for outside, I prefer an unfitted, loose fitting cover that doesn't easily reveal the type of car (like when I'm parked in a motel parking lot on a road trip). Budgecovers.com offers affordable, high-quality "semi-custom" covers.

[Keith W.]

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Thanks Gents for all of the comments. Will be ordering soon...

[Jim L.]

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Avoid using a cover that does not breathe (like a plastic drop sheet). Trapped moisture will damage paint..

That does not match my experience with plastic drop cloths at all.

[Mark E.]

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A plastic drop cloth may be ok for a short time (few hours, maybe a few days), for example while the car is in a body shop. Prolonged use risks trapping moisture that builds up from the ground or concrete, or moisture in the air. This can cause the finish to turn milky in areas; if severe the paint can blister. Trapped moisture also promotes corrosion overall, like surface rust on bare metal parts.

That's why car cover fabrics are breathable.