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[turbobob]

so the next question would be where to get a good cover?

Search is your friend

However Good quality fitted car cover which your looking at £150 for a decent one. Or the Halfords One which a fair number of us have. Its a good quality and decent fitting cover that will cost you £55.

Which size is needed for the Halfords one?

Erm the one in my link ....

I'll be honest I have the large and I think that fits well, but others have the medium and say that also fits well. You are better with a more snug fitting one as it will flap less in the wind.

[dominik]

keeping it indoors if probably the only solution im afraid

I kept mine in a garage last winter and the paint bubbling was worse than the first year out in the frost with just a showercap protecting the roof and windscreen!

Saying that I'll be putting it back in the garage after every use again this winter

Mine parked 4 years outside with a cover, no bubbling at all.

Now after 1 year parking in a dry garage I have recognized the first bubble on the front clam last week.
The rear clam is also starting to produce the first bubbles.

The garage will not help at all.

[VXTyrant]

The garage will not help at all.

Yup, certainly seems that way! I like to put it in the garage so I don't have to defrost it in the morning haha

Maybe it's the suddenish change in temperature between the cold outdoors and warm, dry garage!

[turbobob]

Oh yeah thats right, a dry garage with a temperature above freezing is going to be worse than frozen standing water and direct sunlight on the clam

[manghan]

Think I went for the small one,

[Mangham54]

Just make sure, if you do by a Halfords cover, that you tie a knot at the end of each strap.... have lost two clips on mine in less than a year.

[turbobob]

Just make sure, if you do by a Halfords cover, that you tie a knot at the end of each strap.... have lost two clips on mine in less than a year.

What were you doing with it?

[GiGo]

Anyone know if these are any good http://www.morethanp...s_Car_Cover.asp

If you were thinking of getting that, one of these would be better, cheaper and more uses.

Edited by GiGo, 10 September 2010 - 01:51 PM.

[Cookies220]

Anyone know if these are any good http://www.morethanp...s_Car_Cover.asp

If you were thinking of getting that, one of these would be better, cheaper and more uses.

Your very own portable garage

[FLD]

I'm suspiscious there is more than one reason for the bubbling. As has been rightly said theres the osmosis issue. This would make the clam bubble rather than the paint from the clam (IMHO). If its paint bubbling I suspect this is down to inproper painting. The car is plastic not metal so is more flexible. The paint (or just lacquer if basecoat and clear) should be plasticised to make it more bendy. Without this you could end up with very small faults in the paint letting water under and making it bubble up. I park mine in the wild in all weathers. It needs painting anyway and after 2 years I haven't any blistering yet. I'll paint it when I can be bothered.

[jbudgie]

so the next question would be where to get a good cover?

Search is your friend

However Good quality fitted car cover which your looking at £150 for a decent one. Or the Halfords One which a fair number of us have. Its a good quality and decent fitting cover that will cost you £55.

Which size is needed for the Halfords one?

Erm the one in my link ....

I'll be honest I have the large and I think that fits well, but others have the medium and say that also fits well. You are better with a more snug fitting one as it will flap less in the wind.

thank you ,

your link said the medium, but now you say you have the large --which do you think ??