Car cover pros needed

[C5150]

Just how clean must the car be?

I ask because I recently was forced to place the cover on the car after driving it twice post her wash. Wouldn't call it very dirty - not noticeably at least. A major windstorm came through and I was in a heavily tree'd area. I figured I would be better off with the cover on versus branches and pine needless lacing my ride.

The cover did a great job of protecting my car, but got pretty dirty from all the needles that ended up on it (hence when aiming to clean it - I put up this post).

Do I now need to thoroughly clean the inside of my cover to protect the paint from damage?

[z12358]

Originally Posted by C5150

Just how clean must the car be?

I ask because I recently was forced to place the cover on the car after driving it twice post her wash. Wouldn't call it very dirty - not noticeably at least. A major windstorm came through and I was in a heavily tree'd area. I figured I would be better off with the cover on versus branches and pine needless lacing my ride.

The cover did a great job of protecting my car, but got pretty dirty from all the needles that ended up on it (hence when aiming to clean it - I put up this post).

Do I now need to thoroughly clean the inside of my cover to protect the paint from damage?

Depending on how dark your color is and how picky you are about the shape of your clear coat. I would asume you got the cover to protect the car, so I would answer your questions with 'as clean as possible' and 'yes'. The scenario you just described, especially if repeated, will do more damage to your clearcoat than just leaving the car uncovered.

Z.

[C5150]

The car is arctic silver - and yes, I got the cover to protect the car. If the cover will cause more damage then dirt/rain/etc alone, then I will keep her uncovered.

Difficulty here is that now that it has started raining - if I want to drive it around for a bit - the cover becomes useless until it stops raining... Cause it's dirty once you get onto the road. And there are trees everywhere, and the needles get into every single crack the car has to offer.

Is the damage caused in putting the cover on and off - or juts general movement by the cover?

[Rodger]

I used to live in a very dusty climate and I would always carry around a CA Car Duster. Prior to installing the cover, I'd run the duster over the car.