AndyKent
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Registered: 3rd Sep 05
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Since I moved into my new place I'm so close to work that I walk every day and the car gets left at home.
It's partly sat under a tree and now the weather has warmed up the poor thing is getting bloody filthy. Used it for the first time in 5 days last night and the amount of sticky sap and dust on it is silly. Lucky not much bird crap though. I've got no choice of where to park it (allocated space) and can't wash it either.
Was looking at getting a car cover but heard these can flap around a bit in the wind and marr the paintwork. My space is pretty well protected from the worst of the wind and right in the corner of the parking area though.
Question is, am I better off leaving it to get covered in sap and dust, or putting a cover on it?
Does the sap damage the paintwork?
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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Get a fabric lined cover or a talored one and it will be ok
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Hmmm, tricky one tbh!
Yes sap can damage the paintwork, but normally only if left on for a while - if you are (or getting somebody else to) washing the car weekly for e.g, and it has a decent amount of wax on it, you should be ok tbh.
I'd never advise putting a cover on a car that's been driven as it will just rub any dirt on the car all over it - regardless of whether the cover is lined or not. I wouldn't tend to recommend a cover for external use at all unless you weren't bothered about marking the paint tbh.
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AndyKent
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Piss.
I manage to wash the car about once a month back at mums. Refuse to take it to a carwash, don't want to give to the local poles and haven't got an external tap at home.
Its not like the paintwork is perfect by any means, but I'd hate for it to rapidly go downhill sat where it is 
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RCoughtrie
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Registered: 31st Oct 04
Location: East Ayrshire Scotland
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monsoon car cover, used it internaly and externaly on my RS tad expensive but works really well.
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Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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cut the tree down
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AndyKent
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Hmmm, £150 but possibly worth it. I'll have a think 
edit - link so I don't forget where I found it http://www.coveryourcar.co.uk/store/product.php?productid=16266&cat=402&page=1
[Edited on 20-04-2011 by AndyKent]
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AndyKent
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Registered: 3rd Sep 05
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Wish I could Adam 
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LukeD
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Registered: 23rd Jan 07
Location: Shropshire
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Get the monsoon one as said. You get what you pay for with them.
I made the mistake of buying cheap twice- even though the second time i bought the most expensive halfords crap. it just wrecked the paintwork and the one i had with a little bit of wind flew of.
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