Indoor Car Covers

Indoor car covers were probably first produced for dealers who wanted to keep the latest model cars and luxury vehicles under an attractive cover for display. But as the style became fashionable, owners of exclusive and vintage cars also started keeping their loved cars under the protection of a body fitting custom indoor car cover. Today most people, who are conscious of the value and worth of their vehicles, protect their precious passions and keep them well covered under an indoor car cover.

However, when a buyer is out in the market looking for an indoor car cover, he or she should focus on two basic points, namely…

• What type of usage the cover may be subjected to… and
• What kind of performance is expected out of the cover.

Since the level of performance is of paramount interest, let us do some research on this.

Performance of the Indoor Car Cover

The foremost duty of an indoor car cover is to protect the car or the SUV from dirt and dust that is incessantly settling on the fine paintwork of the vehicle and silently but surely spoiling it with scratchy strokes. The other side of the coin may be yet more complex. The indoor car cover, if it is not made of fabric, which is as soft as bed linen, may itself damage the paint.

As you know, the paint on a vehicle’s body is not more than 0.006” thick and dust particles can very well rub the dazzle off it, unless it is prevented from doing so. Therefore, an indoor car cover fabric should be tough enough so that no dust particle may come in contact with the paintwork on the one hand while the material itself should be soft enough not to create any abrasive stroke on the car.

Besides, an Indoor car cover should be thoroughly ‘breathable’ so that any moisture or heat trapped under the cover is allowed to come into contact with the outside atmosphere and evaporate, leaving the car or the SUV absolutely dry and glossy. Now, let us see what kind of usage an indoor car cover may be subjected to.

Type of usage for an Indoor Car Cover

Your selection of an indoor car cover may largely depend on factors like how often it is likely to be used. For a person who takes out his or her car more often would logically go for a lightweight indoor cover for covering/ uncovering of the vehicle with the least hassle. These covers are also easier to pack and store. Satinstretch™ car covers fall under this category.

However, for those who have to leave their vehicle for extended periods of time, a heavy multi-layered cover would be ideal. Yet another type of usage involves keeping the car parked in a garage that is much too crowded and chances of an inadvertent ding are many.