All:
With what I've gathered from all the great advice, here's what I'm gonna =
do which should serve my purposes.=20
I'm going to get a Technalon cover, which will let the moisture =
evaporate from underneath after the car gets wet. I'm also going to try =
and find a good deal on a full Tonneau cover, maybe used, which is =
cheaper than a top (hood), which will have to wait until I can save up =
the money for the best. The tonneau is really all I nead anyway since I =
don't plan on driving in any crappy weather if I can help it. I'll try =
to waterproof the tonneau as much as possible, which will keep the =
interior from getting wet.=20
I suppose the idea of throwing a cheap plastic tarp over the car only =
during heavy downpours is good too, as long as the tarp comes off once =
the sun comes out!
Thanks again everyone for all of the input.
Dan
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From: John Steczkowski
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 1997 10:46 PM
To: Bob MGT
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: MGB Covers
You don't want a waterproof cover. If will hold the moisture in and =
discolor the
paint. Yes, the car doesn't keep the car dry, but it also won't ruin the =
paint.
I've found that if I have to leave the car out in a rainstorm, the cover =
keeps
enough rain off of the car to keep it from leaking even in the hardest =
rain
storms...
Bob MGT wrote:
> In a message dated 97-12-20 10:27:16 EST, you write:
>
> <<
> DANIEL RAY wrote:
> >
> > Listers,
> > I know I asked about this before, but does anyone have any =
suggestions for
> a good, "fitted" cover for an MGB? Vicky Brit is the only one I've =
seen them
> in of all the catalogs I have. Any suggestions? If I buy the MGB I'm =
looking
> at, immediate protection will be a concern! >>
>
> I have the Technalon model from Moss. It fits very nicely and has a =
couple
> eyelets that you can tie together with a cord under the car. I use a =
bungie
> cord for this and it keeps the sides of the cover nice and taunt. The
> Technalon material is not completely waterproof, which I find =
disapponting.
> All the covers I've seen claim to breath, which is short for not =
waterproof.
> This is probably a good thing if you're putting the cover over a wet =
car, but
> not so good for keeping the car dry in a rain storm. Oh, it does a =
good job at
> keeping morning dew and frost off. But, after a hard rain storm the =
MGB
> actually stays wet longer than my uncovered sedan! Does anybody make a
> completely waterproof cover? If they did would I like it? I can't put =
it in my
> garage because it only holds one car and the TD has seniority.
>
> Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
> EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
> 52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
> 71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
>
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Director, Business Systems Solutions, Central & West
PSW Technologies, Inc.
512-343-6666
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