[Mgs] Mold

[Barrie Robinson]

Hello Bob,

I lay up my MGB GT V8 for winter. (I am in Barrie, Ontario)   I put a 
car cover over it - plain jane not quite to the ground soft one - but I 
put one of those weak heater things that fit into a light socket (with 
extension cord) under the car.   I think it is something in the area of 
10W.   This drives off dampness/mold.   The danger is maybe mice will 
build a little snug around it - but so far no problems!    In the UK I 
always used a small heater which burnt forever on a slurp of 
paraffin.     Have not seen one in NA but then I have not looked.

Cheers
Barrie

On 4/28/2021 12:40 PM, Robert's New iPad wrote:
>   Frank is using sop for Standard Operating Procedure.
> Bob
>
>
> On Apr 28, 2021, at 12:17 PM, Max Heim <mvheim at sonic.net 
> <mailto:mvheim at sonic.net>> wrote:
>
>> What is a “sop”?
>>
>> --
>> Max Heim
>> '66 MGB
>>
>>> On Apr 28, 2021, at 8:11 AM, Frank Krajewski <frankk12 at verizon.net 
>>> <mailto:frankk12 at verizon.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I keep my 1980 MGB LE stored and covered in my sop from about late 
>>> September to now. I live in Rhode island and can’t risk driving it 
>>> until the rain has washed away all the salt on the roads. This year 
>>> I took it to Bassett’s Jaguar, just down the road from me as I know 
>>> Bill Bassett and he has helped me out in the past. It needed some 
>>> minor work which he was going to do. Bill called me later tat day 
>>> and said he couldn’t touch the car due to extensive mold everywhere. 
>>>  Since then I have embarked on an extensive mold removal effort 
>>> using white vinegar and several commercially available products. Is 
>>> there something more I should be doing and is there some way to 
>>> prevent this from happening in the future other than leaving the car 
>>> uncovered? I am even having it professionally detailed next week. 
>>> The detailer promised to thoroughly clean and demold  the car.
>>> Frank Krajewski
>>> 1980 MGBLE
>>> 1991 Miata LE
>>>
>>>
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