Are Car Covers Good Or Bad? | 2 MINUTE TUESDAY 

Funny story - The image in this thumbnail was stolen by one of those shady Ebay/Amazon sellers and they photoshopped their car cover on it. So I stole it back and used it for this video. Suck on that.

Covers arent for those with a car garage guy. Its for those that have to park their car under trees near sprinklers or under lamp posts. This means sap, water marks, and bird crap

A cover to protect it from uv rays not dust

Issue is UV damage etc. Which is what a car cover is mainly used for or hail protection etc. For dust protection in a sealed garage you use a soft dust cover.

What if it's stored outside ? surely covering against the elements is preferable to being uncovered

My truck sits outside under a tree and gets pooped on constantly. Light scratches are 100% better than the bird dropping getting etched into the paint.

If you have a car sitting outside in the sun for days on end, a good quality car cover would be advisable. You need to start with a clean car, and keep up with putting on the car only on a clean car. If you wait too long and the car gets dirty, you need to wait before you use the cover again. I think for cars that sit for long periods of time out in the elements, especially bright hot sun, a car cover makes great sense. But a daily driver sitting in a garage, I wouldn't use one.

I drive a truck for a living. Therefore, I park my car at the terminal for up to a month at a time. I've been using car covers for the last 10 years without issues. One might be concerned about a little dust scratching the paint. I'm more concerned about the effects of UV rays, bird crap, and foliage. If you get it washed and drive it one mile before parking, there won't be enough dirt on it to make any difference. As far as storing your car inside, the dust that accumulates on the surface isn't the reason for a cover. The indoor cover is there to protect the areas where dust can get into the car, like the cowell and inner portions of the doors, hood, and trunk lid.

I just woke up to the landscape company triming bushes right above my car, they scratched the crap out of my car. If I had a car cover it would have saved it from that probably

Thanks alot man very simple yet it makes so much sense!!

I use car cover for years now. My car sits outside in baking sun. Keep it waxed and cover shall protect you from lot of crap that can land on your car including UV rays.

A cover is still better than nothing especially if stored outside. Bird droppings will do much more harm than dust. If one is keeping their car in a museum is one thing. No one is suggesting using a heavy compound every time there's minor surface imperfections. Certainly want car pretty clean when placing a cover on it. It also depends on the quality of the cover. Bird droppings is a lot worse no question. Some things are unavoidable. One goes to a ball game or a movie or out to dinner, and sees bird droppings on their car. Light buffing with light polish shouldn't hurt anything. All cars will get scratches from things in the air while driving on highways.

I think with all these new paint protection products..wax and so on a regular deep cleanse is a car cover I'd do the same thing if I had a garage...Toyota fan here to :)

Summary: I have a car garage,I don't like the scratches that the car cover makes

You know I always kind of agreed with you you know I like how the cover looks but then I'm like oh I want to see my car and then you know there's many reasons why I want it many reasons why I don't want it so I don't know but you made some good points I love your car it's an MR2 right? I have a 96 Celica that I drive for everyday and then I have a 96 Celica GT4 as well one day I want to buy MR2 I love it 🙏

i have a closed garage but sometimes silly cats are sitting over my hood, I just had it ceramic coated by i still cover it because of the fvcking cats

What if you use a special car brush before putting the cover on?

Is it true that if you use car covers especially on your cars that are parked outside in the hot summertime, that they can eventually cause your clearcoat to break which would affect the paint? My Autobody shop guy told me that a car’s paint needs to breathe especially after it’s been painted or else the clear coat breaks through and that’s really bad!

Lovely MR-2. I miss seeing these on the road. Also cad covers suck.. it ruined my paint, had it stored outside for years.

Love ur videos my mr2 is clean thanks to u... Very honest and informative 👍👍👍

I used one in a dusty parking garage for a while and stopped, it was scratching the clear coat, waxed it and they were gone, I'll live with the dust and wash more often.

The instruction manual for my Rav4 does not tell me to park the car in a garage or in a shaded spot. It also doesn't tell me to use a car cover. What it does tell me is to keep the car clean and waxed. The car is ceramic coated and I regularly protect the coating with a ceramic sealant. The car sits outside. You wouldn't believe how much damage to the clear coat and paint trapped moisture can do. It would be much better to neglect the car outside than to throw a car cover.

Can u do a video on how to protect a car from the sun so the paint doesnt fade or corrode? For those ppl who dont have a garage and arnt willing to use a car cover

My car is outside. I use a car cover.

CGH! I am about to become the proud owner of an absolutely filthy 1999 NA MR2! After literally years I can finally do it! The first order of business is to get the front bumper replaced, all the sunbleached lights replaced, and get the paint fixed up and protected. I am so excited, I had to tell you, I remember talking to you about MR2's a while bac

I sleep over at my girlfriends place a lot and there are many trees that i park under. Im currently using a simoniz platinum cover because we rain a lot here and i aint want tree, pollen, tannins and such to land on my car. Even branches and such. What do you think about that? I also use the cover cause i have matte grey paint.

Great intro, I subscribed

yea i dont use car cover either on my mustang. it stays in the garage all year long when not driving it anyhow. but i drive it everyday in the warm months then in the winter it gets dust and shit and wash it off when i put it back on the road.

I don't know man I will have to disagree with you on that to a point yeah your situation is a lot different than mine you have a garage I don't so my car is exposed to the elements all day long rather be sun poop and whatever else is in the air ants animals I can probably go on for a very long time but I won't I'm sure you get the point I think if I had a garage I would not use my cover so as I said from the beginning your situation is a lot different than mine believe it or not I actually saw piss on my car cover I actually thought it was may have been a dog

That is funny I searched this video to find out if I should cover my car in the garage and its the exact same color and make as yours LOL. I worry about my wife or kids scrapping my car with something in the garage, bike or box or something.

Will the cover also schatch the windshield?

Do you think I should use one for my car that is in an apartment parking lot (outdoors) because lawn people come by randomly once a month and I get grass, etc all over the sides of my car. And it's a brand new 2020 Rav4. I bought a $34 car cover off eBay, but am hesitant to break it open and use it.

Many, many layers of wax to protect your paint before the cover goes on no matter what cover you buy. There is no aubstitute for a good layering of wax. I cover immediately after a wash and dry. It's true. Water will stay. If you cover it you're gambling on topcoat and moisture. I use one for a non waterproof daily. Only a temporary measure.

I need some help with this subject, because my car sits outside, trees on one side baking sun on other. I had a lot of sun damage and marks from organic matter on my last car. I am trying to decide how to best deal with this. Car Port or garage is no go where I live, have dedicated stop but in a shared lot. What would you do if your car had to sit outside? Deal with scratches or deal with sun damage?

A car cover is a must if you have pets.

Is that a Ferrero

Bro, your car is stored in a garage.... The dust... Either blow it off or wash it off. Like everyone is commenting, "worried about UV damage". I really don't care about micro dust scratches. I care about UV damage, clear coat peeling off, black plastic fading, yellowing headlights, etc.

I do cover my car everyday and my cars clean this guy just Complaining😂

They're just cars. Not tribal fetish objects. For people who OWN cars as opposed to leasing, and have to park outside, UV damage, tree sap, etc are the prime considerations in keeping the clear coat "healthy" for a protracted period.

This is a ridiculous video