DIY Hailstorm Cover for a Car. Will it Work???

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Hailstorm can be very dangerous and cause a lot of damage. In my case I will be trying to protect my car from hail. I have bought a heavy-duty tarpaulin which is waterproof and frost proof. The key element is a heavy-duty bubble wrap with large bubbles around 3cm. All in all, it was fairly cheap and easy project. Initially I have covered my car with my contraption and it did survive the thunderstorm. But the next day when I was taking it off the bubble wrap came off as well. Not sure if the glue was not good for this job but I think if it would hold then this could be a good protection from hail.
Let me know int the comment section what you think and what solutions are you using to protect your things from hail.
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@CasualDIY 3 года назад

In short I find this project as a failed one. Overnight we had a thunderstorm and there was no issues. The material stayed on the car etc. But the next morning when I was trying to take it off the whole bubble wrap came off as well. The glue was not suitable for this task and to be honest when I thought about it, the sunshine would probably melt off any other glue. On top of it when I was tying to fold whole thing together it was just too big and if you put too much pressure then the bubbles would blow. All in all I don't recommend this way of securing a car from hail.

@mrjoeace1 3 года назад

Its a great idea. How about silicone or a flexible glue and put pressure or weight for better contact. 👍

@5084204 3 года назад

Now you have an excellent excuse to build a proper carport.

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

@@mrjoeace1 yes could be a better idea

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

@@5084204 the carport is the end goal I just don't have funds to get the parts. That's why I'm trying a cheaper diy option first

@5084204 3 года назад

@@CasualDIY Let me chip in to your future carport ;)

@BigDen06 3 года назад

A car port is the way to go, you will even have room for some racking to store long lengths of timber.

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

Yes eventually I will have the carport but until I get the funds for it I need some cheap DIY options

@paulskinner540 3 года назад

I also think the carport is the way to go, perhaps use the tarp as a temporary measure for the roof so not a total lost and maybe secure with bungy straps allowing some movement with heat/cold as the materials react differently with your current climate.

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

@@paulskinner540 yes when I get some funds the carport is clearly the wright way to go. Just need a solution I the meantime👍 all the best mate

@johannamit4388 2 месяца назад

Unfortunately the council wont' approve a carport in front of my house, they can have it taken down.

@idlersdream826 3 года назад

Hi Tomasz, what a lovely area your house is in, looks spacious 👍. As others have mentioned, you have the space for a really nice car port.

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

Yes eventually that will be my permanent solution when I get some funds for it👍

@johntaylor2489 3 года назад

Well. It was a nice try. Sometimes though and I know it hurts, you just gotta pay the money and buy the right thing. Liked the video. I enjoy your relaxed style.

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

You nailed it. Sometimes its just worth buying the more expensive stuff but it also worth trying a cheaper option and on some occasion it may work. And I think RU-vid is perfect for sharing this kind of things so we can all learn from it

@thelastchapter1332 3 года назад

Loving the vlogs tom keep them going

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

Thank you my friend 👍

@markduggan3451 3 года назад

I hope you're keeping safe and well my friend.

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

I'm trying mate 😁👍 all the best 👍

@colinwalker7204 3 года назад

Hi Tomasz, even if it wasn't successful it was definitely worth having a go, but given the location Its probably worth you considering a lean to car port instead if the weather is that dodgy as it can go from the side of the workshop to posts put in the grass area. I made a cheap lean to covered way from my back door to my built in shed, all I used was cheap round fence posts, cheap CLS timber, a couple of bits of decking timber I had laying about which i fixed to the house to take the timber joists and a bargain basement cheap tarp to cover it....the tarp held up for over a year in the crappy UK northern weather, and i've now replaced it with a heavier version that will last much longer but it does the job REALLY well, and overall it doesn't look too bad either....more importantly it was dirt cheap,, and will do until I can afford to do something better lol

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

I'm thinking of some sort of frame that I can easily put up and take down for the tarp. Until I get funds for the carport

@colinwalker7204 3 года назад

@@CasualDIY Good idea, if you've got a frame of some sort one side, you'd only need a few eyebolts fixed in the wall and a few Karabiners to hold the tarp at the right height, then you'd probably get away with using paracord to to pull it taught and tie it off to the frame the other side like a camping Bivvy, easy to put up and take down :)

@jonhjfofs5959 Год назад

there is a high temperture spray adesive you can get which is used in camper van conversions which would be suitable

@CasualDIY Год назад

Thanks

@daffodildeb 2 года назад

I don’t think bubblewrap is sturdy enough to withstand hail, even if the glue had stuck. You may be able to get a high-density foam in sheets, sometimes used in construction. The kind I am thinking of is sold in rolls like carpet, and is about 1/2” thick. A tarp secured by rope over it should work. OR, a large roll of carpet, plush side down, again covered by a tarp might work. Either cover would probably need a second person, though.

@CasualDIY 2 года назад

Not seen a foam like that to be honest, but I wasn't looking for something like that. Worth checking out. Yes the bubble wrap didn't work out for me. But the tarp that I got seems to be doing quite a good job on its own. But I will have to invest in a carport next year. That's the best solution I think.

@daffodildeb 2 года назад

@@CasualDIY Until I got my current house, I lived 38 years in Texas with one car outside-more cars than garage space, LOL. Hurricanes, tropical storms, and one tornado, but never had damage. Lucky, I guess! The foam I was thinking of is denser than upholstery foam, and may not be available where you live. As an alternative, the kind of foam used for a bed liner might work, say 1” thick. That wouldn’t easily roll, though. You only need to cover the horizontal surface, so as long as you can tie it in place you’d be ok. Look in the bedding department of your local store, OR in building supplies. Styrofoam insulation comes in stiff boards, with various thicknesses. All of these would be available in my local stores, but you’re not in the US, so I don’t know what you have. Maybe plush carpeting would be easier to find? Plush side down, of course!

@CasualDIY 2 года назад

@@daffodildeb I'll have a look for that foam you mentioned. I'm sure it must be available somewhere. Seems like a good idea, thanks 👍

@GabiFodorrasRO 3 года назад

Big like!👍👍👍👍👍✅💪Felicitări! Great video 👍👍👍😎

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

Thank you my friend 👍

@normanboyes4983 3 года назад

How apart sinking three fence posts next to the edge of the drive the centre one 1.8M above ground in the centre of where you park the car and the other 2 about 1M from front and rear of the car and 1.5m above ground. Secure the tarp to suitable fixings on the building (high up) and stretch and suspend the tarpaulin to the fence posts?

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

I was thinking of something very similar to your idea 👍😁

@davec5209 3 года назад

how about a couple of old duvets covering the main body of car and cover with the tarp.

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

Hmm I think duvets would come up with moisture eventually even when covered with water resistent tarp

@davec5209 3 года назад

@@CasualDIY better for paintwork plus if tarp is water resistant only and duvets get damp they can be dried out still. Bubble wrap breaks down with UV and heat. Plus the cost of the roll would be two duvets 13.5 tog :)

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

@@davec5209 you've got a point there mate 👍

@DeafMaker 3 года назад

Why not sandwich the bubble wrap between two tarpaulins and join them together using the eyelets. Then just super glue the edges of the bubble wrap to keep it in place between the two tarpaulins.

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

That could be an idea but then the cost is going up and it would be even harder to fold it and store it

@JayArrr130 3 года назад

I like that you shared a failed project. We can all learn from that. Question: is it worth considering getting some old duvet's and another sheet of tarpollen, as you called it, and then glue it together making a sealed sandwich? Just a thought

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

Yes I think sometimes fails projects are worth sharing to. We can then all learn from it. Old duvet you say 🤔

@johnfithian-franks8276 3 года назад

Hi, maybe make a carport out of wood and connect the tarpaulin to that so you can drive your car under it each night. If memory serves me, “Pask Makes did something like it on his channel, good luck with whatever you decide to do.

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

Hmm I'll have a look at his video thanks 👍😁

@jesusisoursavior2682 15 дней назад

where did you buy this cover? nice video

@CasualDIY 13 дней назад

At a Polish version of Amazon.

@rwind656 3 года назад

If adhesives fail, how about cable ties or even tacking with needle and thread (sewing ) the bubble wrap to the tarp? It doesn't have to be entirely waterproof, a few holes are okay. I've had two friends who had bad hail damage this last Spring. The insurance totaled a good car (terrible used car market for buyers right now, costly to replace), a house roof (horrible building market as well), and greatly damaged several other cars! So I have pondered this same DIY because we have 2 old vehicles outside, irreplaceable... I was thinking, though, of building a cover out of 1 inch or 2 inch rigid foam insulation. Could you try that instead of bubble wrap? If so better hurry because I understand the product is being replaced with a less durable product soon! Or how about thick cardboard? Made water resistant in some way? Or a metal frame under the tarp that holds it away from the car surface? Plastic Spacers under your tarp? Plastic plant pots? Styrofoam meat trays? All you need is an airgap? I hope hail will bounce off the tarp? How about finding an old discarded camper shell for a truck, to put on stilts and drive up under? Or some metal from an old roof? Even discarded windows or storm doors to cobble together a greenhouse? Look at construction of portable greenhouses? Paint booths? Pvc pipe for a frame? Hail might come in at an angle, too.

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

Hmm few options there. I was thinking of some sort of frame that I can easily put up and take down for the tarp.

@rwind656 3 года назад

@@CasualDIY if you do make a frame, I like the idea of hinged parts, stowable and deployable... or how about an elastic or bungie cord connection for tubes, like many nicer portable tents for camping, that snap into place? I do realize that cost is a driving factor. Salvage will create innovation. ( If we are all fortunate, the cost of lumber here will become affordable again. We have not bought any since February 2020. )

@rwind656 3 года назад

@@CasualDIY Question. You have the tarp... do you need a frame? How about spacers between car and tarp? Just create an air gap?

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

@@rwind656 yes the cost of lumber is crazy that's why I pushed back many projects that are wood or plywood related. Just waiting for better times. So one of the viewers recommended something that I really liked. I can put 6 heavy duty hooks in my garage wall. They wouldn't be so visible. And then in the ground as the pavement finishes I could put 6 concrete tubs with hooks as well I could then attach the tarp to those. Like a sail in a way but front and back would have to be secured somehow to prevent it from picking up wind.

@rwind656 3 года назад

@@CasualDIY Yes, I saw that suggestion. But missed the "concrete buckets" idea to anchor hooks for the tarps. I thought the suggestion was to have anchors in the ground. FWIW, I have a friend who has moved to an area in Arizona where they can get very high winds during monsoon season... They have been trying concrete in buckets for hanging tarps over the raised garden planters. Surprisingly, the concreted buckets get blown around and tipped over. Even setting 2 concrete blocks on too of each concrete bucket has not been successful. The sail of the tarps lifts them to fall over. Maybe yours will be ok, anchored on one side by the garage wall.

@johngratton467 3 года назад

Unless the car is absolutely spotless any dirt or grit on the cars surface before before covering with a tarp will turn into a grinding paste especially if it's damp it'll scratch the car badly especially on corners, edges or anything that sticks out such as plastic chrome trim, as the tarp moves or flexes due to wind, don't ask me how I know

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

hmm didn't know that, thanks for the tip👍

@frugalmum7943 Год назад

Would packaging bubble wrap work?

@CasualDIY Год назад

If it's thick enough

@harrycollins1347 3 года назад

Would a Carport be better?

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

Will be eventually when I get some funds. For now cheap diy solutions must do🤔

@barryroberts6470 3 года назад

I was going to say a Car Port would fit nicely were you have placed your car, but looking at the comments someone has already suggested that. So it looks like when you get some spare cash as you have said, it looks like building a Car Port is the next building project for you to do, in the meantime if you have some old spare Carpet or Underlay put that on your Car with the Tarpaulin over that, there should be enough thickness to protect your Car, or just enough to protect your windows at least. Stay Safe, Barry (Wirral, ENG)

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

Yes for now it will be a carpet(got one spare lol) plus tarp. I think the car port will be a next year's project. Got too much to do inside my garage first 🤣 all the best mate

@SamusOG Год назад

Velcro, pool noodles wrapped in fleece & a tarp?

@CasualDIY Год назад

Why not

@handyjim 3 года назад

well you tried, looks like a nice place where you live

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

Yep if you don't try you never know what you could be missing 😁👍 Yes its very nice, outskirts of my home town👍

@ciciliaflores6997 Год назад

Sew the bubble wrap or staple it

@CasualDIY Год назад

Spray glue

@reneegazconnors739 3 года назад

Maybe a car port Tomazc?

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

Yes thats my end goal solution. But the one I want that would look nice with the house is just too expensive for me at the moment. Hence I was looking for a cheap solution until I can afford the car port.

@reneegazconnors739 3 года назад

A project coming for the Channel 🤔

@CasualDIY 3 года назад

@@reneegazconnors739 It depends. If decide that the car port will have a wooden construction then yes. I will make from ground up. But at the minute we are looking at a metal construction which will just come as a flat pack. I could still film the assembly tho🤔