Need opinions: would you leave it on?

Nicholas

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Last week left my car cover on for a Canada trip and when I came back the clear was cooked from the moisture, been over thinking about it and wanting to re do the good but there are other scratches n stuff all over my front fenders too so might as well re paint that if I do the hood however I wouldn't have the money as it's so expensive. Do you guys think there bad?
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Oh man I had no idea this was possible.

I purchased a full vehicle cover so that I can leave the top off the entire summer. What type of cover did you have and what was the weather like?
 
Me too! I am actually in the process in looking for a specialized paint correction detailer so that my paint can look as good as possible.

The cover I purchased is a Covercraft because it was the best I could find. But now this worries me because I will only drive the TJ on the weekends and leave it covered all week.



Check this out, I found it right now when I looked it up. Might be worth the try:

"I you don't want to spend hours and buy expensive products to fix milky white spots on your paint from car cover damage, I did what was described below and fixed my moisture damage in 10 minutes.

Over the years of the use of transit wrap by vehicle manufacturers, there have been thousands of hoods, tops, fenders repainted due to moisture entrapment showing after the removal of the plastic transit wrap. In most, and I mean "MOST" cases, the repainting was not necessary. But the sub contractors at the ports sure liked the additional income. Here is what they now do when this concern is observed. 1. Wipe affected area with rubbing alcohol (70, 90% what ever) and make sure the area is "wet" with the alcohol. 2. Alcohol (IPA only in this case) is a "drying agent" which is why it is used. 3. While wet, using a heat gun or even a hair dryer,start evenly heating the affected area, but do not allow the skin temperature of the painted surface to exceed 175 F. 4. Move the heat and air source, evenly over the affected area, starting at one edge, working your way across the area. 5. Observe if the "cloud" is going away. 6. A second application and heating may be required. If this does not remove the entrapped moisture from the clear, and you should wait a couple of hot sunny days to make sure, then refinishing is the only option."

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https://meguiarsonline.com/forums/s...amage-from-Car-Cover-Rewritting-History-by-KC
 
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Oh man I had no idea this was possible.

I purchased a full vehicle cover so that I can leave the top off the entire summer. What type of cover did you have and what was the weather like?

Some cheap, but it's the same material as most. Oh and like hot and humid as heck x10


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How about a bit of art? I say, go and research where your ancestry is from, then google the map for that place, and paint that map as a decal on top of those freckles. (hey just trying to help)
 
A car cover did this? Was the car cover new? That moisture did this on its own doesn't seem possible.

I was installing a soft top on my TJ. I left the fabric on the lawn during a warm day to help loosen it up; I didn't leave it for more than an hour. By the time I picked it up, the lawn under it was beginning to brown. I'm assuming it was from chemicals used to treat the fabric.
 
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A car cover did this? Was the car cover new? That moisture did this on its own doesn't seem possible.

I was installing a soft top on my TJ. I left the fabric on the lawn during a warm day to help loosen it up; I didn't leave it for more than an hour. By the time I picked it up, the lawn under it was beginning to brown. I'm assuming it was from chemicals used to treat the fabric.


Nope... Trapped heat is what was burning your lawn. That black or tan fabric really absorbs the sun's rays and Cooks anything under it.
 
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Nope... Trapped heat is what was burning your lawn. That black or tan fabric really absorbs the sun's rays and Cooks anything under it.

It definitely wasn't that. It wasn't a hot day. I had to muscle the top on even after letting it lay out — just not as much.
 
A car cover did this? Was the car cover new? That moisture did this on its own doesn't seem possible.

I was installing a soft top on my TJ. I left the fabric on the lawn during a warm day to help loosen it up; I didn't leave it for more than an hour. By the time I picked it up, the lawn under it was beginning to brown. I'm assuming it was from chemicals used to treat the fabric.

Yes it was, and I'm figuring it was the humidity and moisture that did it


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Me too! I am actually in the process in looking for a specialized paint correction detailer so that my paint can look as good as possible.

The cover I purchased is a Covercraft because it was the best I could find. But now this worries me because I will only drive the TJ on the weekends and leave it covered all week.



Check this out, I found it right now when I looked it up. Might be worth the try:

"I you don't want to spend hours and buy expensive products to fix milky white spots on your paint from car cover damage, I did what was described below and fixed my moisture damage in 10 minutes.

Over the years of the use of transit wrap by vehicle manufacturers, there have been thousands of hoods, tops, fenders repainted due to moisture entrapment showing after the removal of the plastic transit wrap. In most, and I mean "MOST" cases, the repainting was not necessary. But the sub contractors at the ports sure liked the additional income. Here is what they now do when this concern is observed. 1. Wipe affected area with rubbing alcohol (70, 90% what ever) and make sure the area is "wet" with the alcohol. 2. Alcohol (IPA only in this case) is a "drying agent" which is why it is used. 3. While wet, using a heat gun or even a hair dryer,start evenly heating the affected area, but do not allow the skin temperature of the painted surface to exceed 175 F. 4. Move the heat and air source, evenly over the affected area, starting at one edge, working your way across the area. 5. Observe if the "cloud" is going away. 6. A second application and heating may be required. If this does not remove the entrapped moisture from the clear, and you should wait a couple of hot sunny days to make sure, then refinishing is the only option."

Taken from here
https://meguiarsonline.com/forums/s...amage-from-Car-Cover-Rewritting-History-by-KC

Got a cheaper quote to re finish the hood for 267$ however if I'm doing that I might as well try this, I'm gonna try it tomorrow and I'll let you know. You guys are such a help!


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If being short of Moolah is the issue I'd on the blower looking for specialised car detailers/groomers and showing them the pic or better yet driving over there and having them check it out.....what you got to lose? ...its gotta be cheaper than forking out for a new paint job !
 
If being short of Moolah is the issue I'd on the blower looking for specialised car detailers/groomers and showing them the pic or better yet driving over there and having them check it out.....what you got to lose? ...its gotta be cheaper than forking out for a new paint job !

I've gone to about 4 detailers and their opinions are mostly the same; I think we could probably sand/ re clear coat it but you'd wanna buy our stuff because it would come out way better. Soneone said leave it let it drain in the sun, but he wasn't one of the detailers lol. Gonna carefully go with the heat Gunnar try it because I was just gonna pay it anyways so might as well, with my OCD ass


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I've gone to about 4 detailers and their opinions are mostly the same; I think we could probably sand/ re clear coat it but you'd wanna buy our stuff because it would come out way better. Soneone said leave it let it drain in the sun, but he wasn't one of the detailers lol. Gonna carefully go with the heat Gunnar try it because I was just gonna pay it anyways so might as well, with my OCD ass


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Sorry I type pretty fast and forget to look over what I write.


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