Paint damage due to plastic cover
- Thread starter dhutton01
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'68 Coronet R/T
Oldtimer
Ouch!
You could try a light cut and buff to see if there is acceptable improvement.
You could try a light cut and buff to see if there is acceptable improvement.
Chris_Hamilton
Trying to be the best me, I can be
In the past I've buffed them out. Not to that degree though. I would first try polishing compound and the appropriate pad. If that doesn't work then go down to a wool pad and compound that should take it out.
Don, great post!! Thank you!
I preach this all day long, and I think some take it as a joke, or this only applies to SPI regarding plastic covers damaging paint.
As with neutralizing acids, resanding 2k primers after x amount of time, I hear, "You are the only company that says this"
Hint I must have a defective product, LOL
shine
Member
how many times i have gone through this. over the years i've went through a massive pissing match over a deal like this. i even make a point to tell people to use no cover or bed sheets. never plastic but some of those high dollar covers do the same.
i had one guy pick up his car and take it straight to his warehouse. covered it in plastic like all of his other cars. he builds them then stores them. never drives or uncovers them. he went all law suit shit on me over the vette i did. while there looking at it i told him he should not use plastic. he ranted and raved on how he uses it on all his cars. i pulled back the plastic on a camaro next to it and guess what. he had his little pep squad there with him. as i left i told him to let me know how many cars he ruined with that fucking plastic. yeah he was twisted up pissed.
i had one guy pick up his car and take it straight to his warehouse. covered it in plastic like all of his other cars. he builds them then stores them. never drives or uncovers them. he went all law suit shit on me over the vette i did. while there looking at it i told him he should not use plastic. he ranted and raved on how he uses it on all his cars. i pulled back the plastic on a camaro next to it and guess what. he had his little pep squad there with him. as i left i told him to let me know how many cars he ruined with that fucking plastic. yeah he was twisted up pissed.
sprint_9
Rookie
In my time here Ive seen you guys preach this quite a bit, and without my time here I wouldn't know it to be an issue.
A few months ago I walked into my dads shop and he had been working on his 77 Vette. He had a sheet of plastic laying over it keeping the dust off of it. I asked how long it had been on and he said a few weeks, I freaked out a little and told him to take it off right away and never leave it on any longer than necessary and never over night. He was lucky and had no damage.
A few months ago I walked into my dads shop and he had been working on his 77 Vette. He had a sheet of plastic laying over it keeping the dust off of it. I asked how long it had been on and he said a few weeks, I freaked out a little and told him to take it off right away and never leave it on any longer than necessary and never over night. He was lucky and had no damage.
Rick Shatswell
Promoted Users
You guys have me scared now. Just painted the duster a few months ago and finished the cut and buff this week. Now I just have to put the entire car together. I’ve always uses a car cover on my cars to keep the dust off. Actually keep my roadrunner in one of those car capsules with it slightly unzipped on one side to increase air flow across it. Have a car cover on it as well inside the capsule.
I purchased a car cover for them duster and planned to keep it covered inside the shop to try and keep it cleaner during the assembly process. Bad idea to use a car cover like this? It’s inside and mostly dry , but it’s a metal building and will get some heavy humidity a few times a year when the temp changes quickly. No worries of that now , going to be over 100 until oct at this rate. The cover is not exactly plastic , but says it’s waterproof with soft liner so may provide the same kind of sealing.
how long should I wait before using a car cover like that? My shop just gets so dusty out here
thanks for all the advise
I purchased a car cover for them duster and planned to keep it covered inside the shop to try and keep it cleaner during the assembly process. Bad idea to use a car cover like this? It’s inside and mostly dry , but it’s a metal building and will get some heavy humidity a few times a year when the temp changes quickly. No worries of that now , going to be over 100 until oct at this rate. The cover is not exactly plastic , but says it’s waterproof with soft liner so may provide the same kind of sealing.
how long should I wait before using a car cover like that? My shop just gets so dusty out here
thanks for all the advise
dhutton01
Backyard Hack
If the cover doesn’t breathe there is a risk of condensation forming between the cover and paint.
Don
RosharonRooster
Promoted Users
i had this issue on a car about 2 yrs ago. this was about 3 yrs after i painted the car. i had the car covered with autmotive grade plastic sheeting (the kind you use to mask a car off) i would just drap it over the car. to keep the dust off. shop was humid. as usual. one day i went to pull off the sheet because i was going to take the car out for the weekend, and i had a hazy spot on the hood about the size of the palm of your hand. i couldnt figure out what it was. i was thinking there must have been some brake fluid or something on the sheeting or the hood, but that is impossible. hand polishing didnt take it off, neither did buffing. but i cut it with some 3000 and then buffed it with a mini milwaukee and it was gone. i dont know if there is any safe way to store a car in a non climate controlled area, maybe just plain old cotton sheets from bed? my buddy keeps his 59 impala convertible in a bubble.
I had this happen on a Grand National I did years ago that had fresh paint on it. I rolled the car and it had plastic on it for a very short time to protect it from the dust that was going on in the garage......Anyways when it was sitting outside for 30 min it friggen rained dude!!!!!!! Basically marbled the entire car...
I did a 1500-2000 sand and it all polished right out.
I did a 1500-2000 sand and it all polished right out.
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shine
Member
if left long enough in a dark place it will bubble up something horrible . have to ask barry how moisture can get through to the bottom.
shop owner i knew called me for help. he had over 20 cars that had sat in a warehouse for 20 years . mostly lacquer jobs. owner just wanted them looking good again. we saved what we could , did some blends but got them looking good. he likely put them in a new warehouse and covered them with plastic again.
but i swear by cotton sheets. in the old days all we had was mom's old sheets. couple of sets sewn together and you've got a custom cover.
shop owner i knew called me for help. he had over 20 cars that had sat in a warehouse for 20 years . mostly lacquer jobs. owner just wanted them looking good again. we saved what we could , did some blends but got them looking good. he likely put them in a new warehouse and covered them with plastic again.
but i swear by cotton sheets. in the old days all we had was mom's old sheets. couple of sets sewn together and you've got a custom cover.
Paint MUST breathe.
Anything waterproof does not breathe.
Walmart has a sale on sheets or bedspreads. Buy the cheapest you can.
I have a California car cover I bout about 30 years ago, and the car sat out covered up for a week as we were moving.
When I uncovered the car, it was soaked
As rained most of the week, but the paint was fine.
Anything waterproof does not breathe.
Walmart has a sale on sheets or bedspreads. Buy the cheapest you can.
I have a California car cover I bout about 30 years ago, and the car sat out covered up for a week as we were moving.
When I uncovered the car, it was soaked
As rained most of the week, but the paint was fine.