I would put a bowl of vinegar with lemons sliced into it on the floor. If it doesn't keep them out at least you can imagine the look on their face as they suck their cheeks in drinking it
I need to have my MK outside for a while whilst I re-arrange my workshop. How's best to keep it protected? I've done this before with poor results, I used a tarp and water still managed to get in, I don't know whether there were holes in the tarp or whether moisture just manages to find it's way in?
I think condensation is the main culprit. How about making a mini car port - you can still use the tarp, but make a wooden frame (like a roll cage) to keep an air gap next to the car and prevent condensation dripping in.
I used an exterior car cover supported between roll bar and windscreen with plastic sheet to stop it bowing in when water gets on it, used to put a
tarp over the top of the cockpit area as extra protection then Trudeau the lot up like a German sausage with luggage straps round the front middle and
rear and one nose to tail.
This did the job most of the time.
How long is a a while?
Long enough to be worth spending on more than what you would on an argos cover??
http://www.hamiltonclassic.co.uk/acatalog/OutdoorCoverCar.html
[Edited on 5/10/10 by loggyboy]
Thanks for the replies!
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Originally posted by loggyboy
How long is a a while?
So I'd like it to be out for about a week so in
reality it'll be a month or more Get on ebay, this is the best way to store it probably, could always cover the whole thing so it's out of sight, should stay dry though
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EDIT: I know it's an indoor one but when tarped over it's got to be better than just covering with tarp alone
[Edited on 5/10/10 by Stott]
Depending how long you are intending to park it outside you could make one of these http://www.locust.org.uk/knowlegebase/garage/garage.htm
My car lives outside and I put a golf brolly over the cockpit and then a Hamilton cover over the whole car, this works very well for me.
Regards
Bob
This may sound daft but seriously beware of CATS. I have done it on an MK Indy (black andI came to take the cover off one day and a load of scratches
had a come from nowhere. I few days later I saw two big lump under the cover moving rapidly and squealing. It was two cats fighting on the bonnet.
When I took the cover off it was full of cat hair and a few more scratches. The cats were using it as a warm den in the cold weather and fighting for
who gets the best seat.
I would put a bowl of vinegar with lemons sliced into it on the floor. If it doesn't keep them out at least you can imagine the look on their
face as they suck their cheeks in drinking it
Crikey... a post from Benzine that didn't involve me having to go to the 'Urban Dictionary' to decipher!
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Originally posted by scootz
Crikey... a post from Benzine that didn't involve me having to go to the 'Urban Dictionary' to decipher!
I thought it was time to move on to new pastures... pastures of clear, succinct writing Edit: double post.
On a serious note, I listen to radio 4.
[Edited on 5/10/10 by Benzine]
... whilst we're confessing - I listen to Radio 2... particularly the Ken Bruce show for Popmaster!
The only one I avoid is Steve Wright (stuck well and truly in the 80's!).
Just use a proper, breathable, fitted car cover.
Hi
Watched a formula ford being wheeled out of a largish tent (yup the camping sort) a few weeks ago..
Looked a bit unusual but chatting to the bloke it worked well and he reckoned he'd used it over the winter for a couple of years!
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Originally posted by designer
Just use a proper, breathable, fitted car cover.
I'm going to put up this as a temporary job whilst i take the body off the Chimaera
Car port
a basic wooden box from Locust site
locust garage