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Today got a little frosty and had to do some scraping. Will a cover like this work well? When I get in the morning and there're a few inches of snow on the cover can we just brush it off and take cover off and off you go?

Anybody who have experience with this please help me out. Or any other suggestion for product would be great .

Thanks

 

nobody have any idea?

 

I ran a cover on my 07 G35 Sedan and now on my 09 FX35.
First you must get a high quality cover. I know mine cost twice that of the one you showed. Next it is a real pain in the winter because once you take the cover off, where are you going to put it, it will be very bulky since it is half frozen.
I researched it quite a bit, here is a link showing my car cover purchase : https://g35driver.com/forums/canada/237854-great-white-north-car-cover-2.html

I love my car cover, but it is just too impractical to use on a regular basis in the winter, unless you are storing your car. I don't think you would be happy using it in the winter. The other thing is I only put it on the car when it is clean. The car is never really clean during the winter months, so I don't want to use the cover and scratch the finish..

 

thanks . For me it's more like I dont want to scratch ice off the car and risk scratch it. Having the cover I can brush the snow off, take the cover off and then dump it in the balcony and run for work. Hopefully this will work... Thanks for your input

 

I ended up going with a waterproof breathable cover from Empire Car Covers. A little more expensive $109 but it sounds pretty bomber.

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I hope it doesn't harm your finish, that is really quite inexpensive for an outdoor cover.

 

Most of the quality covers cost upwards of $200-300....esp. fitted covers.

I personally wouldn't run a non-fitted type cover outdoors especially in winter weather. The non-fitted ones can blow around and move slightly and cause scratches on the paint. The effect is greatly increased if snow and ice is on the cover as well. When i ran non-fitted covers on my cars outdoors, i'd notice light scratches in the paint on the edges of the fenders and trunk and such where wet snow and ice would weight it down and the wind would cause it to shift arounf slightly.

Even with fitted covers, i'd notice the effects over time. My cars are all black, so it was much more noticable. But perhaps on a silver or white car you'd never even see it.

Now, if i were to run a outdoor cover, it would be a fitted cover only. But now i don't even bother. The act of cleaning and removin the cover is sometimes more of a PITA and can cause scratches just as easily as if you brushed it off yourself. If there is light snow on the car, i usually just clean only the windows off anyway if there isn't enough to blind people as it blows off. If there is, i CAREFULLY brush it off. Plus, unless you wash your car each time before you put the cover on, you risk trapping salt and dirt between the cover and paint and when the wind blows, it can rub around under there.

 

I found that having a fitted car cover in Cincinnati's winter is awful. Mine didn't scratch the finish, but there were worse problems. Because I used to work late, I'd put the cover on as soon as I got home. Car was still warm, snow comes, melts on the cover, and seals car in a nice little igloo. I ended up going into work 4 hours late because I had to melt the ice with a heat gun to get the cover off. Totally not worth it.

Best bet is to just clean out the garage if you have one.

 

I find that even in Winter if you keep the car clean and by that I mean waxed that the snow and ice does not stick so easily.

The reason your post caught my eye is you state you only clean the windows. It is a good idea to also take some off the top and anywhere when it may move as a sheet. On the top I have seen many who stop and have the snow slide down on the windshield which then traps the wipers (besides blocking the view). I include the hood when it comes to removing snow for the same reason.

My wife and I use a piece of thin cardboard for the windshield which shortens your work in the morning.

 

It's a shame you have to leave your G out in the kinda weather New England has. I've always used Noah fitted car covers but have never had to deal with snow and ice. Ask knowledgeable company's like www.californiacarcover.com this question, "Is there a car cover that is useful in New England winters." The Noah covers I use will cost you around $200 but they're custom fitted and won't scratch your painted surface. Without a garage you don't have many choices....
Gary

 

Explain why you would need to scratch ice off any surface other than glass?

 

That's what i means when i said

In other words if there is an inch or less of light I don't bother as it usually blows off by the time i am 1/8 mile from my house. (to which i pass zero other cars)

Wet heavy snow or anything that won't blow off in the first 200 feet after i leave my driveway, i brush off. I hate it when people don't clean the 12" of snow off their roof as much as the next guy. Perhaps I worded that wrongly.

 

Yeah it does suck but my G35 is my winter "beater". This is what I bought it for.