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Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:12 am

I've just spent a bunch of money getting my Karmann Ghia repainted and now that that's done, I am doing the interior glass and whatnot...

This is my issue. I didn't realize that Karmann designed this car that basically everything has to be done before you can install the glass, (I'm being a little sarcastic) But, I ordered new rubber, I got my chrome re-finished, and was all ready to put my glass in. then i realized I have to do my headliner first, then I have to do my rear shelf, and blah blah blah, I'm also going to pull my motor and rebuild it so I can't drive it anywhere.

I have it here at work, I work at a dealer/mechanics shop so I want it to stay here till im done. I also work in AZ which is usually a desert... however, lately we've had tons of rain, and last night we had 80+ MPH hurricane force winds. We don't have a big indoor shop so my car has been sitting under a canopy that gets torn up every time we have a monsoon. It's got no glass, and everytime that happens it gets wet inside. On one hand I don't care cause I'm going to replace the interior, on the other hand I don' t like my brand new paint job getting rained on and my interior getting soaked. everytime the canopy blows away.

I've been told that if I get a car cover I will ruin my paint. but isn't what's happening now just as bad for my car?

So should I get a car cover and cover it tight and sit it outside where no metal poles, or anything is gonna fall on it, or should I keep doing what I'm doing until I get the motor built and all the glass in and I can take it home? I don't know how long that will be though.

Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:17 pm

wind will make a car cover rub back and forth on the paint, even a tight car cover. so bad idea. if it was me i would install the front the rear windows with cheap rubber to seal things up until i do the real work. are the side windows in?

Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:22 am

Ditto what Shok said.
Car covers tend to rash-up the paint job like soft abrasive action of wind-whipping.
Install some cheap-oh cal-look seals temporarily OR you could even make use of some thicker plastic sheeting and tape it into place using the metal lip the rubber seals use to avoid taping to new paint... Don't know how wind-proof that would be though?

Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:33 am

gecko@revolks.com wrote: Ditto what Shok said.
Car covers tend to rash-up the paint job like soft abrasive action of wind-whipping.
Install some cheap-oh cal-look seals temporarily OR you could even make use of some thicker plastic sheeting and tape it into place using the metal lip the rubber seals use to avoid taping to new paint... Don't know how wind-proof that would be though?

Good idea, I think I'm going to try the plastic thing... I already have the glass in the rubber and the chrome in the rubber and ready to go in the car. So I don't want to un do all that and get some cheap rubber. Even though that wont be too hard. Either way, I'm going to try the plastic idea.