Lack of Garage
Posted By : Steve Cureton, 09-Aug-2005, 05:28pm
Obviously you can't beat a garage but I've kept my Herald for the last three years under covers. I have a heavy duty one for about &163;20 and a
lighter but more waterproof one for about &163;8, both from Argos. The lightweight one tends to tear pretty easily but at that price I can
afford to replace it every six months and I put it over the heavy duty one to ensure absolute protection against the wet. I also use webbing straps to
hold them both down in strong winds. I have no problems with condensation etc but do remove them as often as possible throughout the winter and give
the car a drive to make sure there is no moisture trapped anywhere. The one slight drawback is that he hub caps are exposed slightly and do go rusty
unless I clean them regularly.
Mind you, having said all that, I'm going to have a garage by the end of this summer, less hassle than covering and uncovering the car every time I want to go for a quick spin.
Mind you, having said all that, I'm going to have a garage by the end of this summer, less hassle than covering and uncovering the car every time I want to go for a quick spin.
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Posted By : Andrew Rundell, 06-Mar-2006, 08:09pm
Car used daily and Parked outside in all weathers - yes there's rust - but its practically the same as its always been - just wash off the really bad saltly stuff every week or two - seems to work - cars were built to be used !
Lack of Garage
Posted By : Nigel Gibbins, 09-Aug-2005, 06:02pm
I've kept my GT6 outside and onthe road for 2.5 years now (as I drive it everyday), it is still in excellent condition although a few stone chips are
now beginning to make themselves known... 
I use on of the clubs heay duty (guaranteed to force 10) car covers and have used the same one for 2 years - the first one was damaged when someone drove into my parked car!!
There's an MGC around the corner rom me that is kept outside without a cover on it all year round and although the paint is not in the best condition and there are some rust spots on it... it hasn't deteriorated in the five years I've known it to be there.
I use on of the clubs heay duty (guaranteed to force 10) car covers and have used the same one for 2 years - the first one was damaged when someone drove into my parked car!!
There's an MGC around the corner rom me that is kept outside without a cover on it all year round and although the paint is not in the best condition and there are some rust spots on it... it hasn't deteriorated in the five years I've known it to be there.
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Posted By : Stephen Weblin, 09-Aug-2005, 07:22pm
When I first had my Vitesse it had to live outside and when I first had a garage it was so small I did most of the work on the car outside on the drive in any case. If your Spit lives outside it should be fine as long as you exercise it regularly.-
Lack of Garage
Posted By : John Davies, 09-Aug-2005, 10:01pm
Steve, All,
One word, "Waxoyl"
John-
Lack of Garage
Posted By : Jackie Forsythe, 10-Aug-2005, 08:22am
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Posted By : Stephen Jeapes, 10-Aug-2005, 08:47am
Hi All,
Thanks for the reassurance. I'm not planning to get a car in concours condition so it sounds as if covers should be fine. It should also help that I intend to use it fairly regulary as it will be my only car (but I'll cycle into work).
Cheers,
Steve
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Lack of Garage
Posted By : James Carruthers, 10-Aug-2005, 10:26am
Another thing to make sure of is that you get a good car to begin with - my first car was pretty nice looking - had a few scabs - but after a year of being left outside it was in an awful state.
My second (and current car) is in much much better condition and has lasted two years pretty well indeed.
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Posted By : Andy Cook, 10-Aug-2005, 10:49am
When I first moved in with my wife (my girlfriend at the time) I moved my GT6 from my house which had a nice dry and warm 40 ft long Garage/workshop with power and lighting to her Garage which was located in a block with no power and light and a leaky roof. Worst thing I ever did, the garage was permanently damp and the car deteriorated badley over the 18 months it was kept there both mechanically and body work wise. I had several issues with the clutch plate siezing if I didn't drive it regularly, The brakes also kept siezing, the petrol tank rusted through and the paintwork which had been restored a few years earlier and was in good order started to bubble in a few areas. I'm sure it would have been better kept outside rather then in such a damp environment so don't just assume that it's best to Garage a car!
Fortuneately we moved house after getting married and one of the prequisites when chosing a house was a decent garage/workshop with power and light attached to the house so my GT6 now gets pampered again in the way it should.-
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Posted By : James Carruthers, 10-Aug-2005, 10:57am
Andy,
Remember reading a big article in Classic Cars about storing your car in a garage - bricks and no ventilation etc is far far worse than outside. They had a big moan about it because it actually makes any rust etc worse...
James
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Posted By : Stephen Weblin, 10-Aug-2005, 11:12am
Now I am thinking that my planned new brick garage may not such a good thing having read the article from Classic Cars that Jackie linked to earlier.
Anybody know how much ventilation is needed. I had originally specified an airbrick in the eaves at each end but is that enough?
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Posted By : Chris Wilson, 10-Aug-2005, 12:45pm
Hmmm, I've been following this thread cos like Stephen, I'm about to have a concrete sectional detached double garage installed/erected this month (week commencing 22nd August if all goes to plan!). I'm not too concerned about this condensation debate, I'm having the garage insulated anyway and I'm sure there will be a certain amount of air "free-flowing" through it at various times. Nope - I can certainly say that after years of suffering working on my car and race car project on the driveway in virtually all types of weather - a garage is going to be well worth it!!
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Posted By : Ian Osprey, 10-Aug-2005, 06:02pm
I've fairly recently built a single brick garage (2.5 yrs).
One contractor refused point blank to build in single brick, but he wanted &163;10,500 for a 6m x 3 m, double brick garage. Sooo, that'll be single brick and a new contractor, then?
The Council specify a set of minimum ventilation requirements. My area, my size of garage, it's 2 low level and 2 high level double ventilation bricks. (9"x 6"ea), all 4 are on the end wall furthest from the door. Unfortunately that's also the weather wall.
The garage does get damp, only in the wettest of weather, but I live in the West of Scotland, so we get quite a lot of that!
I'm re-building, and the body panels have been OK left in the original prep coat, but some suspension and transmission parts which have been painted in hammerite, and stored on oprn, slatted shelving are needing redone after a year.
I am considering applying one of these silicon based washes to the exterior brickwork to try to improve the situation (Thomsons waterseal, or similar). Anyone else tried it?
My neighbour has put up concrete sectional job, and lined it with whatever panelling he could get cheaply. Seems to have worked, nice and dry. He is retired, and spends most of most days in the garage with the doors ope, so that may also help!
My verdict? Well, I still can't get over having a sheltered place to work in.
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Posted By : Andrew Stanton, 06-Mar-2006, 07:46pm
First Build your garage.
Then erect a fence on the weatherside.
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