Car Covers and Safely Storing in the Garage

[Nate]

Besides using a standard car cover, I'd like to hear what other members are doing for additional padding and protection when our cars are stored in the garage to avoid door dings from the wife, kids falling bicycles, etc. 

Cheers,

Nate

[Flyair]

I suggest that you keep your car with just a light cover, just in case you want to see it or seat in it.

Instead, put pads, protective types etc on your wife and children. Optionally, paint them in reflective bright colours (stripes are preferable). Some alarm devices and electric fences around the car can also do miracles in case of very intrusive family members.

Hope this helps....

[Rolf-Dieter ✝︎]

I just use a car cover that I purchased for the car, however, I remove it once a week so I can visit with my car as for protection, the garage has become a extension of my Man Cave (my downstairs home theatre and playroom). Daughter long left the nest and if the wife ventures into the garage I watch her every move. I'm lucky since my garage is the oversize type (even has a spot where the previous owner had his bikes - my workbench and tools are there now out of the way from the cars).

In the past few months I observed arguments between my then M3 and the 280 discussing what car is the better one LOL I put an end to that by trading the M3 for a Benz now all is quiet on the Eastern Front (just kidding about the arguments)

[Alex D]

I have a car cover on it in the garage, then i bought some one inch foam pieces - the stuff they use for seat cushions and padding, from a craft store and and put the foam against the car cover.  So if anything falls or hits it from the side, it will hit the foam first, providing a cushion to the metal.  No mishaps so far, but with a wife and kids anything can happen.  Let me know if you come up with a better method. 

[Bonnyboy]

I have a fairly thick outdoor car cover and then a fairly cheap generic cover made for a much larger car over top of the original cover.  with the two covers on I have had no problems so far and when the cheap cover get covered in sawdust I take it off and shake it all about out.  Having the second cover very loose on the car seems to act like the skin on a Bassett Hound and allows lots of give when things brush against it rather than catching and directing the hit to the painted surface.   

[UJJ]

Perhaps this does not quite belong here, but it also has to do with storing your car:

I have a fairly new heated and humidity controlled garage, detached from the house just for my W108 and W113. However, my biggest problem WAS to keep the mice out of there in the winter…
The first year I did a big mistake by using D con mouse poison with the result that I found the D con under the passenger seat of the W108 in the spring including this wicked smell (perhaps you know what I mean).
Next I tried glue traps with much better results. However, they proofed that the critters still get in.
3 years ago, while thinking about this problem I thought of my 3 cats I have living in the house. How can I put them to use?

Well, here is what I came up with: I sprinkle the used cat litter around the foundation on each side and the back of the garage: Not one mouse or any evidence thereof has ever been seen since!! Problem solved, I still use glue traps but only to verify that they are gone and the traps remain empty now for the 3rd year!
Ok, you may have a similar problem but you do not have a cat.  I am happy to mail you the product since my cats’ production capabilities are quite efficient; however, you need to pay for shipping and handling.
Happy holidays
Urban

[iftykhan]

I bought a fitted indoor car cover recently but have not used it yet as the car had some dust etc on it from being sat in the garage for a month or so before I received the cover.
I really need to clean the car and fully dry before fitting cover.
I have attached foam strips to the sides of the garage wall which the door open out onto.

I am quite fortunate as I have another garage for my bikes, tools etc