I use a half cover for my soft top in the winter, question is after I've been out driving in heavy rain and the soft top is soaked it is ok to put the half cover back on to protect it from more rain over night? My cover is one of those light weight ones. My feeling is that it can't do any harm, but just wanted to check.
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- Thread starter Marlon
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Smartbear said:Marlon said:
Hi Marlon, if it's not breathable & you put it over a wet roof it would promote mould forming
I'd leave it off until it's had a chance to dry out or it will do more harm than good.
Regards
Totally agree. The roof getting wet is not an issue at all. Trapping the water under a cover is just going to keep it nice and damp until you next remove the cover and in so doing promote rapid mould growth
Marlon - I've used a similar cover for the last few years and feel that putting the cover on even when the roof is wet is of value but I do use a microfibre cloth when it's really wet to soak up as much of the water as possible. Even when it's raining you can do this - start at one side and run the (clean) microfiber cloth over that side of the roof then cover that side with half of the cover - move to the other side and after wringing out the cloth run it over that side of the roof to dry it off and apply that side of the cover.
It surprising how much water the cloth lifts and I always feel much better putting the cover on after doing it. I think sufficient air gets under the cover to dry the remaining moisture from the roof after that and I'm always using the Zed so the cover gets taken off and I'll leave the roof out in the dry often enough to avoid the dreaded mould.
Dry off the windscreen and back scuttle to remove as much wet as possible under the cover - you'll have plenty of water to wring out of the microfiber cloth and I leave one in the boot to use (in a plastic bag)
It surprising how much water the cloth lifts and I always feel much better putting the cover on after doing it. I think sufficient air gets under the cover to dry the remaining moisture from the roof after that and I'm always using the Zed so the cover gets taken off and I'll leave the roof out in the dry often enough to avoid the dreaded mould.
Dry off the windscreen and back scuttle to remove as much wet as possible under the cover - you'll have plenty of water to wring out of the microfiber cloth and I leave one in the boot to use (in a plastic bag)