zeake89
03-24-2014, 12:29 PM
Hi everyone,
First time poster! I'm glad this community exists and hopefully some of you will be able to help me out with my issue. Here's some background.
Currently my brand new Civic SI is in the body shop. It required a complete re-paint (quoted at $5500, luckily my insurance is covering it). The reason its getting repainted are shown in the pictures.
imgur: the simple image sharer (http://imgur.com/a/aAt1U)
I work at a chemical plant and cover my car everyday. The reason I cover is because its a very dusty environment and also if there is a "hiccup" in the process, then there is a possibility of a fallout from the smoke stacks. At my plant, that means it rains sulfuric acid. This obviously should never happen but we don't live in a perfect world. I've only worked here 5 months and its happened once that I know of. Unfortunately for me, that was when my car was uncovered. It was a very windy day and the cover blew off to the side. Partially my fault that it wasnt locked down. Anyways, my car got covered in the acid and over the period of 2-3 weeks i noticed the pitting start and it just kept getting worse.
Ive decided not to buy a junker car to drive to work. 3-4K for the car, + insurance, + breakdowns, etc.. I just dont want to spend that much and have an unreliable car.
I think I will buy a very nice car cover (the ones my work provide are crap), try and park as far away as possible but still walking distance, and also maybe use some really good wax or paint sealant.
Do you guys have any more recommendations to protect my car? As far as products go, is there anything that protects against acid or just bad chemicals? I'm still kinda worried that stuff will build up on my car cover and seep through when it rains (or if it is pouring when I drive in I wont be able to put the cover on.)
Thank you for reading my long story!! Any help is very appreciated :)
First time poster! I'm glad this community exists and hopefully some of you will be able to help me out with my issue. Here's some background.
Currently my brand new Civic SI is in the body shop. It required a complete re-paint (quoted at $5500, luckily my insurance is covering it). The reason its getting repainted are shown in the pictures.
imgur: the simple image sharer (http://imgur.com/a/aAt1U)
I work at a chemical plant and cover my car everyday. The reason I cover is because its a very dusty environment and also if there is a "hiccup" in the process, then there is a possibility of a fallout from the smoke stacks. At my plant, that means it rains sulfuric acid. This obviously should never happen but we don't live in a perfect world. I've only worked here 5 months and its happened once that I know of. Unfortunately for me, that was when my car was uncovered. It was a very windy day and the cover blew off to the side. Partially my fault that it wasnt locked down. Anyways, my car got covered in the acid and over the period of 2-3 weeks i noticed the pitting start and it just kept getting worse.
Ive decided not to buy a junker car to drive to work. 3-4K for the car, + insurance, + breakdowns, etc.. I just dont want to spend that much and have an unreliable car.
I think I will buy a very nice car cover (the ones my work provide are crap), try and park as far away as possible but still walking distance, and also maybe use some really good wax or paint sealant.
Do you guys have any more recommendations to protect my car? As far as products go, is there anything that protects against acid or just bad chemicals? I'm still kinda worried that stuff will build up on my car cover and seep through when it rains (or if it is pouring when I drive in I wont be able to put the cover on.)
Thank you for reading my long story!! Any help is very appreciated :)