Not so sure why something so simple should be had to find... I'm look for some ultra-soft, highly protective fender covers to be used on a 328 during a major service...I'm not comfortable using the typical vinyl-back covers, as this car has museum quailty paint and I don't want to take a chance at even the slightest mark. I was considering the Griot's Garage heavy cotton covers, but they're out of stock until the end of May. Thoughts? Thanks, David
Go to K-Mart and buy some blankets. Probably cheaper than the fender covers. The only Issue I have with using blankets (100% cotton) is that they tend to slide, so tie them to something on the car so they don't move. They work great.
Go to the thrift store and get a used blanket. Have your local stitch lady cut it in half and bind the edges. Toss it at the finish of the project.
I like that moving blanket idea (but wonder where to get one) and still recommend having a seamstress cut the size down and bind the edges. She could even sew in pockets...might cost $5 or $10 tops but that way you have one for both sides which isn't so long that it keeps falling on the floor or gets under foot.
when i was doing the fuel hose pm this winter, i used giant, soft, beach towels drapped over the rear quarter panels. i had some large magnets that held the towels in place at the black,inner cowelling so no paint was involved. when working in the wheel well, i just flipped the towels up into the engine bay and they stayed in place even when re-drapped over the fenders. very safe and effective. later i noticed an ad for cavallino beach towels in corsa rossa, but unfortunately can't recall which vendor it was although it might have been italian car parts. they would make dynamite fender covers.
Towels and blanekts work well. Griots also sells an all thick cotton version with pockets. It has magnets embeded that hold pretty well. I've got one of those plus the towel approach. The thing to remember, you will need to wipe the are you are covering down, or otherwise you are just rubbing in the dirt into your paint. It has no benefit to just dropping the covers on and rolling all of them if their is dirt underneath them. Alberto
The Ferrari dealer I worked at introduced me to the neoprene style material I've been using ever since(think SCUBA wetsuit material). I googled for it, & found --- http://www.foamorder.com/neoprene.html --- it's about 1/3 of the way down that page. What we did, is took these raw sheets of neoprene, put duct tape on the edges of one side to identify the top, and then used painters tape to attach it to the car so it wouldn't move. This material will wear away slowly, and leaves a mild residue on the car that wipes off easily. Kind of a disposable, oil & chemical resistant, universal fender cover. Once they're dirty & past being used for fender covers, they make great padding, or a mat for the floor to sit on, etc. Someone else mentioned too, be sure to clean the surface you're going to put the fender cover on, otherwise you're going to be working the dust/dirt into your paint.
use NOTHING. each time you pass over that bare fender, it will remind you to use utmost care. the 'naked' post is not too far from the truth.... I always wear sweat pants when working on the car. Never any belts or buckles - never. rgds, Vince
If the car is absolutely clean inside and out and you are careful and lithe enough to keep your clothes clean while you work and not rub them all over the car, then I agree with "nothing"; those who do it that way conscienciously tend to be careful and sensitive to not touching the car. But if you don't feel that confident about yourself and/or can't work on it without pressing your body against it, buy the thickest, puffiest white 100% cotton terry towels that big box mart has to offer, wash them, use a fabric softener sheet in the dryer, and tape them to the car with blue masking -- erm, painters lol you guys are funny -- tape, making sure before you do that the car is without a speck of dust.
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