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Storage - Carcoon, are they worth it?
- Thread starter Huw
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Very interesting and good feedback from Madda's scientific assessment but can I just clarify when these things are needed. Are you saying guys that your particular storage environment is so damp that special measures are essential to stop your car rotting away whilst it's in it's garage?
Speaking from my own personal experience the only time I've been worried about my Datsuns rotting is when I'm driving in rain. I then visualise the water being thrown up onto the airtubes etc and into the gaps in the box sections. I then try to ensure that the car is allowed to dry-out, a bit like a wet tent.
Speaking from my own personal experience the only time I've been worried about my Datsuns rotting is when I'm driving in rain. I then visualise the water being thrown up onto the airtubes etc and into the gaps in the box sections. I then try to ensure that the car is allowed to dry-out, a bit like a wet tent.
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Dale, if your car in the garage is wet when the car outside is dry you have a damp problem. Swap them around every now and again.
IMO a modern dry garage should be enough.
toopy
Club Member
I think thats more to do with lack of airflow/ventilation in the garage rather than actual moisture
Edit: Rob got there first
Dale
Club Member
There was lots of ventilation last year and that was the problem, it was letting damp air in and it was condensing on the cold surfaces. I've sealed some of the gaps up and it's actually a little better. I've also bought an old freezer for extra food storage and I think that may have lifted the temperature a fraction, but I might be imagining that. 
For the last couple of days I've had a look in my garage to see what the humidity is like. The metal 'up and over' door is damp but my car is completely dry. I've lived here for 23 years and had a classic car in there all that time and none has ever been damp and all my tools are rust-free however the door gets damp.
My garage is detached from the house, is your's attached - if so could that be an issue?
Could your fridge be warming the air and it's then condensing on your car?
My garage is detached from the house, is your's attached - if so could that be an issue?
Could your fridge be warming the air and it's then condensing on your car?
Dale
Club Member
I think the key is that the temperature inside the garage (in particular the metal things) doesn't drop less than the outside morning temperature (or the temperature raises in line with outside). In the warmer months this isn't an issue as the building retains enough temperature through the night, it's just this time if year really. I think in winter the outside temperature stays lower outside in the main so less of an issue.
The freezer is a new addition this year, but if anything it will making the air condense on itself as it's sides are cold. I expect it to rust quite quickly, but it was cheap.
An east facing window would help for when the sun is out but that's not really feasible.
And yes, it's detached. If it was attached I'd simply run the central heating through the wall and stick a radiator in it.
The freezer is a new addition this year, but if anything it will making the air condense on itself as it's sides are cold. I expect it to rust quite quickly, but it was cheap.
An east facing window would help for when the sun is out but that's not really feasible.
And yes, it's detached. If it was attached I'd simply run the central heating through the wall and stick a radiator in it.
My garage is 1960's detached single brick with a asbestos roof so in summer it gets very hot and winter very cold I could have it all boarded out or knock it down but the price I paid for the carcoon and dehumidifier was, is, a cheaper option and we don't use silly amounts of electricity so im pretty confident the car is well protected for any situation