re: CarCoon

[TJCallahan@domain.elided]

In AD v7n1121, Jon wrote:

<<PS. Anyone have any experience with CarCoon products? I've seen them
advertised in Sports Car Market etc, and logged on to their website
(www.carcoon.com). Looks like a great way to keep the car dry in the garage
during winter storage. Thoughts?>>

While I don't have experience with CarCoon, I do have some experience with 
long term storage. My '63 Spider was on jacks in a garage for 20+ years and 
ended up with little underbody corrosion because I had placed a layer of 
plastic on the floor first. This kept the moisture that normally comes up 
through the concrete slab from the bottom of the car.

I had originally put the plastic on the floor to protect the floor from all 
the oil/grease/dirt as I began the "restoration" of the car. Years passed 
(the garage was my mothers and I was living in my own places, not near her 
garage) and I finally got my own garage and moved the car. I noticed that the 
underside, which had been partially sandblasted, was still fresh and, in 
spots, had only a light surface corrosion showing (almost light enough to 
"wipe"off). It seems the plastic sheet on the floor served as an amazing 
barrier. Dumb luck triumphs again!

Don't know much about the whole bag, but the layer on the concrete floor is 
imperative!

ciao

Tom
'63 Spider
'77 Alfetta GT
Seattle

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