Subject: [Healeys] Indoor Car Cover

From: "rrengineer.mike" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 13:29:19 -0800

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From: Michael MacLean <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 16:26:05 -0800

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Gil,=0A    Yes it was expensive.  The base coat paint was $1100 for a gallo=
n and a half.  You're right it did come out beautiful.  I only saw it outsi=
de in the sunlight today for the first time.  Wow!  I do not want to do any=
thing to ruin the paint since I have so much money sunk into it.  It will b=
e sitting for at least a month before I cover it.  I just wanted a cover be=
cause it will actually be sitting in my garage until the last week of May b=
efore I can get serious about working on it.  Besides, I made the last half=
 of the payment to the painter today.  I hardly got enough money left to ea=
t until my next payday 11 days from now! =0AMike=0A=0A=0A=0AOn Friday, Janu=
ary 30, 2015 2:59 PM, Gil Rockwell <[email-masked]> wrote:=0A =0A=0A=
>=0A>=0A>While that helps, my friend that owns a body shop and uses a bake =
oven to cure the two stage finishes always recommends to not put anything o=
n a new finish for 30 days.  I have painted several cars there and will be =
doing my Healey hopefully this summer and wet sanded the finish, but still =
let them sit for at least 30 days before putting anything on them.  Paint i=
s too expensive these days to ruin a beautiful finish.   If your car was th=
e one I saw recently on this list, the paint did look great.  Hope you get =
it finished and are driving it soon.  I assume you will be keeping the car =
in a garage during this time?=0A> =0A>Gil=0A>61 BT7=0A> =0A>From:rrengineer=
.mike [mailto:[email-masked]] =0A>Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 5=
:46 PM=0A>To: Gil Rockwell=0A>Subject: RE: [Healeys] Indoor Car Cover=0A> =
=0A>Gil,=0A>     The car was clear coated and then color sanded. The color =
sanding sort of opened the "pores" and is allowing the solvents to gas out.=
  The paint was baked in the booth after painting so it has been somewhat h=
ardened.  The shop that did the paint job told me it would not be a problem=
 to put a cover on it, but I could wait a month or so if it would make me f=
eel better.  I was also told it did not need waxing for quite a while.  Thi=
s is the nicest paint job I have ever seen on any car I have ever owned.  I=
 sure don't want to do anything to jeopardize it.=0A>Mike=0A> =0A> =0A>Sent=
 via the Samsung GALAXY S=C2=AE 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone=0A>=0A>=0A>---=
----- Original message --------=0A>From: Gil Rockwell <[email-masked]=
m> =0A>Date:01/30/2015 13:39 (GMT-08:00) =0A>To: "'rrengineer.mike'" <rreng=
[email-masked]>, [email-masked] =0A>Cc: =0A>Subject: RE: [Heale=
ys] Indoor Car Cover =0A>From my experience, the last thing on earth you wa=
nt to do to a freshly painted car is to put a cover on it, unless you want =
the =E2=80=9Cgrain=E2=80=9D of the fabric to impress itself in the still so=
ft paint.  Give it at least a month to cure before putting anything on it. =
 You can use a soft =E2=80=9CCalifornia Car Brush=E2=80=9D to dust it off o=
nce in a while but that paint needs time to cure before you even consider p=
utting anything on it.  And don=E2=80=99t wax it for 30 days either.  It ne=
eds time to cure!=0A> =0A>Gil=0A> =0A> =0A>From:Healeys [mailto:healeys-bou=
[email-masked]] On Behalf Of rrengineer.mike=0A>Sent: Friday, January =
30, 2015 4:29 PM=0A>To: [email-masked]=0A>Subject: [Healeys] Indoor=
 Car Cover=0A> =0A>I know this has been discussed ad nauseum, but just wond=
ering if anyone knows where a cheap indoor car cover for my BN2 might be ha=
d?  The body comes home from the paint shop Tuesday, but I won't be working=
 on it very much until the last week of May when I start my 3 week vacation=
 for this year.=0A>Mike MacLean=0A> =0A>=0A>_______________________________=
_=0A>=0A> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus softwa=
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; font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Aria=
l,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: norm=
al;"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes it was expensive.&nbsp; The base coat pai=
nt was $1100 for a gallon and a half.&nbsp; You're right it did come out be=
autiful.&nbsp; I only saw it outside in the sunlight today for the first ti=
me.&nbsp; Wow!&nbsp; I do not want to do anything to ruin the paint since I=
 have so much money sunk into it.&nbsp; It will be sitting for at least a m=
onth before I cover it.&nbsp; I just wanted a cover because it will actuall=
y be sitting in my garage until the last week of May before I can get serio=
us about working on it.&nbsp; Besides, I made the last half of the
 payment to the painter today.&nbsp; I hardly got enough money left to eat =
until my next payday 11 days from now!&nbsp;</span></div><div style=3D"colo=
r: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue=
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e: 16px;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> On Friday, Ja=
nuary 30, 2015 2:59 PM, Gil Rockwell &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<b=
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=3D"yiv2453824659MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;">While that he=
lps, my friend that owns a body shop and uses a bake oven to cure the two s=
tage finishes always recommends to not put anything on a new finish for 30 =
days.&nbsp; I have painted several cars there and will be doing my Healey h=
opefully this summer and wet sanded the finish, but still let them sit for =
at least 30 days before putting anything on them.&nbsp; Paint is too expens=
ive these days to ruin a beautiful finish.&nbsp;&nbsp; If your car was the =
one I saw recently on this list, the paint did look great.&nbsp; Hope you g=
et it finished and are driving it soon.&nbsp; I assume you will be keeping =
the car in a garage during this time?</span></div><div class=3D"yiv24538246=
59MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;"> &nbsp;</span></div><div cla=
ss=3D"yiv2453824659MsoNormal"><span
 style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;">Gil</span></div><div class=3D"yiv2453824659Mso=
Normal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;">61 BT7</span></div><div class=3D"=
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size:10.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;"> rrengineer=
.mike [mailto:[email-masked]] <br clear=3D"none"><b>Sent:</b> Frid=
ay, January 30, 2015 5:46 PM<br clear=3D"none"><b>To:</b> Gil Rockwell<br c=
lear=3D"none"><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Healeys] Indoor Car Cover</span></div></=
div></div><div class=3D"yiv2453824659MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</div><div><div clas=
s=3D"yiv2453824659MsoNormal">Gil,</div></div><div><div class=3D"yiv24538246=
59MsoNormal">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The car was clear coated and then color sa=
nded. The color sanding
 sort of opened the "pores" and is allowing the solvents to gas out. &nbsp;=
The paint was baked in the booth after painting so it has been somewhat har=
dened. &nbsp;The shop that did the paint job told me it would not be a prob=
lem to put a cover on it, but I could wait a month or so if it would make m=
e feel better. &nbsp;I was also told it did not need waxing for quite a whi=
le. &nbsp;This is the nicest paint job I have ever seen on any car I have e=
ver owned. &nbsp;I sure don't want to do anything to jeopardize it.</div></=
div><div><div class=3D"yiv2453824659MsoNormal">Mike</div></div><div><div cl=
ass=3D"yiv2453824659MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</div></div><div><div class=3D"yiv245=
3824659MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</div></div><div><div><div class=3D"yiv2453824659M=
soNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:7.0pt;color:#575757;">Sent via the Samsu=
ng GALAXY S=C2=AE 5, an AT&amp;T 4G LTE smartphone</span></div></div></div>=
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><br
 clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">-------- Original message --------<br cl=
ear=3D"none">From: Gil Rockwell &lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br clear=3D"=
none">Date:01/30/2015 13:39 (GMT-08:00) <br clear=3D"none">To: "'rrengineer=
.mike'" &lt;[email-masked]&gt;, [email-masked] <br clear=
=3D"none">Cc: <br clear=3D"none">Subject: RE: [Healeys] Indoor Car Cover </=
div><div><div class=3D"yiv2453824659MsoNormal" style=3D""><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size:11.0pt;">From my experience, the last thing on earth you want to do=
 to a freshly painted car is to put a cover on it, unless you want the =E2=
=80=9Cgrain=E2=80=9D of the fabric to impress itself in the still soft pain=
t.&nbsp; Give it at least a month to cure before putting anything on it.&nb=
sp; You can use a soft =E2=80=9CCalifornia Car Brush=E2=80=9D to dust it of=
f once in a while but that paint needs time to cure before you even conside=
r putting anything on it.&nbsp; And don=E2=80=99t wax it for 30 days either=
.&nbsp; It needs time to
 cure!</span></div><div class=3D"yiv2453824659MsoNormal" style=3D""><span s=
tyle=3D"font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</span></div><div class=3D"yiv2453824659Ms=
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>From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;"> Healeys [mailto:healeys=
[email-masked]] <b>On Behalf Of </b>rrengineer.mike<br clear=3D"no=
ne"><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 30, 2015 4:29 PM<br clear=3D"none"><b>To:<=
/b> [email-masked]<br clear=3D"none"><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Indo=
or Car Cover</span></div></div></div><div class=3D"yiv2453824659MsoNormal" =
style=3D"">&nbsp;</div><div><div
 class=3D"yiv2453824659MsoNormal" style=3D"">I know this has been discussed=
 ad nauseum, but just wondering if anyone knows where a cheap indoor car co=
ver for my BN2 might be had? &nbsp;The body comes home from the paint shop =
Tuesday, but I won't be working on it very much until the last week of May =
when I start my 3 week vacation for this year.</div></div><div><div class=
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From: Bob Spidell <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 21:26:54 -0800

Not sure what you mean by 'indoor' and 'cheap,' but I'm happy with a cover we got for our BN2 from Moss. Part# 237-410; 
$87.95.

Bob

On 1/30/2015 1:29 PM, rrengineer.mike wrote:
> I know this has been discussed ad nauseum, but just wondering if anyone knows where a cheap indoor car cover for my 
> BN2 might be had?  The body comes home from the paint shop Tuesday, but I won't be working on it very much until the 
> last week of May when I start my 3 week vacation for this year.
> Mike MacLean
>
>

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