Custom Car Covers Vs. Universal Car Covers

Contrary to what most people will tell you, trying to save money is not always the smart move. For example clothes that are mass produced may come at a lesser price but then the sleeves might be longer than the hand and the trouser length may fall shorter than what it ought to be. Mass produced clothes are often patchworks in which several fabric pieces are used and they are stitched together.

Buying such clothes to save money means actually spending more on alterations to match the measurements.

For car covers too it is much the same. Much like the work of a cloth on a person, a car cover also protects the automobile from the rain and the sun, and the other elements that can harm the vehicle. Like the UV radiation that slowly and surely damages and destroys the body of the vehicle and the lush interior too. Then there are the birds that leave their dropping on the car’s water based paint that gets stained, coming in contact with its acidic residue.

So the need of the hour is a car cover fabric that can withstand the fury of the elements but is also soft enough and is thus friendly to the body of the automobile. It should also be armed with UV inhibitors, has pores to ‘breath’ during precipitation and can of course cover the automobile snugly and leave no corners exposed.

Because if the cover does not fit the vehicle closely then dirt and dust will surely go in and rainwater too through the seams and all this will naturally lead to problems.

Universal or Semi-Custom Car Covers

Semi custom or universal covers are much like the clothing that is mass produced in a couple of sizes and are meant to fit all kinds of automobiles. But the thing is that a semi custom or universal cover that may somehow fit a Chevy may never be able to adequately protect a Pontiac. It may be too tight at the top and too baggy at the bottom. Then there are unique bumpers and other features in each model and make and a semi custom or universal cover can never take into account all these factors. So when these things are left open, quickly decay sets in.

Then there are the materials with which the semi custom or universal covers are made which are often quite poor really. Sometimes these layers do not even come with anti-UV layers to stop the harmful UV rays from causing havoc. Often the workmanship is poor too. Most such covers are not breathable i.e. they are not equipped with innumerable micro-pores that let the precipitation to vaporize when it comes in contact with the air outside. Semi-custom covers are often also made with patches of cloth that are seamed together and these seams sometimes come off thus rendering the cover useless.

It is even worse for the dash covers. A badly fitting dash cover could hide from view some of the automatic light sensors while semi-custom seat cover could block the opening passage of the side opening air bag. These days the cars are superbly designed and each maker wants to incorporate some unique design and some ‘originality’ and so often the semi custom covers including the floor mats are never a fit for a particular model and thus it leaves the floorboard uncovered or may run on to the brake pedal.

Custom Car Covers

The story of the custom car covers is however completely different. They are made using materials that are pre-tested for durability, breathabilty, UV-resistance, color fastness and they are user friendly too. Skilled craftsmen do a good job using modern technology and automated tools and the use of programmed computers and the CAD/CAM principle ensure that the final product is high in class. They are also made only after the exact specifications are obtained from the automaker.

The effort while making custom car covers is to keep the seams as few as possible and patches of cloth are never used that are all sewn together. Custom car covers are made for individual models and so they always fit the automobile like a glove, leaving no portion either loose or extra tight. The superb bodylines of the designer car are always covered completely.

Actually the fact is that Coverking’s custom car covers are so accurate that people often mistake them to be the original covers from the auto manufacturer himself. This happens from outstanding workmanship and two major input methods – the man and the machine, both attuned to enhance the performance and take the final output to the next level of efficiency.

Protection, Snugness and Attraction – these are the three basic principles that come in the making of these wonderful custom car covers.

Custom car covers are great at where it matters the most that is in the protection they offer. Using the guidelines provided by the automaker and integrated computer software, the final output is extremely useful. The ingenuity of the maker and following advanced CAD/CAM programs to the tee help develop covers that are really the best. The cover slowly takes shape and then the stitching starts.