Do you wash your car cover?

[Dale124]

I was wondering if car covers are typically machine washable. I can’t find a tag on mine to indicate this, but I assume they are. I wanted to make sure by checking with you fine folks.
Thanks.

 

[Black 03 Z06]

I machine wash and dry mine (California Car Covers) in a commercial machine. The manufacture of mine does not recommend using Bounce or other dryer sheets. Not sure why.

Amazing how dirty they get over the course of a winter, even stored inside. My wife will be happy to get the dinning room back once the car goes out of the house.

 

[Dale124]

I machine wash and dry mine (California Car Covers) in a commercial machine. The manufacture of mine does not recommend using Bounce or other dryer sheets. Not sure why.

Amazing how dirty they get over the course of a winter, even stored inside. My wife will be happy to get the dinning room back once the car goes out of the house.

Good to know about the bounce sheets.
Is there a reason you use a commercial machine? From what I have found out researching this, they say not to use a washing machine with the center agitator, but ours is a front load machine...would that be ok?

 

[Black 03 Z06]

@Dale124 the covers are pretty heavy when wet and I would rather break their machine than mine.

The one I go to has both top and front load but I did not know about the agitator style. Thank you.

 

[Rruuff Day]

I wash mine in our 30 year old center agitator machine every year and dry it in the dryer. No problems.

 

[Dale124]

I wash mine in our 30 year old center agitator machine every year and dry it in the dryer. No problems.

Good to know. I shall give it a try this year.
Thanks, Erik

 

[Rruuff Day]

Good to know. I shall give it a try this year.
Thanks, Erik

I distribute it evenly around the agitator Dale and the machine doesn't rock and roll at all. Watch for the spin cycle though in case it gets bunched up on one side.

 

[JoeyBats]

I distribute it evenly around the agitator Dale and the machine doesn't rock and roll at all. Watch for the spin cycle though in case it gets bunched up on one side.

I use the big commercial units at the coin op laundry. More room , more water, leads to a more thorough wash.

 

[Rruuff Day]

I use the big commercial units at the coin op laundry. More room , more water, leads to a more thorough wash.

Maybe if it's actually dirty. The only thing mine gets it a bit of dust on it and it comes out sparkling. But good advice nonetheless.

 

[gonepostal]

I've washed mine 3 times now in my front loader washer but I use Woolite on the gentle cycle. As for drying, I put it in my front loader dryer on the gentle cycle for 20 minutes. It tends to bunch up in the dryer, so I keep checking it every 20, unroll it, then in for another 20 minutes. I keep doing this until dry. It comes out looking brand new every time.

 

[YFCvii]

Yes ... I wash my indoor GM accessory cloth covers (but not my outdoor ones).

I just separate the “whites” and all is good and in accordance to my written “spousal instructions” note when doing my laundry ...
oh wait ...
reading further there’s a rule of what can get washed in the same machine that her wardrobe is washed in ...

so it appears I will be off to the coin laundry so that “carnivore food” stays on the menu and in agreement to the written “spousal instructions” that I negotiated with her

 

[Rruuff Day]

Once you've washed her silk with your jeans, you never have to worry about sharing wash when you want the washing machine ever again... A friend told me that...

 

[Cariboocreek]

Drop a piece of her fine Royal Albert china (a pattern no longer made) and you will never have to clear the table or do the dishes.....again. Same friend told me that.

 

[WPGZ06]

I wash mine in our 30 year old center agitator machine every year and dry it in the dryer. No problems.

X2, like others have mentioned its amazing how dusty they get even in a clean garage, mind you if you have dogs, that's another story all together.

 

[turbozig]

I have always brought mine to the laundromat and dropped off. I pickup the next day nicely folded and bagged, very reasonable prices also.

 

[Dik]

Yip. The cover collect lots of dust. I blow the dust off then toss it into our front-load machine on warm water, no soap. Hang it outside to dry.

.... I do my "delicates" in a separate load.

 

[theboss]

Washed my 2 strech satin oem cover and my exterior cover (The wall) in my front load mashine with softer detergent, no probleme, dried them in my dryer a lower temp and they all came out perfect, I didn't know about dryer sheets, they all smell good now.

 

[Rruuff Day]

Washed my 2 strech satin oem cover and my exterior cover (The wall) in my front load mashine with softer detergent, no probleme, dried them in my dryer a lower temp and they all came out perfect, I didn't know about dryer sheets, they all smell good now.

The good smell is a plus when you're hugging your Vette Stephane.

 

[Hiroki Soki]

I have always brought mine to the laundromat and dropped off. I pickup the next day nicely folded and bagged, very reasonable prices also.

The laundromat i go to is self serve with large front loaders and the dryers are huge! i can climb into one lol!

Costs me only $5.50 to wash my cover

 

[YFCvii]

The laundromat i go to is self serve with large front loaders and the dryers are huge! i can climb into one lol!

Costs me only $5.50 to wash my cover

... and a Bonus personal make-over too by the sounds of it