I'm considering storing my 68 Olds 98 in one of these pop-up shelters - http://www.cover-tech.com/. They seem to be the best available but the company tells me can get very hot in the summer - over 30 degrees celcuis (or 80 degrees fahrenheit) and I'm concerned that may cause rust. Anyone had any experience with this? Don't want to get the wrong thing - have no rust on her now! Thanks for any thoughts

 

Make sure the ground is covered by something impermeable, like plastic. Then,
get a desiccant brick or something and put it under the car. You won't have
much of a problem. Also, a can of damp-rid or similar in a footwell will help too, just remember to remove it before driving.

 

OK, we need a little clarification here.

First, unless you live at the north pole, in nobody's book is 80 F considered "very hot." It's not even considered "hot."

Second, 80 F is not equivalent to 30 C. It's equivalent to about 27 C. Not a big difference, but a difference nonetheless.

Unless you're talking about a 30 degree C temperature rise over the ambient inside the shelter. That's equivalent to a 54 degree F rise. That would be huge and I doubt that would happen.

Third, it's not the heat that causes rust, it's the moisture. Yes, keep the ground covered, but unless you have some kind of humidity control, the humidity inside the shelter is likely to be the same as it is outside. I would suggest making sure you have adequate air circulation as much as anything else.


If this is the shelter you're talking about, to my mind, the main purpose of these is to keep the sun and rain off, not to provide a materially-different environment from the outdoors around it. It's basically a glorified carport, but it's definitely better than storing a car outdoors.