Car covers are a bit like trousers for vehicles. At car meets, no one looks at things and no one puts photos of their vehicles in frames. It’s also very clear that, if vehicles aren’t there, there’s an awkwardness in life!
All of us blow huge sums of money cleaning paintwork, looking for ceramically coated surfaces, debating on tire brands, and treating vehicles like a members of our family. But, as soon as it is done, we leave the vehicle outside to be attacked by birds, dropped on by tree sap, subjected to the elements with no idea as to what falls from the sky by shopping centres. A car parked outdoors without protection is essentially participating in a very strange endurance sport.
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Your Car Is Secretly Living an Action Film
Most owners assume their parked vehicle is resting peacefully between journeys. The reality is far more dramatic.
While you are sitting in an office, enjoying a cup of tea, or arguing with a self-checkout machine, your car is fighting an endless series of battles.
There are pigeons with suspiciously good aim.
Car covers can save you the hassle of having to wash bird droppings or tree sap off of your car when it has been parked in nature.
There are seagulls that seem personally offended by shiny paint.
There are trees that drop sticky sap with the determination of an overenthusiastic baker icing a cake.
Then there is the weather, Britain’s favourite topic and arguably a vehicle’s least favourite companion.
One moment the sun is blazing. The next moment it is raining sideways. Twenty minutes later there is pollen everywhere. By evening, a layer of dust has appeared from nowhere.
Cars endure more environmental drama in a week than most people experience in a year.
The Great Bird Conspiracy
Let us discuss birds.
Nobody can scientifically prove that birds specifically target freshly cleaned cars. Yet every motorist knows the phenomenon exists.
Every car owner hates bird poop. Bird droppings ruin the look of any car, but they are also bad for the paintwork. If bird droppings are not removed promptly, the acid in the droppings can actually burn into the paint and cause permanent damage. Clean up bird droppings, dirt, and debris with Chemical Guys, who will show you what car equipment to use to get the best results.
You spend two hours washing and waxing the vehicle. It gleams beautifully. It sparkles like a showroom display.
Within twenty-four hours, a bird has somehow located it from several miles away and launched a precision strike.
