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How To Clean Car Cover

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by wingspar, Sep 20, 2020.

  1. Sep 20, 2020 at 9:38 PM
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    wingspar

    wingspar [OP] Well-Known Member

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    This is about my Camry, not my Tacoma, but I don’t want to join another forum for just one question. This is a Covercraft Noah Car Cover that was brand new in September 2019. The car is in a car port, but the front end sticks out. It is in the PNW, so plenty of wet weather. Below is what it looks like now. About twice as bad as it looked just a month ago. How would someone go about cleaning the crud off this cover?

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  2. Sep 20, 2020 at 9:48 PM
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    Oreo Cat

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    Have you tried washing machine? That’s what I’d do personally
     
  3. Sep 20, 2020 at 10:49 PM
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    Way to big to fit into a washing machine. It would take some kind of huge industrial washing machine for this to fit into. Nothing like that around here.
     
  4. Sep 20, 2020 at 10:50 PM
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    Pressure washer
     
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  5. Sep 21, 2020 at 6:35 AM
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    ^^^ Drive to DIY car wash, put cover on, blast it, Done.
     
  6. Sep 21, 2020 at 6:38 AM
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    i used to take my boat covers to one of those coin operated laundromat places that have those jumbo size extra large machines

    deff a bit too big for the standard at home units...

    power washing it before removing it would be ideal though
     
  7. Sep 21, 2020 at 6:47 AM
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    go to a washateria.

    They have two types of washer machines, the regular ones that are top loaders.

    The jumbo size ones for large comforters that are front loaders..Use those. Don't need no industrial washing machine.

    Source: I do it all the time.
     
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    This is another method.
     
  9. Sep 21, 2020 at 7:27 AM
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    hose, bucket, long handle brush, simple green, elbow grease
     
  10. Sep 21, 2020 at 9:09 AM
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    wingspar

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    I’ll try the pressure washer first. Never thought of that. This is a small town 3 hours from the nearest freeway and 80 miles from the nearest Walmart, and I wouldn’t have it any other way, so I have no access to any large washing machines or coin operated car wash. I do have a pressure washer.
     

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