Optimum performance and product life for your car cover is acheived by some easy maintenance steps.

No matter how clean you keep your car, your car cover is still picking up dust and dirt particles each time you put the car cover on and take it off. You may not see the dirt, but its there. And over time, you will start to notice that when you take your car cover off, the windows seem a little smudgy. That's the accumulated dust rubbing off on your windshield.

For my car cover, I have to clean the area behind the rear tires on a regular basis. This is because, being a sports car, the car is desgned to use tires that are softer than the average passenger car. Softer tires on the car do make it corner really nice making the driving experience really fun. But softer tires wear down faster too, and that rubber has to go somewhere. Unfortunately, a fair amount of it finds it way to the lower quarter panels. Right where my car cover wraps around.

I always, well, almost always, use a Coverking car duster to clean off the rear portion of my car before putting the car cover on. This may seem like a hassle, but really, its no big deal. The car duster is in the trunk with the car cover and I am already at the rear of the car. So I grab the car duster, reach around each side of the car and dust bottom of the body panels from one rear tire to the other.

But eventually, I still have to clean my cover. And how you clean it is very important. Different car cover fabrics require different cleaning methods. Some fabrics can just be taken to a commercial laundromat while others should NEVER be put an any type of washing machine.

What's the correct method of cleaning for your car cover? Our web site has a Product Car section including a page on Car Cover Cleaning Instructions. In addition to cleaning instructions, there are also helpful tips such as how to remove a frozen car cover.