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nsl Joined Nov 2008 Posts 7294 EE 0% (0) USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 4:32:07 PM EDT I have a carport, but it didn't help too much a couple of years ago when hail came in sideways and beat up the rear of my last car.

terryj Joined Aug 2007 Posts 5838 EE 0% (0) TX, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 4:36:36 PM EDT [#1] Googlie thing

UV18 You need a hug Joined Jul 2005 Posts 36557 EE 100% (13) VAT	Posted: 4/27/2024 4:37:07 PM EDT [#2] Homes come with a thing called a garage.
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JLPettimoreIII i'm your huckleberry. that's just my game. Joined Oct 2010 Posts 66111 EE 0% (0) MT, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 4:37:21 PM EDT [#3]
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JLPettimoreIII i'm your huckleberry. that's just my game. Joined Oct 2010 Posts 66112 EE 0% (0) MT, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 4:37:53 PM EDT [#4] Quote History Originally Posted By UV18: Homes come with a thing called a garage. View Quote you can afford a garage in this economy? lucky.gif
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Pantexan Member Joined May 2011 Posts 12309 EE 100% (7) BHS	Posted: 4/27/2024 4:39:58 PM EDT [#5] Cover with 1/4 inch plywood sheets .

seaskidoo Member Joined Oct 2013 Posts 6863 EE 100% (42) ID, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 4:40:02 PM EDT [#6] Comforters from the thrift store. Layer of 6" foam on the roof, hood, and trunk. Another later of comforters. Tarp for water proofedness

dropdbombnow Member Joined Nov 2001 Posts 62745 EE 100% (16) TX, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 4:42:29 PM EDT [#7] There's also this thing called "insurance" which is highly recommended.
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JLPettimoreIII i'm your huckleberry. that's just my game. Joined Oct 2010 Posts 66114 EE 0% (0) MT, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 4:43:20 PM EDT [#8] Quote History Originally Posted By seaskidoo: Comforters from the thrift store. Layer of 6" foam on the roof, hood, and trunk. Another later of comforters. Tarp for water proofedness View Quote https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PLMRKF4?tag=arfcom00-20
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cavedog Old Foole Joined Jul 2010 Posts 36097 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 4:45:20 PM EDT [#9] Frame in your car port, make it a garage.
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JamPo Official hate flag... Joined Jan 2008 Posts 5310 EE 100% (3) SC, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 4:47:24 PM EDT [#10] I keep a moving blanket I toss over the roof. May not be enough in heavy hail but hope enough to keep the panoramic roof from shattering.
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McGuy Christian Nationalist Joined Dec 2014 Posts 16129 EE 0% (0) OR, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 4:49:41 PM EDT [#11] Quote History Originally Posted By JLPettimoreIII: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/616SoXKKmZL._AC_SL1500_.jpg https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PLMRKF4?tag=arfcom00-20 View Quote That thing reeks of awesomeness.
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Karankawa Easily distracted Joined Mar 2003 Posts 8540 EE 100% (2) TX, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 4:51:44 PM EDT [#12] Ive protected a couple outdoor cars by strapping a tarp around them with big styrofoam blocks underneath. Basically a hail trampoline.
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Posted: 4/27/2024 4:51:53 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By JLPettimoreIII:
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/616SoXKKmZL._AC_SL1500_.jpg

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PLMRKF4?tag=arfcom00-20

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Originally Posted By JLPettimoreIII:

Originally Posted By seaskidoo:
Comforters from the thrift store.
Layer of 6" foam on the roof, hood, and trunk.
Another later of comforters.
Tarp for water proofedness

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/616SoXKKmZL._AC_SL1500_.jpg

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PLMRKF4?tag=arfcom00-20

The wind would have a field days with that thing

callgood Forget it Jake, it's GD Joined Oct 2004 Posts 63749 EE 0% (0) AL, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 4:53:21 PM EDT [#14] Quote History Originally Posted By UV18: Homes come with a thing called a garage. View Quote My wife parks her Highlander in our garage. The other half is full of "stuff".
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glklvr Member Joined Feb 2003 Posts 29290 EE 100% (415) SC, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 4:57:55 PM EDT [#15] I just had a Facebook ad Pop up in my feed. Basically a big inflatable bubble for your car. They advertised dropping a hammer, bricks, and such and them bouncing off.

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Posted: 4/27/2024 5:04:58 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By JLPettimoreIII:
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/616SoXKKmZL._AC_SL1500_.jpg

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PLMRKF4?tag=arfcom00-20

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Guy down the street from me has these on his cars. I asked him of they work and he said he got through a few hail storms before he had to replace them. They are on his car A LOT in spring, at the slightest risk of hail. At least 10 houses in my neighborhood use them.

Better than getting the car totaled.

Genin Member Joined May 2008 Posts 27491 EE 100% (14) USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 5:38:55 PM EDT [#17] Much would depend on the size of the hail. Softball sized hail would ruin just about any car cover I can think of.

ranging-by-zipcode Joined Oct 2014 Posts 24757 EE 0% (0) CT, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 5:44:38 PM EDT [Last Edit: ranging-by-zipcode] [#18] Quote History Originally Posted By Genin: Much would depend on the size of the hail. Softball sized hail would ruin just about any car cover I can think of. View Quote what That shit going through your roof into your living room Golf ball will wreak a car

Sir_Sparhawk Anakha Joined Mar 2017 Posts 5804 EE 0% (0) NE, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 6:13:10 PM EDT [#19] Yes, it's called a garage.

PDRJohn Joined Mar 2013 Posts 908 EE 0% (0) SD, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 6:21:56 PM EDT [Last Edit: PDRJohn] [#20] I have fixed hail dents in cars that were in a garage. One broke the sky light and dented the roof, the other broke a window and dented the side. There is nothing 100% effective, all you can do increase your odds of less damage.

JLPettimoreIII i'm your huckleberry. that's just my game. Joined Oct 2010 Posts 66120 EE 0% (0) MT, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 6:24:10 PM EDT [#21] Quote History Originally Posted By PDRJohn: I have fixed hail dents in cars that were in a garage. One broke the sky light and dented the roof, the other broke a window and dented the side. There is nothing 100% effective, all you can do increase your odds of less damage. View Quote username checks out.
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Seabee_Mech Chupra Thingy Joined Mar 2007 Posts 11155 EE 0% (0) WY, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 6:35:03 PM EDT [#22] Quote History Originally Posted By JLPettimoreIII: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/92/6c/89/926c898b5d1f78f0d92a29b62f5007cf.jpg View Quote exactly the kind of go-getter I want on my EM-50 project
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JLPettimoreIII i'm your huckleberry. that's just my game. Joined Oct 2010 Posts 66125 EE 0% (0) MT, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 6:37:12 PM EDT [#23] Quote History Originally Posted By Seabee_Mech: exactly the kind of go-getter I want on my EM-50 project View Quote spool o' OD 550 cord pack o' zip ties from harbour freight (just as gud ) 87 pool noodles from dollar.25 tree ??? profit
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fisherman Joined May 2001 Posts 5955 EE 0% (0) USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 6:38:04 PM EDT [Last Edit: fisherman] [#24] Quote History Originally Posted By JLPettimoreIII: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/92/6c/89/926c898b5d1f78f0d92a29b62f5007cf.jpg View Quote I bet that would work.

fisherman Joined May 2001 Posts 5956 EE 0% (0) USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 6:39:34 PM EDT [#25] Quote History Originally Posted By fisherman: I bet that would work. View Quote And cheap to boot.

samsilk Joined Jun 2021 Posts 2075 EE 0% (0) TX, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 6:51:46 PM EDT [#26] Quote History Originally Posted By UV18: Homes come with a thing called a garage. View Quote That's where hoarders put their hoards.
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BigSky171 Joined Mar 2003 Posts 12338 EE 100% (40) USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 7:00:09 PM EDT [#27] Quote History Originally Posted By McGuy: That thing reeks of awesomeness. View Quote Probably fun to watch unless going down the freeway.

ecgRN I'm a Focker Joined Mar 2002 Posts 26402 EE 100% (27) CO, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 7:03:47 PM EDT [#28] Quote History Originally Posted By JLPettimoreIII: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/92/6c/89/926c898b5d1f78f0d92a29b62f5007cf.jpg View Quote Genius.
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flippflopped Joined Aug 2012 Posts 4170 EE 100% (3) NC, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 7:07:00 PM EDT [#29] Old comforters under a car cover?

50cal Useful posts.....13 Joined Nov 2000 Posts 54411 EE 100% (224) TN, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 7:08:10 PM EDT [#30] Saw a mat advertised about a month or so ago that was a really thick mouse pad type material about 3 or 4" thick. It was rolled out onto the car.
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SperlingPE Joined Feb 2001 Posts 10786 EE 100% (102) NE, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 7:12:58 PM EDT [#31] A garage works. Carport in a pinch What are you talking about?

Underscore_O_Three Joined Mar 2023 Posts 1370 EE 0% (0) MP, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 7:15:09 PM EDT [#32] Us poor folks just lay blankets over cardboard.

Silverbulletz06 Member Joined Jan 2009 Posts 25210 EE 100% (4) NY, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 7:57:42 PM EDT [#33] Get a mesh material for the sides of the carport. Seems easier is you ha e a structure already in place.
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intheburbs Appleseed Instructor Joined Jan 2008 Posts 21163 EE 100% (13) MI, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 8:05:53 PM EDT [#34] Lived in Colorado for 10 years. Escaped with never having had hail damage.
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Advtrbound Joined Aug 2021 Posts 708 EE 0% (0) USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 8:11:59 PM EDT [#35] Get a mesh privacy screen and put it on the sides of the carport.

MattyMattel Joined Aug 2003 Posts 17432 EE 0% (0) KY, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 8:23:08 PM EDT [#36] Saw hail coming I just drove down to the gas station, it has a big roof. Fucked up some cars at TMMK.

hatidua Joined May 2009 Posts 8422 EE 100% (228) CO, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 8:32:21 PM EDT [#37] local parking garage at the hospital/shopping mall/theater/etc.

W202fan90 Member Joined May 2023 Posts 727 EE 0% (0) NC, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 8:35:52 PM EDT [#38] I wonder how effective 3M PPF would be in a situation like this?

Booray Joined Jul 2006 Posts 2181 EE 100% (1) TX, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 8:38:13 PM EDT [#39] Quote History Originally Posted By JLPettimoreIII: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/616SoXKKmZL._AC_SL1500_.jpg https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PLMRKF4?tag=arfcom00-20 View Quote My neighbor has this. First sign of a cloud and it is set up.

ricko1 Nothing To See Here Joined Jul 2008 Posts 16295 EE 0% (0) NC, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 8:38:30 PM EDT [Last Edit: ricko1] [#40] Quote History Originally Posted By hatidua: local parking garage at the hospital/shopping mall/theater/etc. View Quote this right here if you have enough of a warning dont have one close, maybe a carwash?

Asylum9 Joined Jan 2016 Posts 513 EE 100% (8) PA, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 8:41:02 PM EDT [#41] Quote History Originally Posted By W202fan90: I wonder how effective 3M PPF would be in a situation like this? View Quote That's what I was thinking. 3m has some pretty thick film. It protects from stone chips & the little dents they can leave

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Posted: 4/27/2024 8:49:44 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By Asylum9:

That's what I was thinking. 3m has some pretty thick film. It protects from stone chips & the little dents they can leave

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Exactly. Have the hood, roof, and trunk lid done in their thickest PPF. Won’t be cheap, but PPF tech is wayyyy ahead of where it was. It will last for years.

Option two would be a “cheap” bare-bones steel/aluminum car port.

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Posted: 4/27/2024 8:58:32 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By UV18:
Homes come with a thing called a garage.

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We had a hail storm blow through the next town over when I was a kid. Garages didn't help. Local pastor had a grand piano in his living room. It got destroyed. I went out to help clean up after it passed. The hail was still on the ground, I don't recall seeing a single piece smaller than a golf ball. Several ranchers lost a lot of cattle that day.

NY12ga Member Joined Mar 2007 Posts 11639 EE 100% (1) NY, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 9:00:05 PM EDT [#44] Quote History Originally Posted By 50cal: Saw a mat advertised about a month or so ago that was a really thick mouse pad type material about 3 or 4" thick. It was rolled out onto the car. View Quote I’d imagine a thick memory foam king size mattress pad or two from Costco would do a pretty good job if needed on short notice
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Dunderway Joined Aug 2013 Posts 26547 EE 0% (0) USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 10:24:08 PM EDT [#45] Quote History Originally Posted By UV18: Homes come with a thing called a garage. View Quote I have one of those but some of us poors have to drive and park places that aren't covered.

Jacon Fellow Gun Enthusiast Joined Jun 2016 Posts 9471 EE 100% (1) TX, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 10:42:35 PM EDT [#46] https://hailprotector.com/

Whippet06 Joined Oct 2015 Posts 3976 EE 100% (1) USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 10:45:46 PM EDT [#47] Quote History Originally Posted By JLPettimoreIII: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/616SoXKKmZL._AC_SL1500_.jpg https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PLMRKF4?tag=arfcom00-20 View Quote My neighbor has one of those.

Lawmonkey Joined Apr 2017 Posts 8276 EE 0% (0) USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 10:57:11 PM EDT [#48] Quote History Originally Posted By ranging-by-zipcode: what That shit going through your roof into your living room Golf ball will wreak a car View Quote I've had a few roofs replaced due to baseball hail

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Posted: 4/27/2024 10:57:33 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By W202fan90:

Exactly. Have the hood, roof, and trunk lid done in their thickest PPF. Won’t be cheap, but PPF tech is wayyyy ahead of where it was. It will last for years.

Option two would be a “cheap” bare-bones steel/aluminum car port.

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Originally Posted By W202fan90:

Originally Posted By Asylum9:

That's what I was thinking. 3m has some pretty thick film. It protects from stone chips & the little dents they can leave

Exactly. Have the hood, roof, and trunk lid done in their thickest PPF. Won’t be cheap, but PPF tech is wayyyy ahead of where it was. It will last for years.

Option two would be a “cheap” bare-bones steel/aluminum car port.

It won't stop the panel from denting, it'll make it harder for a pdr guy to fix to though.

Slvrktman Joined Jan 2013 Posts 7223 EE 0% (0) WI, USA	Posted: 4/27/2024 11:13:09 PM EDT [#50] Buy an older car they are made from thicker tin cans.

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