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06-09-2004, 03:18 PM
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Hail Protection Ideas
Weather is nasty here today and I was thinking about one great fear of mine... HAIL!
Has anyone come up with a way to protect their cars from large hail when you happen to park outside especially at work? I keep thinking of what I would do IF I knew if a huge hail storm was headed my way. What would I do at the very last moment? Unfortunately the parking garage is not an option here at work. Ideas? Has anyone think of this before? 
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#2
06-09-2004, 03:20 PM
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Grab any towels you can find and cover the car in them? May help pad the blows a little bit.
Or if you can get to the car, go drive and find the nearest BIG tree to block the hail.
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#3
06-09-2004, 03:22 PM
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Mmmm towels... not a bad idea.. It would lighten the blow I guess
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#4
06-09-2004, 03:24 PM
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Drive to the nearest jiffy lube or similar and ask them to do the cheapest thing possible. At least this will get it inside.
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#6
06-09-2004, 03:45 PM
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Build a cheap red-neck car port! All you'll need is four 2x4's and a board to use as a roof!
 -Chike
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#7
06-09-2004, 03:46 PM
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#8
06-09-2004, 03:47 PM
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What creative and genuine responses!
 I'm sorry to the future reader who reads this after their car gets damaged from hail... Last edited by JLittell; 06-09-2004 at 03:53 PM.
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#9
06-09-2004, 04:40 PM
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I did see a post a while back that said that he put cardboard on the hood and roof and then laid on the hood to protect it until he bled from the nose and ears. Well, something like that.
Any kind of Styrofoam panel would help. That is another material that might help. I did hear that they were using a snow plow for the hail in Denver today.
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#10
06-09-2004, 04:46 PM
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All in all I would say that unless you have a carport you are going to get some damage. Is there anywhere nearby that you can rent some garage space?
I am surprised that your company doesnt have a garage if hail is so prevalent in the area.
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#11
06-09-2004, 04:51 PM
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My boss was coming from Lakewood area (west of Denver), in his 2004 Legacy. Hood is all top surfaces including the windshield were heavily damaged as well has the rear tail light panel (cracked). Talk about a huge mess! I feel so bad...
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#12
06-09-2004, 04:52 PM
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I have seen some of those blow up car bubbles that you could but your car in. That would protect it.
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19
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#13
06-09-2004, 04:55 PM
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 )I would buy a car cover and find myself some carpet padding (or maybe that stuff they put under the laminate flooring), and sew (or otherwise attach - spray glue, etc.) that to the inside of the car cover - at a minimum so it would cover the top surfaces once put on the car.
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#14
06-09-2004, 05:01 PM
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I like the towel idea.. afterall I do work for a hotel...
Or get a foam pad and roll it out like it's red carpet! Last edited by JLittell; 06-09-2004 at 05:09 PM.
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#15
06-09-2004, 05:11 PM
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And the towels have BIG LETTERS that spell the name of the hotel on them!
 You could have one of those carts full of towels, ready for instant responce!
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