Car Capsule Protection ??

[harleyujoe]

I have unheated garage and have bought many various vehicles with No attention of keeping them more than a year..
The Emira I do plan to keep and wonder if anyone has tried a Car Capsule and if it does slow down the corrosion
of Aluminum ...Nothing worse than looking at Aluminum all oxidized..
The only other thing is renting heated garage but dislike having car parked miles away and not keeping eye on it..
Would like to hear what others are doing??

 

[Sandalwood]

I have unheated garage and have bought many various vehicles with No attention of keeping them more than a year..
The Emira I do plan to keep and wonder if anyone has tried a Car Capsule and if it does slow down the corrosion
of Aluminum ...Nothing worse than looking at Aluminum all oxidized..
The only other thing is renting heated garage but dislike having car parked miles away and not keeping eye on it..
Would like to hear what others are doing??

My former company was a Car Capsule vendor. I would say they are very good at preventing dust from settling on a vehicle, and that is their primary intended purpose. They maintain a positive pressure, so potentially encroaching dust floats elsewhere.

Most aluminum corrosion (aside from galvanic) is crevice or pitting corrosion, and most of this comes from salt. High humidity and temperature fluxuations can exacerbate this corrosion, but a Car Capsule will not reduce either of these factors as it is just feeding outside filtered air. Basically, the needs to be clean (of salt) and dry and preferably in a reasonable temp range to reduce this as much as possible.

 

[harleyujoe]

My former company was a Car Capsule vendor. I would say they are very good at preventing dust from settling on a vehicle, and that is their primary intended purpose. They maintain a positive pressure, so potentially encroaching dust floats elsewhere.

Most aluminum corrosion (aside from galvanic) is crevice or pitting corrosion, and most of this comes from salt. High humidity and temperature fluxuations can exacerbate this corrosion, but a Car Capsule will not reduce either of these factors as it is just feeding outside filtered air. Basically, the needs to be clean (of salt) and dry and preferably in a reasonable temp range to reduce this as much as possible.

Can putting a small heater or a dehumidifier into the Car Capsule be enough to keep it stable ??
Here in New Jersey we really do not see winters and would say temperatures average 40 f..

 

[Sandalwood]

Can putting a small heater or a dehumidifier into the Car Capsule be enough to keep it stable ??
Here in New Jersey we really do not see winters and would say temperatures average 40 f..

Car Capsules are plastic, so I'm not sure I would put a heater in there. That sounds like a dangerous plan. However, a dehumidifier might work...The dehumidifier would have to be powerful enough to dry the air at a higher CFM than the capsule was losing it, but that could work.

 

[elan]

I have been using a car capsule for over 20 years on 3 different cars, a mini cooper, Caterham 7, and a miata. Still using the original car capsules so they are over 20 years old and still working fine. Only replacement was one fan/motor unit. and a new top hat looking air filter. No holes , or seam separations anywhere.
I have used in both heated and unheated garages in Central NY where temperatures have gone way below zero on many occasions. Never a problem..Lost electric power s couple of times. no problem as it just reinflates when power comes back on. Really never noticed a difference when taking the car out in the spring between heater or unheated garage. and never used in a dehumidified. Car still had no corrosion or moisture problem without a dehumidifier. I do use a dehumidifier in the summer in the garages but in the winter when it gets cold a dehumidifier doesn't work anyway. AND...no car cover, just the car. Cars come out dust free which I like.
I will say that I have put a car in on at least a couple of occasions immediately following a wash and microfiber wipe down with the rotors still wet. No corrosion as I believe the moving air dries the moisture off the rotors and all surfaces.. So my advice.....no heater and no dehumidifier needed.
I leave the windows rolled down about 2 inches and never had a mildew or damp smell..I do run a battery tender cord thru the air opening. you can set the opening to large or small by the position of the zippers as they come together and that determines the air exchange rate. Larger the opening you leave the greater the air flow.
Never mice intrusion.....maybe they don't like going into the opening because of the air escaping.
the transparent plastic top section has yellowed a bit ( not bad at all ) over the 20+ years.
If you are using a lift with cars above and below you will need to put some slats of wood beneath the floor of the top car capsule as it will balloon down without some support and infringe on the top of the lower car.
I have had a very good experience with the car capsules for the 4 and 1/2 to 5 months a year that I winter the cars. But it is a bit of work and I wouldn't plan on using it for a 1 or 2 week period.

 

[Speedy Emira]

I have been using a car capsule for over 20 years on 3 different cars, a mini cooper, Caterham 7, and a miata. Still using the original car capsules so they are over 20 years old and still working fine. Only replacement was one fan/motor unit. and a new top hat looking air filter. No holes , or seam separations anywhere.
I have used in both heated and unheated garages in Central NY where temperatures have gone way below zero on many occasions. Never a problem..Lost electric power s couple of times. no problem as it just reinflates when power comes back on. Really never noticed a difference when taking the car out in the spring between heater or unheated garage. and never used in a dehumidified. Car still had no corrosion or moisture problem without a dehumidifier. I do use a dehumidifier in the summer in the garages but in the winter when it gets cold a dehumidifier doesn't work anyway. AND...no car cover, just the car. Cars come out dust free which I like.
I will say that I have put a car in on at least a couple of occasions immediately following a wash and microfiber wipe down with the rotors still wet. No corrosion as I believe the moving air dries the moisture off the rotors and all surfaces.. So my advice.....no heater and no dehumidifier needed.
I leave the windows rolled down about 2 inches and never had a mildew or damp smell..I do run a battery tender cord thru the air opening. you can set the opening to large or small by the position of the zippers as they come together and that determines the air exchange rate. Larger the opening you leave the greater the air flow.
Never mice intrusion.....maybe they don't like going into the opening because of the air escaping.
the transparent plastic top section has yellowed a bit ( not bad at all ) over the 20+ years.
If you are using a lift with cars above and below you will need to put some slats of wood beneath the floor of the top car capsule as it will balloon down without some support and infringe on the top of the lower car.
I have had a very good experience with the car capsules for the 4 and 1/2 to 5 months a year that I winter the cars. But it is a bit of work and I wouldn't plan on using it for a 1 or 2 week period.

Would it be possible to run a dehumidifier from a boat?

I have one of these in a 30 foot boat to keep the bedrooms from getting damp and it works very well. It does warm the air a bit over time but I doubt the air coming our the moving vent is more that 30 degrees c.

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