The material of the car cover is crucial to protect the car from the damage of the external environment. At present, the common car cover materials on the market mainly include the following:
1. PVC material:
- Features: It is an environmentally friendly clothing with strong anti-rain and anti-dust functions, but it is weak in terms of sun protection.
- Advantages and disadvantages: rain, dust effect is good, but not sunscreen, not scratch, and can only be used on one side. The car cover of PVC material is usually heavier, generally about 3-4 kg, and the service life is about 2 years.
2. PEVA material:
- Features: Excellent performance, with multiple functions such as wind and rain prevention. The material is soft, has certain elasticity, non-toxic, light weight, warm and breathable.
Advantages and disadvantages: It has good performance in terms of sun protection, rain protection, wind protection, etc., and the flame retardant performance is better than the car cover made of previous materials. Most car owners choose PEVA covers. However, the obvious disadvantages of the material are not mentioned.
3. Double-coated flame retardant materials, nano-flame retardant materials, Larkin flame retardant materials ** :
- Features: These materials combine water, sun, dust, scratch and flame retardant functions. They can also be used on both sides, extending the service life.
Advantages and disadvantages: The service life is usually more than 3 years, providing comprehensive protection. However, the specific advantages and disadvantages may vary from brand to brand and model.
4. Oxford cloth flame retardant material:
- Features: Two-sided car cover, one side is silver, the other side is custom color. The silver side is mainly used for sun protection, because silver has a strong ability to absorb ultraviolet rays.
Advantages and disadvantages: It has a good sunscreen effect and flame retardant ability, but the wear resistance is poor, and it is easy to scratch in areas with large wind sand.
5. PU material:
- Features: Excellent wear resistance, excellent cold resistance, air permeability and aging resistance.
- Advantages and disadvantages: Although the performance is excellent, due to the high price, manufacturers usually choose more economical and practical materials such as PEVA instead.