Iv got 14 bikes at the moment . Some big , Some small I have proper bike covers on the ones that are worth the most to me but the half projects and future projects i just cover with any old blankets i can find . Its mainly to hide them from passers when the door is open My Grandfather was helping me sort out the points on my Royal Enfield and said " you wanna get those blankets off the bikes as all they will too is keep any damp in " How true is that statement ?? Is an old duvet a bad thing to cover the bike with ?
I have mine covered with a sheet at the moment, Mrs B washes and dries it every week, "must be all that flicking that goes on in the garage?" But if you do have some damp in your shed? And I'm not talking leaking roofs sort of damp just Get tubs of salt, this draws any moisture and its cheaper than a dehumidifier, and just a quick throw in an oven for a few minutes dries it out ready to go again.
lol I got some scratch resistant sheets with my new leather suite, perfect for the bikes, just dust covers really, perfect!!!
Nice 1 mate .. There is just 1 corner that has started to dampen a little this winter so that will help till it is sorted ( soon as the weather breaks ) . I have a triple car garage so the bikes are well away from it but i don't want to find rust on any of my babies when it comes to spring wash down and lube
Just had a quick look on eBay, I realised as soon as I mentioned the word salt it would send shivers down some people's spines, it doesn't do any hem when in tubs, I.e won't get into the atmosphere of your place, but they also do alternative ones now made from charcoal. Damp Dehumidifier Moisture Trap Home Caravan CHARCOAL | eBay
A wise elder, the blankets will not allow the bikes to adjust to temperature changes at the same rate as the garage causing condensation.
This is so. If the room's damp, anything porous will attract it. An old duvet is just a towel in these circumstances. It just soaks up the moisture and your kit's underneath it. Dehumidify and let ventilating airflow do the rest. A lightweight cover should be fine to ward off dust and bird shit but I wouldn't go heavy fabric, definitely not in my garage, cos it's bloody minging in the winter. Great find on the charcoal tubs Gary, I'm after them now.
Just a note on this ken if you would please allow me. It would be nearly impossible to dehumidify a garage unless it was near air tight as all you would do is pull damp air from the outside ,so on say a brick garage put some air bricks in for some cross flow ventilation in a wooden shed as long as there are no damp items within and the shed is watertight there will be enough draft to give airflow ,look out for washers /dryers ect this would be bad news.
And are they not around 2KW, thats a lot of leccy to chomp through over winter...lol Posted on my HTC Sensation with Tapatalk
I've put mine under sheets and a bike cover for when am away offshore. BUT before I covered the bike I sprayed it with muckoff bike protector. I hope that will be ok till I get home??
If the construction of your shed is brick. Painting the floor and walls will holdback a lot of the damp through the walls and floors. A bit of extra work but I'm pleased I acted on the advice I was given. Just put 100mm polystyrene in the ceiling, now just need to Barton it and get to celplas for some plastic to cover it all.
I put polystyrene and batons . Painted the floor . Havnt painted the walls though . Soon as we get a dry weekend I'm gonna sort the roof thats letting a leak through in the corner and hopefully that will be it sorted
defo with painting and airflow but cmon chaps you all spend fortunes on them treat her to a proper cover for xmas
All my main bikes have top notch covers but it's all the half finished and future projects that are under sheets . I might set up a group buy and buy them all my self ha ha
