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Ready-Fit® Covers
Ready-Fit covers
could actually be
called "semi-custom"
since they are
designed to provide
a very good fit
using incremental
sizing and a
hatchback
silhouette. While
any of our almost
55,000
custom-patterned
covers can be
purchased by special
order, you'll find
Ready-Fit covers
readily available at
most automotive
retailers, in up to
four different
levels of
protection. Our
semi-custom program
uses Block-It®
Series non-woven
protection fabrics
made by
Kimberly-Clark in
the U.S.A. The
Budget cover uses
single layer
Block-It 100 Series
fabric to provide
good, basic
protection at an
affordable price.
For extended outdoor
use our popular
Technalon® cover,
made with Evolution®
fabric will provide
all-weather
protection. The 200
and 350F Series
fabric covers offer
different levels of
protection to fit
your needs and
budget.
Don't take the
risk..
Kimberly-Clark,
our longtime fabric
technology partner,
recently completed
weather testing some
of the "bargain
priced" non-woven
type car covers
currently available
in the market...the
results were
shocking!
Kimberly-Clark
pioneered the
technology used to
construct non-woven
fabrics.
Polypropylene (and
other) fibers are
extruded and then
bonded together
using special
laminates and/or
heat and pressure.
Depending on the
application, the
fibers may be
bi-component (using
two different
performance
synthetics) and/or
multi-layered for
dust, ding or
moisture control.
For the fabrics K-C
developed for car
cover use, one of
the key requirements
is the fabric's
ability to stand up
to UV degradation.
You are buying a
cover to protect
BOTH the exterior
and interior of the
vehicle and, if the
cover won't hold up
to the daily
onslaught of UV
rays, you've wasted
money and can end up
damaging the car you
wanted to protect.
K-C's development
scientists
constantly monitor
fabric performance
of their own, and
competitors',
fabrics using
"real-life" fence
tests where fabrics
are affixed to
panels and left
outside 24/7 in the
Florida sun. This
is done in addition
to weatherometer
testing conducted in
controlled lab
conditions. Both
fabric tests rely on
control samples for
comparing results
and performance
evaluations, which
are usually reviewed
on a quarterly
basis.
Shown above are test
results of two
"bargain priced"
non-woven covers -
in only 3 months
the UV rays had
burned through the
outer layer and were
cooking the inner
layer(s) which will
result in minimal
life for these
covers. In each
fabric picture shown
above, the fabric to
the right of the
black divider line
is the original
(control) fabric and
the fabric on the
left side shows the
results of UV
degradation. Not
only was the outer
layer of the fabric
almost
burned away by
the sun, the
tensile strength was
reduced by an
average of 80%.
One of the most
expensive components
in non-woven fabric
construction is the
use of UV
inhibitors. All
Kimberly-Clark
fabrics are U.S.
made and include a
mandatory amount of
inhibitors to assure
optimum fabric
performance.
Depending on fabric
construction, K-C
covers carry a
warranty to the
original purchaser
of up to 4 years.
For a cover to last,
the fabric has to be
built right from the
start !!
Quality Components =
Quality Covers...don't
take the risk
with inferior grades
of fabrics when it
comes to protecting
your vehicle
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