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President’s Corner

I ordered a Seal Skin Car cover that is advertised as being made up of 5 layers, Inside This Issue
breathable, waterproof, and warranted for 10 years. I used the car that I
received for 6 weeks through several days of showers and then several days TSWFL Event Page 2
of sun. I removed the cover to take the TR7 out and found the paint damaged. Calendar, Club
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Before Cover Use After Cover Use Report
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Director’s Corner
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Parts for sale & Page 12

I cut the stitching about an inch to see the number of layers. The cover they Classifieds – Cars
sent me is not breathable and does not have five layers. It turns out that the for Sale
cover is only two layers with an elastic strip within the seam. A vinyl exterior Vendor Services Pages 13-
and fleece under it. The fleece traps moisture and the skin does not allow it to & Suppliers 18
evaporate, so it was still wet when I removed the cover three days after the TSWFL Supporters Page 19
rain. The exterior was completely dry.

The company so far has only responded with they can replace the cover or
refund my money for the cover. The rough estimate to correct the paint is
between $6,000 to $7,000 to dismantle, strip, prep, repaint and reassemble the
TR7. Seal Skin Covers only communicates through e-mails from their
customer service department, which can take up to a week to respond. I am
looking to see if anyone else has dealt with this car cover company and how
it worked out for them.

“Triumphs Live On”

Dennis McKinley
President