What do I need to do to store my car for the summer in a non-climate controlled garage unit?
filed in Cars & Transportation on Jul.29, 2010
In Kentucky. It gets hot and humid in the summer of that makes a difference. It’ll be stored for about 3 months.
July 29th, 2010 on 3:11 am
Essentially I think the only thing you have to worry about is dew on the electrical connections.
I would think only the engine compartment would be susceptible.
So I would just open the hood a few inches, and spray WD-40 into the engine compartment, away from the plug wires and alternator, for 20 seconds or so, and then close the hood.
It will settle on everything the dew would settle on, and should help to prevent corrosion, without softening or doing too much damage of its own.
If you are worried about mold in the interior, then they sell a bag of calcium barbonate pellets and a plastic bin and water tray, that pulls the moisture out of the air.
Just remember to empty this and remove this later before you knock it over and spill all the water.
They sell this for RVs that are being stored. You can get it at any auto shop.