Quick Car Cover Solution for Leaking Pipes In Apt Garage

[clevemont]

I live in an apartment with an underground parking garage that has tons of pipes on the ceiling. Sometimes these pipes leak and there is nothing more frustrating than having a freshly washed car and then coming down to see water (I hope) spots all over it. Landlord told me to source someone to fix it and he would pay but I don't even know where to begin. Does anyone have a a similar issue and/or perhaps a solution that doesn't require putting on and removing a full car cover every time you drive your car? I was thinking about some type of very light plastic sheet that would create a barrier for protection from the pipes. I'm inclined to try this car condom(?!) (Car Condom 5 Pack Disposable Plastic Car Cover with Elastic Band Medium Size 21' x 12.5' https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019EEW9C4..._k2t.EbX1WKV0X ) but figured I'd see if anyone was in the same boat and had suggestions. I can't be the only one with this issue in an apartment garage! Thanks!

[nicknaz]

You still have to pull it on and off, and you pay $10 for each one.

Tbh, just use the full cover, and if it isn’t that much, just keep optimum no rinse spray bottle + micro fiber cloth and quickly wipe down the affected areas.

[TrauCon]

Any of the temporary stuff will work I guess, but need to fix it at the root.
Landloord should take care of it. If he said to get a quote, do it. It may be a sewage line leak, and that is nasty.

[SMGCFP]

Is it a leak or condensation on the pipes dripping onto the garage floor?

[BigKutta]

Get the problem fixed. Your landlord would/should know who to call. I had this "water" drip on my e46 and the tiny area had "water" sit on it for 6-8 hours while I was at work, and it left a nice patch on the paint that was a big pain to remove. Do not risk it, get it fixed.

[clevemont]

Unfortunately, I've asked several times over the past few years for my landlord to fix pipe leaks and he's more or less just pushed it back on me to figure out how to fix it (with him footing the bill). It previously was rain driven and since I'm in Cali, it became an out of sight, out of mind thing for me after it stopped raining. I actually moved parking spots in the garage hoping that the new spot wouldn't have issues, but here we are. I'm not sure what liquid these current overhead pipe contain, but it appears to be water (I hope). I've taken a picture of the spots that it creates and thankfully they do come right off with a wash. The car is new to me so I don't mind having washed it twice this week, but more importantly, I'm sure the ceramic coating done by the previous owner factored in here. My temporary solution is this Brooklinen sheet. Good use for it as my wife didn't think it was that comfortable anyways! I really just want a super thin plastic sheet that I could put over the affected area, but don't know what that would be. I ordered the car condom in the meantime to see how that fairs (landlord agreed to pay for it).

[rudebwoi]

Your landlord agreeing to foot the bill seems like a no brainer here. That’s more than half the battle and I’m sure many would be less agreeable to what they can describe as just a cosmetic issue. Get 3 quotes and send him the one you feel most comfortable with.

[SMGCFP]

We have this issue in our airport parking garage if you park in the wrong spot. The stuff that comes off the pipes will definite damage the paint, or at least it did to my Subaru Outback I used to own. In my mind you have two remedies: 1) cover the car, this is a pain in the butt admittedly. 2) Let whatever will happen, happen, then get it fixed and send your landlord the bill (probably need some video 24/7, also a pain in the butt)

The best remedy is find a new place to live.

[IVM3]

Have you considered covering the pipes instead of covering your car? I'm wondering if you could just have something installed under the pipes, attached to the ceiling of the garage, right over the spot you park. Large sheets of plexiglass or corrugated metal roofing material, with appropriate caulking or other flashing material in between the sheets, for example. That way you don't have to keep covering and uncovering your car. Plus if it's condensation on the pipes, it probably can't be fixed anyway.

[khoa@x-ph.com]

OP get this and tell your landlord to cover the cost