Tree protection tips
 

So unfortunately for me, there's a gigantic cottonwood tree on municipal land that towers over my property and it's a gigantic nuisance. At this time of year it pukes leaves everyday, which I can handle, but I am worried about next spring when it will start raining sap pods on my car and yard.

The previous owner had a portable canopy shell on the property and while it was an eyesore, it might be something I need to purchase as well and then I could start parking where he parked his second vehicle. Right now I'm parking on the street (our other vehicle is in the carport).

As far as the paint itself though, what are some recommended products I can apply that will help me when it comes to cleaning the car, protecting the paint etc.

A full PPF wrap seems super expensive and cost prohibitive. But definitely open to coatings, etc I can apply myself.

https://i.imgur.com/9NkxSh6.jpeg

Maybe your car leaks coolant onto the tree…
(Not serious)

another portable canopy is the way to go I think. it'll protect it against other elements too. Eye sore be damned.

you can wrap it, ppf it, coat it with all kinds of bullshit. it'll still get destroyed by mother nature shortly.

How long is it messy for? If it's not long you could just DIY PPF the horizontal surfaces in the spring and then take it off when the tree calms down. It doesn't have to be perfect if it's only temporary.

What's worse, a removable canopy, or little reminders on your car that you see every day that nature pwns us

I've had pretty good luck with self applied ceramic coats, maybe 2-3 times a year. For your application probably would need it more often.

We had a portable canopy before. You have to keep removing the snow. Ours collapsed under the weight. We ended up getting a carport build out of metal that is connected to our house. The guys who did it came from Surrey in the morning and where back is Surrey the same night.

Building a permanent carport is the ultimate, but if the budget doesn't allow it then you can at least get snow-load rated canopies. (And the good news is that the trees will reduce the amount of snow that hits the canopy)

No coating on the car is going to be able to handle the continuous onslaught of shit dropping from the trees. All that stuff is going to get in and build up in every nook and cranny.

The carport we built cost around 2k to build.

I think you're all right, I'm going to have to go with the portable canopy, just like the previous owner of the house did. I saw a few at Crappy Tire, some of them on sale, but anyone has tips/ideas on where to buy one and what to look for, i'm open to that.

Costco it. Set it up for 5 years. Return at the end of 5 years. Tell them it didn’t work

I would take a look at Midland Tarps on Kingsway and Knight (ish). They sell canopies with metal frame and you can assemble and disassemble the entire structure with minimum two people. I've used an ancient canopy for winter camping and it can hold a significant amount of snow before collapsing.

https://midlandliquidators.ca/stock/...saAlu7EALw_wcB

Yeah the midland stuff is primo compared to the Shelterlogic stuff. Galvanized poles, options for snow load and braces. I wish I knew about them before I bought my Shelterlogic canopy. The cheap painted parts end up rusting.