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Washing the soft top

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Washing the soft top

Post by Southwestz4 » Thu Jul 07, 2022 9:24 am

I use the Autogym soft top cleaner and sealer ...I find it works well and the sealer makes it bead up in the wet...also stops much sticking to the roof :thumbsup:
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Washing the soft top

Post by Schaef » Thu Jul 07, 2022 2:12 pm

I had my roof done with GTECHNIQ fabric coat.
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Post by z4g29 » Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:39 am

I used some RaggTopp Convertible Top Vinyl protectant and Cleaner to clean and then bought this indoor cover https://www.shopforcovers.com/us/indoor ... ckets.html. But after the first time i took the cover off, some small red fabric from the cover was stuck on the top. I took the cover off and washed it, cleaned the softtop and the top stayed clean for the next couple of months with the car cover on it. My top is in perfect shape now.

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Post by colb » Wed Aug 17, 2022 12:05 pm

I have used natural Soap flakes in hot water and agitate it with a nylon scrubbing brush followed by a rinse with cold water, once dry a coat of Fabsil proofer will produce a good beading effect next time it rains. Others have used Fabsil Gold with good results. Will give that a go next time instead of the standard Fabsil.
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Post by enuff_zed » Wed Aug 17, 2022 12:21 pm

Well as the old 3.0 roof was not the best looking anyway I thought I'd try something.
I discovered a long while back that the best upholstery cleaner seems to be Halfords own, in the green bottle.
So, following the same instructions, and doing a section at a time, I sprayed the upholstery cleaner on the roof, left it a little while to lift the dirt, then wiped it off with a damp shammy.
It doesn't recolour it, but it does lift all the crud out of the material.
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