G29 Roof Dye Refresh - Yes or No?

[Z4TeamRed]

Hi does anyone have any experience with dying the roof black? Does it help remove the very slightest of green (even after good quality detailing) and jet wash marks - Used Berrys BMW!! - car 2020 30i 23700miles

 

[Pondy]

I didn't think much to Renovo roof dye. Too easy to get 'patches' and it is basically watered-down paint, just more expensive.
If the roof is in good nick otherwise, get some specific soft-top cleaner then some protector.

Mine isn't a G29, but a soft top is a soft top.

 

[ori]

Surely the green is algae and can be washed off?

 

[Pondy]

Surely the green is algae and can be washed off?

It will be algae or lichen. Any proprietory soft top cleaner should kill it.

 

[obewan]

I'm interested in recommendations as well. Treated mine with Renovo cleaner a few weeks ago (I've also used a Milton steriliser fluid mixture to good effect previously), and it looks a lot better, especially when wet.

When dry and in bright conditions it definitely looks like it would benefit from a dye process, especially at the leading edge where it meets the windscreen

 

[Pondy]

I'm interested in recommendations as well. Treated mine with Renovo cleaner a few weeks ago (I've also used a Milton steriliser fluid mixture to good effect previously), and it looks a lot better, especially when wet.

When dry and in bright conditions it definitely looks like it would benefit from a dye process, especially at the leading edge where it meets the windscreen

The problem I found with any dye is that it goes on with a brush, or cloth, so you always go over a lot of it twice but not all. Then, of course, you will get darker and lighter 'patches'.
If it could be sprayed from a paint gun, it could potentially work better, but not sure if that is practical.

 

[Zed Baron]

I've used this, still need to do this year: https://www.autoglym.com/stcpkit1-soft-top-clean-protect-complete-kit.html

The roof is not too bad as I usually snow foam the car and I have a soft top brush that I use (also helps that the cars garaged), you can see slight folding marks, but that seems to be every soft top including Bentleys I've seen.

 

[lowrider]

You need to use Meguiars convertible top cleaner then two coats of Fabsil waterproofed.

 

[BigDave]

The issue I have is with the First Editions, Frozen Orange cars, the roof is an anthracite color, and shows the fold marks quite a lot.
Itd be great if I could find a way of removing / hiding these fold marks...

 

[ori]

The issue I have is with the First Editions, Frozen Orange cars, the roof is an anthracite color, and shows the fold marks quite a lot.
Itd be great if I could find a way of removing / hiding these fold marks...

The anthracite roof looks very cool. The fold marks are a peril of any soft top. I don’t think there is away to avoid that.

 

[MikeyH]

I tried painting mine a couple of years ago and the marks were still there afterwards. I would think the only way to stop them would be to not put the roof down.