While the top can physically withstand some car washes, the soaps used could degrade or even remove the water repellant treatment. Of course, if you're going to re-treat anyway, it doesn't matter.Gargybloke said:
Does anyone know for sure which soaps will not degrade the repellant treatment? I would think the ones that do not remove car wax, or are intended for waterproof/breathable garments would be good candidates. IMO, all soaps will degrade the treatment, but some do so much less than others.
Yellow pollen! Tell me about it. There's lots of pine trees where I live, when they do their thing in early summer, you can see huge clouds of the stuff in the slightest breeze. Stuff gets onto everything. There's little point in washing anything until the trees are finished. The quantity varies year to year depending on climatic conditions, but it's always a lot.