cabriolet hoods

[Guy]

right then... seeing as I have two soft tops to detail in the next week... one of them being mine... what is the best soft-top cleaner out there?

[monzablue16v]

Apc on a mf cloth and then Aerospace 303

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/interior/303-aerospace-protectant/prod_366.html

I have one to do on my mums new truck, V8 S4 cab

[Dan J]

truckwash guy   dilute,apply,aggitate if needed, spray off with jet wash, simples!!!!

[Guy]

truckwash guy   dilute,apply,aggitate if needed, spray off with jet wash, simples!!!!

now here is the thing... i thought you couldn't/shouldn't jetwash hoods? no?

and wtf is truckwash? 

[Conker]

I got really, really good results (more or less "as new" condition) on my wifes convertible with the following:

1. Scrubbed with a medium-stiff brush and a very strong mix of shampoo. Rinsed very well with buckets of warm water.
2. Renovo black Soft Top Reviver. Painted on with a brush fairly generously, overlapping the lines. This stuff is almost like a dye. Its a bit expensive though.
3. When bone dry, a good spray of Aerospace fabric guard all over - Rain water beads on the fabric like a waxed bonnet after this stuff.

The only draw back to this process is the drying times between products, which might make things difficult on a one day detail.


PS... I wouldn't spray a hood with a jet wash, unless it was on a weak setting.

[gibby]

I used to use this http://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/Store/Product/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductId=646 it's about £20 and you get the protector as well as the cleaner. Only trouble is you use the protector a lot quicker than the cleaner and they get sold as a pair.

If I remember correctly, you clean the hood then dowse it with water to get the soap off then allow to dry and spray the protector on. Water used to then bead off nicely.

[Dan J]

truckwash guy   dilute,apply,aggitate if needed, spray off with jet wash, simples!!!!

now here is the thing... i thought you couldn't/shouldn't jetwash hoods? no?

and wtf is truckwash? 

its fine!!! you have to hold the lance further away from it and steer clear of the seals.

truckwash 68 from autosmart, highly dilutable and cleans the crap off with ease,awesome for wheel cleaning.

[Conker]

Just to be clear, my advice was for a fabric hood.

[monzablue16v]

Truckwash is lethat stuff, I wouldn't clean my driveway with it.

[Dan J]

Truckwash is lethat stuff, I wouldn't clean my driveway with it.

as stated above!!! its highly dilutable