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#1 Rudy

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Posted 18 March 2015 - 09:33 PM

Gave the Vx a proper wash today, first time in ages (except a quick wash at the local Romanian car wash guys a month or so back lol). Over Winter the black soft top has gone greyish so I took it off, gave it a good scrub and treated it to some conditioner thumbsup Waited for it to dry before applying a weatherproofer. Then noticed it's still greyish. What's the best colour treatment you've used to get back to black? I've got a couple of brands recommended by my local motor shop but don't want to put any old sh*t on the roof.

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Posted 18 March 2015 - 10:29 PM

Soft tops are always difficult to get back to their best once they've started fading / going mouldy, we used the Autoglym kit on my step Dads Z4 and it worked quite well. There's probably better products for the money though. I'm speaking with a detailer next week about doing the TVR so i'll get some advice for you. 



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Posted 18 March 2015 - 10:34 PM

Renovo worked well on mine.

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Posted 19 March 2015 - 05:21 AM

Renovo worked well on mine.

same here did a good job

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Posted 19 March 2015 - 07:23 AM

Cheers, I'll give the Renovo a go - on Amazon for not much money thumbsup

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Posted 19 March 2015 - 10:14 AM

What's the best colour treatment you've used to get back to black? I've got a couple of brands recommended by my local motor shop but don't want to put any old sh*t on the roof.

 

Try using Amy Winehouse thumbsup



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Posted 19 March 2015 - 10:17 AM

if you can find a sensible old school retrimmer, you can get a "new" softtop for about twice the price of a refurb kit :lol:



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Posted 19 March 2015 - 11:00 AM

I have good experience with the sonax cleaning products: http://www.sonaxshop...mot758fv5f86go0





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