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Cabriolet Roof Cleaning Options

Discussion in 'Detailing and cleaning' started by Kingfixer, Oct 23, 2018.

  1. Er indoors owns a 2013 Audi A5 cabriolet, the car still looks great but the black fabric roof is looking a bit old, does anyone know of a decent product that I can use on a fabric roof to get it looking clean..ish.
     
  2. Autoglym do a decent kit I used it on a 330 cab I used to have, still have it in the garage I think :thinkingface:, made a good job and managed to get the green stains out of it fairly easily:upyeah:
     
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  3. KKD Citrus Magic....is the best product I have ever used on really badly contaminated soft tops. It contains anti-fungicidal & anti-bacterial agents to prevent regrowth of the mould spores....

    Get it here:https://liquidelementsuk.co.uk/products/citrus-magic-pre-wash

    Its not a 10 min job getting these roofs clean....if its really bad I envisage it will take a min of 2-3 hours to get clean....lots of scrubbing involved and dwell times to let the Citrus do its magic...
     
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  4. Other than adopting a child and using them as a bog brush, what implement would you recommend for the scrubbing Rob?
     
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  5. haha..yer a card @noobie ....I personally use one of my 2 little King Charles....hehe....ok the perfect brush is here;

    https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/vikan-upholstery-nail-brush

    okkidodki.....this are the methods I use for cleaning badly stained / dirty / fungus soft top roofs;
    If the roof is very dirty I will first use the hoover with a soft brush attachment and vacuum as much dirt as possible....then using the Citrus Magic diluted at 5:1 in a spray bottle, spray the whole roof liberally and let the solution dwell for 10 mins....( no water has been added yet to the roof )
    Then spray some more and using the brush methodically brush the whole area......then using a normal hose ( do not use a pressure washer as it will place permanent marks in the roof material if you are not careful )....rinse the roof down with hose and spray attachment ( rain setting if you have it )...the run off water will be initially very dirty....repeat the steps above until the runoff water runs clear indicating that the roof is clean....then I use a microfibre towel to pat dry.

    If you want to reproof the roof ( once the roof is BONE dry ) the absolute dogs is Grangers Fabsil Gold...not the spray....in the can....decant and brush on liberally with a high end decorating brush....

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  6. Cheers Rob and thanks for the fuller explanation. I'll contact oxfam and cancel my order
     
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  7. fit a hard top.............
     
  8. Hope the OP doesn’t mind a topic stretch, but what do you recommend for best results on a grubby everflex vinyl roof @rob lewis ?
     
  9. As above buddy....
     
  10. Thanks Rob
     
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  11. Obviously do not reproof with Fabsil Gold....
     
  12. Lol. Yeah, I guessed so!
    Cheers,
    Jon
     
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  13. Well I did it this morning , my hands were fecking freezing
    Used the autoglym as I got one from Halfords yesterday, did it twice as the foam was so green on the first wash/scrub. The results are great.
     
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  14. No pain no gain....glad you've got the desired results...
     
  15. @rob lewis I’ll use your suggested stuff next time round it was just easier this weekend to get it from Halfords
     
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