Renovo Colour Reviver coverage

[jimed]

I am going to be using the colour reviver on a panel which is pretty well the size of the removable panel on the Griff/Chim. I suspect that I may need to do either 2 or 3 coats and wonder if a 500ml can would be enough for this. I have asked Renovo re coverage and they think the 500ml will do approx 2.5 sq mtrs - I would be doing maybe 2.8sq mtrs with 3 coats so wonder if they are understandably a little conservative or not and whether the 500ml would probably do the 3 coats - so any views/experience etc appreciated.

Jim

[shep1001]

jimed said:

I am going to be using the colour reviver on a panel which is pretty well the size of the removable panel on the Griff/Chim. I suspect that I may need to do either 2 or 3 coats and wonder if a 500ml can would be enough for this. I have asked Renovo re coverage and they think the 500ml will do approx 2.5 sq mtrs - I would be doing maybe 2.8sq mtrs with 3 coats so wonder if they are understandably a little conservative or not and whether the 500ml would probably do the 3 coats - so any views/experience etc appreciated.

Jim

500mls will be fine. Apply it with a sponge not a brush, its much easier and creates no mess. Its good stuff and it will look like new and covers way more than they say it will. Oh and wear gloves unless you want to sport the coloured hands look for a few days!

[s p a c e m a n]

And the colour revival stuff doesn't really make it much more waterproof, you need a bottle of waterproofer too if that is your aim.

[jimed]

Thanks for the thoughts. I was intending to use some waterproofer on the finished item. Re using a sponge - what sort? Is it a car wash type of sponge or something else - I'm mindful that I wouldn't want to get any bits off the sponge ingrained in the panel particularly after it will have been cleaned, etc. beforehand.
Jim

[s p a c e m a n]

I've got a black roof and do mine on the car with a brush, yeah I get some runs but it is manageable if you don't go on a crazy one and start slopping it on. I have a bag of tescos 99p babywipes in the car (they're great for cleaning cream coloured leather) and I just use them to wipe off any runs. Even if I miss a run and notice it 10 minutes later when I've finished the babywipes still get it all off of the paintwork and the plastic rear screen. Obviously if you get it onto fabric you'll struggle to clean it off.

[shep1001]

jimed said:

Thanks for the thoughts. I was intending to use some waterproofer on the finished item. Re using a sponge - what sort? Is it a car wash type of sponge or something else - I'm mindful that I wouldn't want to get any bits off the sponge ingrained in the panel particularly after it will have been cleaned, etc. beforehand.
Jim

I use those cheap little oblong ones that have the green scour pad on one side & sponge on the other. Obviously you don't use the scourer side!

[jimed]

That's good thinking Shep - think we have some.
Jim

[caduceus]

I used a cheap mini roller from Wikes on mine. No brush marks

[jimed]

Just an update - I have done 3 coats as the 500ml bottle was more than enough for that (still have some left as well). What I was actually doing was recolouring a cut roof that I had got hold of; the guy I bought it off had cut one for his Griff which he sold a while ago. He had re-covered the roof in blue to match his car and also covered the inside as well; quite a tidy job and it also has a locating pin fitted between the 2 halves. The roof has no seal between the 2 halves but as the mohair has been rolled over and fixed down the cut edge it does fit together nicely and apparently didn't leak even without a seal (not tried it yet but I can believe that as you can lock the roof with one panel in place and then tap the other panel tight against it which does make a very snug joint which with the waterproofing shouldn't leak). I will try it by running a little water on the seal and see what happens. I only want to do this when the panels have been fully proofed so question is should 1 coat of fabsil be enough or should I do another ... (can doesn't say anything about 2 coats so maybe I'd be wasting my time) so any thoughts here appreciated.
Jim

[s p a c e m a n]

You'll know if it's got enough waterproofer on it when you try and put an extra coat on, you'll just be pushing the liquid around the roof rather than it actually soaking in. Pour a little bit out to test it, you'll soon see the difference between the first coat that you did

[geoffphead]

Use the prep cleaner first guys I've used this stuff on loads of my cars .It makes a huge difference to finished job. Use roller and soft brush. Then colour two coats but leave a day in between coats, then use water proofer.