Renovo - how to apply?

[mannik]

Just applied two coats of Renovo to the targa panels of my S3C and its left streaky lines!
Looks awful - applied the second coat to try and get rid of the first set of lines. But no success.
Plus it looks like its made the surface all 'grainy' and it looks worse than the untreated back section.

Anyone any tips...
(Cleaned the panels thoroughly first and allowed to dry before applying)

[tinks v8S]

LOOK 4 WARD TO REPLYS
i was thinking of getting some

[Roy C]

Unusual. I've used it several times and never has any problems.

[Harry1972M]

I have used Renovo a few times with perfect results however last time I used it I too ended up with streaks - the only reason I could come up with was that it was a hot sunny day which may have affected the drying process !!

[mannik]

Yes it was warmish...18oc. but I carried it out in the shade

Seems to have made the surface of the canvas 'bobbly' like a woolly jumper.
And its certainly no 'blacker' than the fold down section (which I have not treated).

Looked good when I painted it own, but the end result is not worth it.

[Shnozz]

I assume this is the colour restorer? I have used it before and thought it was excellent. Applied it on hot sunny days and was possibly a little generous in how much I used to ensure it wouldn't go streakey. Worked it in with a 1.5" brush and lovely results.

[petclub]

I'm not at all practical with things like this. However, I did both mine over the winter and one looked perfect, the other did have astreaky effect yet I did the both the same. A re-application sorted most of the streaky effect out. Dave

[page3]

I just slopped on a couple of coats, had one of my cats take an interest and walk over the (still wet) panel, and it all seeems to have come up really well - no streaks at all. Perhaps it depends on what you've treated the panel with before?

..the cat however, had blue paws for weeks

[mannik]

Could have a bearing what I treated with before I guess and whether the canvas was really dirty...
Used Turtle Wax roof cleaner, sponged off and and allowed to dry 24h.
According to the folks at Renovo, should have used their cleaner first and allow to soak in for 30mins before scrubbing with a brush and washing off.
Perhaps I need to go back to square one...

What did other preclean with and how?

[bigtalljim]

I used the product on my targa panels and hood and it came up a treat. I used the full kit supplied with cleaner and everything. Followed the instructions and took a day to totally do the job but results were pleasing.

I did it in the summer but it was in my garage all of the time.

The second coat was needed though to finish the job off without any signs overpainting.

It is one of those jobs that just takes time and patients and due to the nature of the material may come out a bit different every time.

Good luck with the second try

[RichB]

Out of interest, does the black colour restorer ever appear through on the cream inside of the material?

[bigtalljim]

Mine had the cream liner on the hood material and didnt suffer at all from any bleed through. I think the trick is to not use too much with each coat and work it in with the brush, let it dry and go for another coat.

My hood was in a faded condition when I started and it came up a treat.