Chim Hood Weather-Proofing and Protection!

[cerby4.5]

Hiya Folks,
This whole 'hood protection' thing seems to be a minefield of contradiction??? :banghead:
Myself and a mate had been looking around for products to use on our Chims.
Firstly I was told that the Autoglym products were good and had been used on a number of Tivs to good effect. We then hear at an owners club meeting "not to touch Autoglym, only use Renovo". Whilst my car was having some work done to it at our local specialist they told me, don't bother with Renovo, and suggested I use Fabsil???? :confused:
I have since tried the 'paint on' variety and it seems to be great. Hood still has the same fabric texture (have seen some that look/feel like have been coated with tar), and water beads off like when you use Rain-X on your screen!! :D:
As far as I am concerned....save your money and invest in a £12.99 tin of Fabsil and it will last for ages!! It is also a lot more widely available as well!
Cerby.

[ian187]

Yep - I used Fabsil on mine (as recomended in the bible, I think!) Hood seems fine

[jimothy]

When I read this, in the top corner was an advert for Renovo...

Strange Irony methinks.

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cerby4.5 said:

Hiya Folks, This whole 'hood protection' thing seems to be a minefield of contradiction??? Myself and a mate had been looking around for products to use on our Chims. Firstly I was told that the Autoglym products were good and had been used on a number of Tivs to good effect. We then hear at an owners club meeting "not to touch Autoglym, only use Renovo". Whilst my car was having some work done to it at our local specialist they told me, don't bother with Renovo, and suggested I use Fabsil???? I have since tried the 'paint on' variety and it seems to be great. Hood still has the same fabric texture (have seen some that look/feel like have been coated with tar), and water beads off like when you use Rain-X on your screen!! : As far as I am concerned....save your money and invest in a £12.99 tin of Fabsil and it will last for ages!! It is also a lot more widely available as well! Cerby.

I use the spray on Fabsil on mine, I was recommended it by my dealer, and apparently the factory uses this on the new cars before shipping.

Some good cleaner for the rear screen is the BMW stuff, seems to keep it very clean and supple.

>> Edited by ads on Wednesday 24th August 10:19

[zippee]

Isn't Renoco just a restoration product though? Used for re-colouring etc rather than water proofing.
Personally I use Thomsons water seal, just the same as Fabsil only cheaper.

[bigdods]

How much fabsil do you need for a chim roof ? I found a place selling 400ml spray cans for £4.99 and 600ml spray cans for £6.99 , is either of these big enough or should I go for the paint on stuff ?

>> Edited by bigdods on Wednesday 24th August 11:10

[Gaffer]

Fabsil Gold.

I can will do 2 or 3 apps for the whole roof.

Claire

[bigdods]

Is that the big can ? Gold comes in 300ml and 600ml - I'll assume its the big one - blimey its twice the price of normal fabsil. Going off to order it now my baby is leaking like a seive !

[ian187]

I bought the fabsil that you paint on - comes in a half litre tin I think (got it from a camping store) I have hardly used any of it and treated my roof 3 times so far. I think the paint on stuff is better 'cause it soaks in better to the fabric and easier to apply without overspraying everything!!

NB I when I bought mine (a year or so ago) it was only about £8

[cerby4.5]

Hiya
The paint on stuff gives better coverage, as you can make sure that you put a nice thick covering on. The large tin is £12.99 from Millets. The spray can is ok for maintenance, but you need to be careful with overspray and also by the very nature of the fine spray pattern it is harder to get a consistently thick coating all over. Is also more expensive as the small can (300Ml) of Fabsil Gold was around £5.99!!
Anyway just come back from a 'field test' as it is p***ing down here! The car is dry as a bone, and the annoying 'just over my right shoulder' leak has gone!
Cerby.

[bigdods]

aha thats my problem the just over the right should leak which resulted in me spending several hours baling out yesterday ! Being a lazy get Ive ordered a spray can should be here tomorrow so I will mask up and squirt it on - if its not good enough I will resort to plan B, a big can and a paintbrush

[Gaffer]

Can’t remember to be honest. I do know that the Gold one works really well.


Had some really good thunderstorms with water overflowing down the centre of the street and the car was dry as a desert on the inside and in the boot.

Claire

[cerby4.5]

All the best with it! Just remember do not get it damp or wet until the treated hood has completely dried (as per the instructions). You can also cover (lightly) the small triangular sections on the inside of the hood either side, to be extra sure! Useful on mine as it had been re-stitched and so had some old holes from the original stitching!!

[s5tvr]

I've used Fabsil a number of times and it works fine and does not harm the fabric. Someone recommended that instead of fabsil, Thomsons water seal can be used as it is supposd to be better.

[rbryant]

Fabsil is great stuff in my opinion, and I cannot see why you would want the spray version. Ok on a tent, but I would think it impossible to avoid spraying the paint as well on a car. And £12.99 gets you a supply that will last for ages, just pour some in a jam jar and use a paint brush, takes minutes, then a couple of hours to dry. Take the centre roof section off to make it easier. Water beads up a treat, and it is easy to re-do every few months.

[Nick_Chim]

I've used the Autoglym spray-on as I had used it on my previous car - it's good waterproof-wise (nice big beads to match the bonnet), but I seem to leave white dusty paw-marks whenever I touch the roof (it's dark blue). So, ok but not brilliant.
If using spray on, don't forget to mask the rear screen though!

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jimothy said:

When I read this, in the top corner was an advert for Renovo... Strange Irony methinks.

Have you never noticed the cleverness of PH before?

[runt]

Used Renovo "Ultraproofer" recently, after applying their cleaner, on a blue roof, absolutely excellent result, why don't P'Heads like this stuff,too expensive ?

[Michael_Dewhurst]

I use Fabsil spray about once a year and it keeps the rain out completely, so I'd recommend it highly.

Just remember, NEVER let it settle on the back window. The first time I did mine I let it stream down the window, and just thought it would run off, but it actually melted the window a little. The window had 'runs' on it for weeks until I polished it with some Brasso.

Maybe the brush-on stuff would be safer