Renovo. How much do I need?

[poorpeet]

The title say's it all

[blitzracing]

Dont like the stuff myself. The black I used did not colour the roof well, and took 3 coats.Its like black emulsion paint, and Im sure there is better products out there.

Mark

[poorpeet]

That was going to be my next question. I've not seen anything advertised but there must be other products.
Anyone know of any?

[chim666]

I've used it a couple of times (blue), and had no problems at all.

[Bomber Denton]

I've used it on both mohair and duckdown hoods and it works a treat. A litre bottle is more than enough followed by a couple of coats of Thompsons Water Seal.

If you are ordering from them get the plastic screen cleaner as well, only about a fiver.

[jayzcycles]

hi,i used the blue twice.both times the roof had more stripes than a zebra.i even phoned them to see if i was doing something wrong.there must be something else out there.

[SimonV8ster]

If its just waterproofing then the Fabsil stuff works a treat but I guess you're wanting to bring the colour back as well ?

[valhalla]

I've used Renovo to recolour and reseal my Chim's blue roof and now it looks like brand new, I think the secret of a good "non Zebra stipe" is to not skimp with amount you put on, really soak it and don't do it in hot sun shine.
The sealer is a tad expensive, as since resealing after the colour i found a product called 'Fabseal' in a camping shop, well under half price and you get twice as much.
Dave

[Hut49]

Renovo works great - I used it regularly over 5 years and was always happy with the result. Make sure you thoroughly clean the fabric first to remove any oily/waxy deposits that will prevent the dye penetrating the fabric. As said don't do it in the sun and apply liberally with a 2" stiff paint brush scrubbing into the fabric in all directions as you progress across the panel - work the application from front to back of the panel rather than side to side. You know when you're doing it right because you get a thin froth on the surface from lots of small bubbles that gives the appearance of the dye being much lighter than you were hoping for. But persevere and as it dries out it gets darker. I've never put more than 2 coats on in an application and never had any of this streaking problem. I suspect that those that do must have a roof that has been exposed to some form of contaminant that perhaps is not easily removed. I know some folk have strange ideas on what to put on their roof in misguided attempts to stop leaks - if you buy one of their cars then you're probably in for disappointment in the roof dyeing department.

[Zippee]

Quick question - after having put renovo on is there anything that can be done to seal the colour in?
Reason I ask is last time I did it for weeks afterwards the blue colour would rub off onto my clothes/hands everytime I took the roof off.

[Hut49]

Zippee said:

Quick question - after having put renovo on is there anything that can be done to seal the colour in?
Reason I ask is last time I did it for weeks afterwards the blue colour would rub off onto my clothes/hands everytime I took the roof off.

You need to make sure that you rub off all the dye that gets on the rubber seals and in between the rubber seal and the fabric - e.g. along the seal between the top of the door glass and the panel. It doesn't permeate rubber so will sit on the surface patiently waiting for the chance to transfer itself off on your new white shirt! Other than that once it's dry it shouldn't rub off the fabric. If you want to confirm that, after application and drying use a non-linting fabric (e.g. microfiber cloth) to rub over the surface for peace of mind.

[L33]

Hut49 said:

Renovo works great - I used it regularly over 5 years and was always happy with the result. Make sure you thoroughly clean the fabric first to remove any oily/waxy deposits that will prevent the dye penetrating the fabric. As said don't do it in the sun and apply liberally with a 2" stiff paint brush scrubbing into the fabric in all directions as you progress across the panel - work the application from front to back of the panel rather than side to side. You know when you're doing it right because you get a thin froth on the surface from lots of small bubbles that gives the appearance of the dye being much lighter than you were hoping for. But persevere and as it dries out it gets darker. I've never put more than 2 coats on in an application and never had any of this streaking problem. I suspect that those that do must have a roof that has been exposed to some form of contaminant that perhaps is not easily removed. I know some folk have strange ideas on what to put on their roof in misguided attempts to stop leaks - if you buy one of their cars then you're probably in for disappointment in the roof dyeing department.

I agree 100% if you follow the above, you'll be fine and get the results you want.
All I would add is give the roof a good clean first to ensure that all previous water proofing coatings are removed, secondly, always work to a wet edge and thirdly, don't apply in direct sunlight as it does dry patchy and slightly shiney in places.
When thoroughly dry (a couple of days to be on the afe side), apply a couple of coats of "fabsil" waterproofer (more commonly used for tents but also great on hoods)

As for how much you need, I got 2 1/2 hoods done from 1 bottle.


L33.

[Bomber Denton]

It also helps to back mask everything.

[Big Ashy]

I have a red mohair roof and am struggling to find a company who supplies a similar treatment in red as it is slightly faded, any help would be much appreciated, Cheers.