Honda S2000 Nurburgring blue hood material cleaning

Honda S2000 Nurburgring blue hood material cleaning

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nta16

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7,898 posts

233 months

Thursday 13th February 2020
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Hi,
I'm going to clean and reproof my mate's wife's car soft top it's a Honda S2000 which usually have vinyl hoods - but - is this still the case with the Nurburgring blue model with blue hood?

Thanks, Nigel.

Gio G

2,945 posts

208 months

Wednesday 19th February 2020
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Would also be interested in replies to this also... My S2000 has a red hood.. I assume some sort of cleaner that you can use on the hood, using a detailing brush first, wash off, then using some sort of protective product to keep it waterproof/dirt repelling.

G

nta16

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7,898 posts

233 months

Wednesday 19th February 2020
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G.

I'm no expert on S2000 (or anything) but I think you may have an aftermarket hood if it's red as I think the hoods were originally black vinyl other than the Nurburgring which came in the black or a blue - blue vinyl as I'm now told.

If yours is an aftermarket then it might be in mohair. You need to establish which material you have to get the correct cleaner. Depending on how dirty the roof is you don't need any special cleaners or tools. Vacuuming and a brush-o-matic can bring the pile up nicely on a (fairly clean) mohair - but I'm no expert!

Generally mohair (and cotton duck) hoods they tend to be thicker hoods (with linings) and tend to mark up more easily with use, though many owners dispute this but my guess is they use the cars and drop the hoods less than on average and/or some owners can be fussy about cleaning and presentation of their cars, more so than actually driving them, particularly with the hood down - but this is a generalisation and I don't know how much it applies to S2000 owners.

Gio G

2,945 posts

208 months

Wednesday 19th February 2020
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nta16 said:
G.

I'm no expert on S2000 (or anything) but I think you may have an aftermarket hood if it's red as I think the hoods were originally black vinyl other than the Nurburgring which came in the black or a blue - blue vinyl as I'm now told.

If yours is an aftermarket then it might be in mohair. You need to establish which material you have to get the correct cleaner. Depending on how dirty the roof is you don't need any special cleaners or tools. Vacuuming and a brush-o-matic can bring the pile up nicely on a (fairly clean) mohair - but I'm no expert!

Generally mohair (and cotton duck) hoods they tend to be thicker hoods (with linings) and tend to mark up more easily with use, though many owners dispute this but my guess is they use the cars and drop the hoods less than on average and/or some owners can be fussy about cleaning and presentation of their cars, more so than actually driving them, particularly with the hood down - but this is a generalisation and I don't know how much it applies to S2000 owners.
Thanks - yes the previous owner changed the hood to red, I imagine to compliment the red interior... As the car has very low mileage, the hood is in good condition, however now that it stays outside more, wanted to top up the waterproofing.. Will do some research

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Summit_Detailing

1,875 posts

192 months

Wednesday 19th February 2020
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A citrus based cleaner like Gtechniq W5 and a horsehair brush to agitate the material for cleaning purposes - follow the nap of the fabric, usually diagonally across the car.

Pressure Rinse, rinse, rinse and rinse some more to ensure all the cleaner has been removed.

Gtechniq I1 or Gyeon Q2 fabric coat applied liberally with a paint brush for proofing duties - the roof needs to be completely 100% bone dry!

cheers,

Chris

SeeFive

8,280 posts

232 months

Thursday 20th February 2020
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I used this kit on my mohair TVR roof and whatever non-vinyl roof was on the daughter’s MX5 anniversary. (2010MY).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kdUhNbHszM

Worked a treat and left a consistent and clean hood only using the products in the box. The sealer was pretty resistant too.

Personally, I would only do that process on a warm sunny day to give the hood every chance to dry properly after cleaning and before applying the sealant.

nta16

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7,898 posts

233 months

Friday 21st February 2020
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SeeFive said:
I used this kit on my mohair TVR roof and whatever non-vinyl roof was on the daughter’s MX5 anniversary. (2010MY).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kdUhNbHszM

Worked a treat and left a consistent and clean hood only using the products in the box. The sealer was pretty resistant too.

Personally, I would only do that process on a warm sunny day to give the hood every chance to dry properly after cleaning and before applying the sealant.
Thanks.

Once clean I found using a brush-o-matic on my TVR roofs brought the pile up nicely.

You need to be a bit careful on a sunny day - I done a mate's Eunos Mk1 black vinyl roof on a cloudless sunny day, working out of all shadows, I left it to dry at midday whilst I had lunch and when I returned there was a dry patch I had to sort. A mystery at first then I realised that it was from a reflection of the sun off a neighbour's angled open upstairs window which wasn't there when I left and returned to the car but was on the car roof whilst I was having a break. Sod's Law always applies. smile


SeeFive

8,280 posts

232 months

Friday 21st February 2020
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nta16 said:
Thanks.

Once clean I found using a brush-o-matic on my TVR roofs brought the pile up nicely.

You need to be a bit careful on a sunny day - I done a mate's Eunos Mk1 black vinyl roof on a cloudless sunny day, working out of all shadows, I left it to dry at midday whilst I had lunch and when I returned there was a dry patch I had to sort. A mystery at first then I realised that it was from a reflection of the sun off a neighbour's angled open upstairs window which wasn't there when I left and returned to the car but was on the car roof whilst I was having a break. Sod's Law always applies. smile
Wow, that is a turn up. No worries here, I live in a rough area. All the windows around here are broken wink

nta16

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Friday 21st February 2020
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SeeFive said:
Wow, that is a turn up. No worries here, I live in a rough area. All the windows around here are broken wink
Even a a broken window with just bits of glass could give a reflection. biggrin

The Eunos was white and it was parked on on my elderly neighbour's front 'garden' which he'd recently had slabbed with just the square white concrete paving, er, slabs(?) so they were very fresh and clean. Part of the reason why I took a break and had lunch was because I didn't feel great. The days dawned sunny and I'd been doing a full clean of the car that day and the day before. You may not believe this but I think I got a mild form of sunstroke from doing the car in the sun and the reflections off the car's white paint and fresh slabs.

I don't do well in the sun anyway despite having "olive" skin colouring and the times of two-day car cleaning are well in the past I begrudge move than half-an-hour now.

Always was if I'd cleaned my car I'd want to immediately drive it, so it'd be dirty again very soon or most of my cars have spent all of their time outside in the elements uncovered.

When I used car covers I would only put them on if the car was clean and polished - this restricted the use of the cars as it'd put me off nipping out for a drive of them if the weather wasn't dry or in winter when on return I'd not have time to clean and polish them to get the cover back on.

One winter day, as with very many, it was dry and sunny, but a little cold, took the car for a great drive and when I returned I washed it and was in the middle of polishing it but was too late as the sun and temperature had dropped enough for icing to start.

It was all fields round here when i was a young girl, but a lot has changed since then.
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