Cleaning and protecting a fabric roof on a convertible

[omniflow]

I'm looking for recommendations for products and processes to prolong the life of the soft top on my car.

I can see slight wear in a couple of places, presumably where something rubs during the open / close process - is there anything I can do to stop those getting worse. I'm happy to spend reasonable money now to prevent me having to spend big money later.

There are a few white marks (it's a black roof), that I assume also come from the folding process - what's the best way to remove these?

Lastly, I think it needs some kind of treatment so that water beads rather than soaks in. All of the products I have seen require the car to be protected from rain for at least 24 hours after application, which is a bit of a challenge for me.

I've already tried 303 cleaner and protector, and I wasn't impressed. Any other recommendations.

[belleair302]

303 as a protector is an excellent product. However you need to do the prep work. Auto finesse make a good cleaner but use a good brush and do not wash in sunlight. Also do not soak the roof when cleaning.

[lost in espace]

Fabsil Gold worked for me, wear you can't do a lot about!

[Cpt Stirling]

Renovo do a cleaner and a protector. They also do a renovator which is basically a recolour. The cleaner has a sort of anti algae thing in it to help keep the green at bay.

[droopsnoot]

Another poster on here recommended "Cif Mould Stain Remover" for cleaning, and I must say I've had more noticeable results on mine (which has white and green mould stains all over the place) with that product than I have with the Autoglym kit or a couple of others, or Milton sterilising tablets. I haven't tried Renovo, not for any reason.

I actually have some hope with this stuff that I might be able to get it clean enough to seal, at which point I'll probably get some Fabsil. Nice thing about the Cif product is the pound shop sells it.

[Belle427]

Renovo is ok but I find it’s messy especially applying the colour, doesn’t seem to last long either if the car is sat outside.
Watched this yesterday so the products may help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNGCQfBWPN0