996 Cab hood tidy up

[OrangeBob55]

I recently started this topic on another forum, but no response, so thought I would try here...

I have recently got a Porsche 996 Cabriolet. The hood, whilst in very good order, is starting to look a little 'worn' - nothing excessive, just what you would expect for a 5-year-old car (fold marks, very slight fading).

Are there any good products that could help bring the hood back to it's best?

I also notice when I wash the car (I only use clean water on the roof at the moment), that not all the water runs-off, rather some 'soaks in' to the top layer, leaving it 'wet' even after I have finished washing the car. Is this normal??

I have not had the car out in the rain yet, but assume this would happen if I did have it out in the rain also, and this worries me, incase the hood is no longer fully waterproof.

I have done a bit of searching, and have found the following:

http://www.renovointernational.com/index.html

Any thoughts?

P.S. The hood is Blue.

[2something]

I am sure someone will be along shortly, but there were some good threads on this at the start of the summer. Try searching for Boxster and Hood or similar.

[Porkmyride]

Hi There,

I've had my Boxster for about 12 month's now and noticed that water no longer beaded on the roof and "soaked in". I did a bit of research and there are a couple of products that seem to get good feedback from the valeting community.

Raggtop convertible car cleaning kit - it's a US product but you can get it through some UK suppliers. You get a cleaning spray and then an aerosol type spray - I gave it a try this week it's cleared up the marks on my roof very well and it looks nice and black again.

Another product that was rated quite highly was 303 fabric cleaner & guard. I think both products have a type of built in UV protection to help stop fade.

Hope that's of help.

[cossiemetro]

i've just my renovo kit today and will hopefully be having a go very soon
seems to be the best out there from what i've read

[OrangeBob55]

cossiemetro said:

i've just my renovo kit today and will hopefully be having a go very soon
seems to be the best out there from what i've read

Let me know how it goes / what you think, once you've done it.

[cossiemetro]

well i've just cleaned the hood got loads of grim off i'll take some pics before i use the reviver stuff and some after
just got to ley it all dry first now until tomorrow

[Naz 111]

Try autoglym soft top cleaner i have used it on mine and it does the trick.2 bottles in the pack one for cleaning the hood and the other for water proofing it.

[hussar10a]

Can either of you let me know how you got on with the different products ?

My 2004 is beginning to suffer from fold marks (even though never folded while wet)and it would be nice to see if i can get them out successfully.

[Ballcock]

hussar10a said:

My __ is beginning to suffer from fold marks (even though never folded while wet)and it would be nice to see if i can get them out successfully.

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[hussar10a]

So bitter Barney !!