Soft top maintenance.

[ajay1945]

Just bought an immaculate 53 plate CLK320 cabriolet, and wondered if anyone could give me any advice on how to maintain the hood? I've read quite a few (probably a bit biased) reviews of products to clean and renovate soft tops, but some are completely at odds with the experiences of some readers. All posts welcome!

Cheers,

AJ

[Shaw Tarse]

I've used Autoglym, twinpack seemed good.
On an
MX5

[juansolo]

Shaw Tarse said:

I've used Autoglym, twinpack seemed good.
On an
MX5

yep, used that too, works well on a fabric hood. Just when it says use the cleaning agent sparingly, it really means it. It will foam rediculously when you hose it down if you use too much. But when it's all done and treated, rain beads off the hood like a would a freshly polished car.

[Rocksteadyeddie]

Another vote for the Autoglym one here. Used it on a number of cars and always brought the hood up better than when I started. I'm not sure I'd go so far as to say "good as new" though.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Main requirement is a SOFT brush to do the job. What detergent you use makes precious little difference.

[GreigM]

get it clean (halfords do a decent cleaner, also use a sticky pet-hair roller to take any lint etc off) - then use this:


Its sticky stuff though, so either mask off your windows, or be prepared for some elbow grease to remove the overspray...

Once its on, its the best solution by far....

[Shaw Tarse]

If you go for Autoglym make sure you mask windows before using the "proofer"