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Posted by Rickerbucks (Member # 1208) on :

Ok Guys, what do you do to keepo the top clean? I mean to help prevent fading.

I wash the car frequently but my top is fading. Also, my interior is fading in spots.

Any ideas?

Posted by HTWLSS (Member # 117) on :

What color is your top?

What color is your interior?

Posted by Rickerbucks (Member # 1208) on :

D'oh

Black top and 'Agate" - light grey - interior. it is leather but the liner around the top of the windshield is cloth.

Posted by HTWLSS (Member # 117) on :

Does your car sit outside, exposed to the sun?

If so, how much?

What are you cleaning it with now?

Posted by Rickerbucks (Member # 1208) on :

No It has a garage to live in and basically I do not 'clean' it now.

Posted by HTWLSS (Member # 117) on :

Can you post some pictures of the discoloration? That would help.

If you are washing the car frequently, could the spots on the top be from the kind of car wash soap you're using?

Where is the interior getting discolored? Is it in the wear spots on the bolsters?

We put our car away clean after a long drive and the white top hasn't stained yet.

When we cleaned up all of our cars this past weekend to put them away for the winter, there was some mildew on the top of the SST. I used some TSP on it and the mildew disappeared. I only did this because the SST is in primer. I would be hesitant to do this on a painted car for fear of ruining the finish.

You might try contacting the manufacturer of our tops for tips at
Haartz.com

[ 09 October 2001: Message edited by: HTWLSS ]

Posted by XBCHBUM (Member # 734) on :

Info from the manufacturer http://www.chirpthird.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=9&t=000003

White top http://www.chirpthird.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=9&t=000030

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