Drop top guys !!! Top care Question

Big Bopper · 03-03-2002, 02:39 PM

What kind of cleaner should I use on the top?
My top is covered with a moldy tree resedue from being parked under a tree for 18 months. ( No, I didn't abandon my Girl for that long, the top is from a parts car) The top is black, and in sweet shape, other than the mold on the outside.
Any tips on top care would be cool! This is my first rag top.

Thanks Eh! Big.

andy669 · 03-04-2002, 12:16 AM

Well I have never tried to get a moldy tree residue off of my top, but 409 is what I use to clean it generally. It works great for me.

andy

kiku2sleep · 03-04-2002, 09:20 AM

I have a 92 with a white top (aka pain in the @$$). Kitchen/bathroom mildew removers are about the only thing I have found that works.

93GTDIN · 03-06-2002, 12:10 AM

Recently somebody ripped my top apart to steal my stereo. Insurance got me a new top, and it barely looked any better than my 8 year old top.

Here's the trick:
Wash the top with soap an dwater when you wash your car
Get a dry sponge, and armor all the heck out of the sponge
wipe it evenly on to the top

Especially if your top is black, this method keeps it looking brand new.

Big Bopper · 03-06-2002, 03:46 PM

93GTDIN...... Hey,Hey,Hey!!!!!!!!! Go outside right now and take some soap and water and wash all the "Armour All" of your poor car before the sun gets to it!!!! Armour all is the worst thing for your top, next to acid rain!!!!!!! The armour all will dry the #$% out of your top and it will become dry and brittle! The only stuff you can use is "Auto Glym" or a protectant that is not peroleum based!

03-03-2002, 02:39 PM	#1
Big Bopper Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Sechelt, B.C., Canada Posts: 200	Drop top guys !!! Top care Question What kind of cleaner should I use on the top? My top is covered with a moldy tree resedue from being parked under a tree for 18 months. ( No, I didn't abandon my Girl for that long, the top is from a parts car) The top is black, and in sweet shape, other than the mold on the outside. Any tips on top care would be cool! This is my first rag top. Thanks Eh! Big.

03-04-2002, 12:16 AM	#2
andy669 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Moline Il Posts: 901	Well I have never tried to get a moldy tree residue off of my top, but 409 is what I use to clean it generally. It works great for me. andy __________________ 88 coupe 91 LX NMRA Pure Street 5120

03-04-2002, 09:20 AM	#3
kiku2sleep Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Gaza Strip, Southwestern Asia Posts: 77	I have a 92 with a white top (aka pain in the @$$). Kitchen/bathroom mildew removers are about the only thing I have found that works. __________________ 92 LX 5.0-Green W/white top, guts, and rims. 01 gixxer 600 (team colors)

03-06-2002, 12:10 AM	#4
93GTDIN Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Live music capital of the world, TX Posts: 324	Recently somebody ripped my top apart to steal my stereo. Insurance got me a new top, and it barely looked any better than my 8 year old top. Here's the trick: Wash the top with soap an dwater when you wash your car Get a dry sponge, and armor all the heck out of the sponge wipe it evenly on to the top Especially if your top is black, this method keeps it looking brand new. __________________ 96 Cobra - a bit too stock. 14.0 @ 101

03-06-2002, 03:46 PM	#5
Big Bopper Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Sechelt, B.C., Canada Posts: 200	93GTDIN...... Hey,Hey,Hey!!!!!!!!! Go outside right now and take some soap and water and wash all the "Armour All" of your poor car before the sun gets to it!!!! Armour all is the worst thing for your top, next to acid rain!!!!!!! The armour all will dry the #$% out of your top and it will become dry and brittle! The only stuff you can use is "Auto Glym" or a protectant that is not peroleum based! __________________ 90' GT Drop-top, 88' 302,pulleys,full flowmasters (turndowns),Ported stock Intakes,twin flex-a-lites,Pro-5.0,3.55's,short belt,elctric water pump,timing bumped,taylor leads.(headers soon!)

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