faded top
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From: OAK ISLAND NORTH CAROLINA
faded top
any bodys convertable top fading? i have a 04 with a black top starting to fade i was wondering if any body has dyed there cloth top and if so where did you get the dye and how did it turn out.or what options do we have to corect this problem.
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Not trying to be a smart @##, but have you tried any products to clean it up? I use RaggTop made by Haartz,good stuff , but if really faded probably won't help much. Good luck
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I would be willing to bet that your top is NOT faded but contaminated or stained with car soap etc. My suggestion to you is to buy and use as directed a two stage cleaner/protectorate called Ragg Top. It will cost you roughly$35 and some time. After this brings the top back to like new looks, go out of your way to use nothing (no soap, no drive through car washes, etc) You will be happy with the results. I can almost guarantee it.
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The raggtop is definitely worth a try.
Don't get any of it on your paint. I draped out a couple of old sheets, and masked off the rest and the back window.
LET IT DRY before you put on the protectant part!
I gave it 24 hours.
Don't get any of it on your paint. I draped out a couple of old sheets, and masked off the rest and the back window.
LET IT DRY before you put on the protectant part!
I gave it 24 hours.
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Thats a surprise
I had my Vert in the Vegas desert for 3 years and theres no sign of fading
Is it worth speaking to GM to find out why its faded. An 04 in NC really shouldn;t have been affected so badly. JMHO
I had my Vert in the Vegas desert for 3 years and theres no sign of fading
Is it worth speaking to GM to find out why its faded. An 04 in NC really shouldn;t have been affected so badly. JMHO
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My guess is that it's got something on it that can't be brought out. You can do a search and you'll find there's been a couple of people who have asked about re-dying their top but I don't think they ever actually did it due to running into issues like areas darker than others, dye running onto paint, apholstery, etc.
If you do try it, please come back and let us know how it came out