cal45

I have recently started shopping C6 Grand Sports after having been Vette-less for 6 years.

I am now looking at one GS vert that has a beige top and as I have never owned a convertible in my many decades of car ownership, I need to ask folks just how hard are these to maintain/clean? If I did buy this - it would not be a daily driver and only come out on nice weather days.

Appreciate any info on what fellow members have been doing to keep their tops in top shape.

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919cw313

Perfect question for the convertible sticky!

If it's not a daily driver and only driven in fair weather, then you will have no trouble keeping it clean.

I vacuum mine with the softest dust brush attachment on a Dyson and use the same car wash liquid I use for the rest of the car. I think a lot of the guys here use RaggTopp or 303 products on their tops.

owc6

On my Grey-Beige top, I use Tide (it's a fabric detergent, after all), a dedicated very soft brush to clean, and my top looked brand-new until 200,000 miles, and have only recently developed minor dark in the creases. I make sure to rinse all the Tide well, especially off the paint.

I don't seal it, and make sure that if the top got even the littlest bit damp, that it was stored up overnight, even though I regularly store it with the top down on dry days.

Atomic6

I've been a RAGGTOPP user for many years and have two 'verts with beige/tan tops. My Trans Am is now 17 years old and this is the original top. (I took this picture a few days ago in ref to something else but it shows part of the top). It looks really nice still. My C6 has just 6,000 miles and I have done the RAGGTOPP treatment with it as well hoping it lasts just as long as the Trans Am which now has 60,000 miles. It should as I believe it is the same Haartz material. Always garage kept which I feel is the key.

cal45

Wow - that top does look new. I did some searching and found the RAGGTOP products (cleaner and protectant) that I would probably use if a Vert finds my garage.

BADBIRDCAGE

Another vote for Raggtop. It’s what is recommended by Robbins tops and by my peeps at Autogeek (they specialize in detailing and detail supply to professional detailers).

I used it on my C5 (Black Robbins top) and I use it on my 2006 (Cashmere (beige) factory top).

My car is garage kept in Florida but I travel everywhere with it. Vacuum top before washing (so you don’t make mud), wash with regular car wash detergent and use a soft bristle top brush. Let dry, treat with protectant, let dry, retreat with protectant, let dry. Six months later retreat top with protectant. Twice a year protectant treatment is good. Water beads and flows off top like it does with a high quality wax job on the painted finish.