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Old 04-08-2020, 01:06 PM
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Below are some pics of my 2002 XKR top. When I bought the car last fall I knew the top needed cleaning. It took a few tries and a few wasted dollars before figuring out what I had was mold on my top. It was in streaks with direction of travel so I assumed it to be road grime. Found on a Corvette website that 50/50 water/bleach would get mold out. It took a couple applications and all is gone with no discoloring. What I now have left to try and fix are in photos. They look like water stains but are actually uneven or buckled areas in the top. The buckles can be felt inside top when I get my hand up under the headliner. My thought was to try a steam iron, starting on lowest setting and working my way up so as to minimize risk of scorching (I have one of those too, but that's a different story).

Thoughts on what I am thinking of doing?




 

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Old 04-08-2020, 01:13 PM
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I do not believe those creases will iron out. If they do, I think it will be temporary....
 
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Old 04-08-2020, 05:24 PM
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Just crease and fold marks. All convertibles have them. Might be a good idea though to reseal them. I use Fabsil.
 
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