How often do you wash your soft top?
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How often do you wash your soft top?
It took a lot of effort and a whole range of cleaning products to get the top clean on Kim's car, and since doing this last year I have washed the top pretty much weekly when I wash the car.
I just give it a gently wipe over with the same car wash fluid/water mix I use to wash the car, and a gentle hose down afterwards.
What do you all do?
I just give it a gently wipe over with the same car wash fluid/water mix I use to wash the car, and a gentle hose down afterwards.
What do you all do?
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As little as possible.
I'm a bit OCD with my softtop care. It gets waterproofed every spring and autumn with Renovo and a recolour - again with Renovo every spring.
I use a Cabriolet cover (Jaguar XK8/XKR Car Hood Soft Top Cover Half Cover Protection 1996-2006 | eBay) every night as well as lightweight outdoor cover in spring/summer and a heavyweight one in winter when it's off the road for 6-months.
I have to be picky like this as the UK weather is so foul (well it is in Yorkshire anyway) and I have to keep it outside parked under trees when at home.
While a bit time consuming (5-mins in the morning to remove covers) - the soft top is virtually as new.
Steve
I'm a bit OCD with my softtop care. It gets waterproofed every spring and autumn with Renovo and a recolour - again with Renovo every spring.
I use a Cabriolet cover (Jaguar XK8/XKR Car Hood Soft Top Cover Half Cover Protection 1996-2006 | eBay) every night as well as lightweight outdoor cover in spring/summer and a heavyweight one in winter when it's off the road for 6-months.
I have to be picky like this as the UK weather is so foul (well it is in Yorkshire anyway) and I have to keep it outside parked under trees when at home.
While a bit time consuming (5-mins in the morning to remove covers) - the soft top is virtually as new.
Steve
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As per my post 14 get one of these: Jaguar XK8/XKR Car Hood Soft Top Cover Half Cover Protection 1996-2006 | eBay
Whatever method you choose to clean/restore your softtop you will have to do it all over again if it's not protected from the elements (esp UV) when not being driven
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Whatever method you choose to clean/restore your softtop you will have to do it all over again if it's not protected from the elements (esp UV) when not being driven
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