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Old 05-15-2006, 04:19 AM
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Ok don't want to open up a can of worms here about vinly or fabric but has anyone used the Renovo kit for vinly softtops and was it any good cheers

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after 2 seperate roofing conditioners I decided to give renovo a go. ordered the kit, which is a cleaner and conditioner but needed the dye, so used all 3 points. the dye is like a liquid shoe polish. they say use a 2" paint brush but i found that a sponge did a better covering but be warned keep a bucket of soapy water close by to wipe the car down or cover most of the car to avoid any splashes getting onto the paintwork/windows.

it certainly left a good look and looked brand new. very pleased with it unlike the other products i used!
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Did you use the vinyl or fabric kit ?
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I use the vinyl kit with decent results and ordered it from mx5partsdotcodotuk. Seems to do the job and agree with the sponge for applying it as not to messy.
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I used to use Renovo on the vinyl roof of my MR2 Roadster many years ago - its a great product.

However, since moving to S2000 ownership I have been using 303 Aerospace Protectant - this is vastly superior to Renovo but is more prone to smearing the paintwork of the car if you don't mop up the excess fluid when it is applied.

Of course, if you apply the product properly in the first place you won't run into this problem
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I used the Renovo on the S and the Liz, easy to use and gives a 'new'
look.

Recomended... Russ.
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Raggtopp Vynyl cleaner and protector (2 products) if your roof is in pretty good nick to start with will help keep it that way

I'd go Renovo if the roof was faded and not cared for.
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Originally Posted by Sundance,May 15 2006, 05:22 PM
However, since moving to S2000 ownership I have been using 303 Aerospace Protectant - this is vastly superior to Renovo but is more prone to smearing the paintwork of the car if you don't mop up the excess fluid when it is applied.
I try and apply this as carefully as possible, but on a black car it is a nightmare. I only get a few spots on the paintwork, but the only way to get it off is to use polish or Scratch X


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