E30 Zone

what do you ues to clean your hoods, i got kit by autoglym the other day and have to say wow! it really brings it back to life.

i use a pressure washer one every 4 months and ive got it treated with a fabric sealent from a tent shop believe it or not. seems to work very well

I got the stuff from BMW
Impregnating Agent and the other stuff!

Once a year i paint on Renovate,...i'ts the business!!



Peejay.

Dont use anything really. The hood is down all summer and the hardtop goes on all winter so i never really expose the hood

bootyman wrote:Dont use anything really. The hood is down all summer and the hardtop goes on all winter so i never really expose the hood

Smug git, get off this thread!

I've only had my cab a few weeks and so haven't had to clean the hood yet. It's mint at the mo so don't really need to "bring it back to life". Think I'm gonna try the fabric sealant to hopefully keep it looking new

You can be a smart git as well Zayyan

Touche

yep zay, you need to get a hardtop. they look the beeswax

Well say what you want about AutoGlym stuff but there softop cleaner and protector is very good indeed..

i also bought a canvas protector from the local outdoor shop.. it works well too but you gota watch it..when it gets wet and it drips onto the glass its a fooker to get off and produces smears.. maybe i put too much on i dunno,didnt think i was that generous with it TBH..

Though its not designed to come into contact with glass i doubt it..shame really cuz after its rained i can literally blow the water of the canvas..its that good.

janz
what's the name of the canvas cleaner....do most camping/hardware stores stock it?
cheers

You can get it from Halfords dude

I too have a hard top and lucky cause the soft top has holes it in. I thought id read somewhere that its not good to have to stored away all winter with a hard top on that you should infact alternate every few weeks to keep the softtop in good condition is this right?

I am only asking cause of when i get a new hood for mine.

Cheers

i got some gear from oxted trimming they use to bring the mole hairs back up and its great stuff

Having bought a Cab. three weeks ago, I too have been looking for the right product.

I am going to try the Autoglym kit as recommended by some of you and by Tylerma.

What gets me though is the bird sh*t When you come back to your car it's damned near dry and a bugger to get off. I've got a blue roof and it just stains.

stevetigger wrote:I got the stuff from BMW
Impregnating Agent and the other stuff!

As I said, get Impregnating agent from BMW! Sumit like £7. It makes you hood waterproof and birdpoo proof. Ask Kam-325i, he saw my roof and its like a tent.

Mines got small amounts of grub and mildew here and there and have tried Autoglym twice and high pressure wash and stll comes back. Bastard thing.

Hi

I heard mixed reviews on the autoglym stuff so bought some recolourer and waterproofer from www.renovointernational.com.
So far weather has only allowed the reconditioner to go on but it looks good after it has dried and I have some left over. They do window polish to clear the dreaded rear window fog too and were very helpful and polite. (No I don't work for them - just in this day and age it was nice to get proper customer service!)

i too used the auto glym cleaner re-proofer kit was really good...the water literally beadds on the surface and runs off...
Cud really do with the 'fog' takin off the rear window tho, what has everyone else used???

padi wrote:i too used the auto glym cleaner re-proofer kit was really good...the water literally beadds on the surface and runs off...
Cud really do with the 'fog' takin off the rear window tho, what has everyone else used???

Its eaiser to buy a new window mate as the fog is normally the chemicials in the plastic breaking down through all the folding

I have used renovo on the back window and was pleased wth the result....tent proofer worked on my old hood ...brought it up well..cleaned it off thoroughly first though

heres some info that will help you alot

you will need to have Adobe Reader to read these.

this link has info about bringing the rear plastic window back to life
show the diference between different cleaning products for the rear window

http://www.totalbmwmag.com/HandsOn/TechAug03.pdf


this link has all the info to bring you convertible hood back to life and make it waterproof

http://www.totalbmwmag.com/HandsOn/TechAug03.pdf


let me know if that helps

Meguiars make a window polish. I couldn't see sh*t out of mine, now it's clear as. Might try that BMW impregnate stuff though, but I bet its' not 7 quid or so here.

I can see halfords in my future
I need to clean my rear window badly. Its a new car to me and I cant see shit I will do a bit of a thread with before and after pics and if all fails I will replace the window.....realy cant be arsed with that though

HINDSIGHT does the plssy window a treat !!

PJ.

sooo I went to halfrauds and got this stuff for my back window..





It helped a good bit but the hard grime/mildue had to be scrubbed of with a pan scrubber....it was that hard! A good chunk of the haze has gone as well but the window is still looking tierd.

As for the hood, I got the autoglym cleaner/protector. The hood has gone from faded blue with brown patches to a solid dark blue, unreal results! Cant wait till it rains to see if it will be drivable through winter?!