RENOVO COLOUR REVIVER - is 500ml enough for e30 hood?

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Post Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:35 pm

As title says, I only intend to use it once to bring the colour back. Is 500ml enough for our e30 hoods?
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Post Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:13 pm

I was wondering the same - has anyone actually used this? I know people recommend it and say it is the best to use, but comments / feedback from people who HAVE used it would be appreciated.
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Post Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:05 pm

I would like to know the same. Hopefully someone will come with the answer.

Its just that the other day my mates e30 was parked next to mine. My hood looked pittyful compared to his. My one has lost that darkness and depth of the blue therefore it looks dull and faded.
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Post Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:04 pm

i have used it and 500ml falls short, plus two coats look much better.
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Post Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:11 pm

Thanks! ^^^

it does the jpb very well i take it? Easy to apply?
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Post Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:22 pm

a clean dry roof and use a decent paintbrush, avoid application in direct sunlight,
easy peasy just watch out for drips on the paintwork hth .
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Post Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:08 am

e30den wrote:i have used it and 500ml falls short, plus two coats look much better.
Thanks, I better order the I litre size then......
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Post Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:10 pm

Same here. Can't wait to get my roof blue again.

Grantfk where you getting it from? I saw it on ebay for about 20 quid.
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Post Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:36 pm

I just ordered it on ebay - £24.95 +£4.95 postage.
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Post Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:24 pm

grantfk10 wrote:
e30den wrote:i have used it and 500ml falls short, plus two coats look much better.
Thanks, I better order the I litre size then......
no problem, knowledge is for sharing. :)
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Post Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:02 am

I'm expecting this to arrive tomorrow, so - if I remember, I'll take before and after photos of the job. :wink:
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Post Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:40 am

Got some Renovo Hood Reviver today so thought I'd try it out.

Pic of the state of my cabby roof - when I had tried some wax cotton waterproofer a couple of months ago which made a right mess of my roof:

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Bought a 1 litre tub of Renovo Reviver from ebay, cost about £25 + postage and arrived the next day. The stuff is applied by brush, and I found out that, as my hood was still well waterproofed, the Renovo beaded up and took a fair bit of brushwork to apply. Aso noticed that it's a bar-steward to remove any drips that get on the windows or paintwork!!!
I let the first coat dry for a coupla hours, and then gave it another coat (luckily I'd gone for the 1 litre size!).
Here's a pic of it done, still needs a bit of drying time, and there's probably just enough left in the bottle to touch up any odd patches.


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All in, I'd say it's a great improvement, especially when my hood was looking the way it was!
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Post Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:30 am

looks much better then before!

but 8O @ the state of your hood before!

anyway try and post up final pictures tomorrow when its all dried up. :D
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Post Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:22 pm

Looks much better, my hood looks the same, needs renovating :P

Worth the £25 IMO :cool:
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Post Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:53 am

The roof is now dry, and looking good!
I'm impressed and would recommend Renovo Reviver. :wink:

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Post Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:17 am

glad it went well :)