waterproof my new soft top roof

[itsamomentintime]

guys can anyone recommend anything i can put on the roof to waterproof it? is there a resin or something i can use?

[DaveD]

renovo...worked for me

http://www.renovointernational.com/

then again so did tent proofer, from a camping shop, on my old black top

[itsamomentintime]

my roof doesnt need renovating as such (its brand new) it needs sealing, any ideas lads?

[DaveD]

as i said ,or at least i think i said, renovo or tent proofer

http://www.renovointernational.com/prod ... ducts.html

[IainB]

This is going to sound really bizarre, but Ive heard going things about thompsons water seal. Ive recently used it on a canvas tent with no issues (and at around Ԛ£10 for 5 litres its much cheaper than the genuine tent sealer!!) and Ive heard of it being used with a lot of success with the TVR boys soft tops.

[orangecurry]

I used something like this on my OLD OLD canvas roof for my 318 - it worked well, but the car stinks and it doesn't last as long as the Autoglym does...

having said that, on another forum someone suggests using the stuff for boat-cover canvas - called FABSIL or something, BUT I HAVEN'T TRIED IT YET, so beware.

http://www.transmarine.co.uk/product4.a ... ct_ID=5195

I am going to buy/try it though, as there are loads of chandlerys round 'ere

[orangecurry]

ahh good old Pistonheads - they say use Fabsil or Thompsons

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topi ... 8&t=219434

[IainB]

ahh good old Pistonheads - they say use Fabsil or Thompsons

All came down to cost for me Ԛ£10 for 5 litres V's something like Ԛ£45/50 for 5 litres of the other - did the same job, but did smell for a day or so...

[orangecurry]

the only difference I have found so far (apart from price) is that Thompsons make no claim that it protects from UV, whereas the FABSIL does make this claim...

http://www.toughproducts.co.uk/prodshow ... =82&gID=25#

I've got some Thompsons in the garage; I'll give it a sniff when I get home

[orangecurry]

Thompsons smells strongly of petrol-type-ness

for me the lack of smell outweighs the extra cost.... FABSIL for me

[padi]

mate we sell that through our chandlery and we do it for 11.95. just a thought. ive never used it on my car as the roof is old, so always used the autoglym kit, but ill happily post u sum... ps were setting up an autoglym account 2moz so if thats any help im sure i could get that aswell...

[orangecurry]

thanks Padi - but at the moment I work opposite a chandlery! I went over to buy some Fabsil the other day, and they only had Renovo, so I had that instead - 8 GBP I think and I used 2/3 of the bottle. Good results so far; DaveD recommended this too.

[padi]

cool glad u got sumthin sorted as this weathers crap!!!! mines busy hiding in the garage in the warm and dry...lol

[orangecurry]

Renovo - this is after lots of rain, not just a shower, and it was still beading - good stuff; I don't know if it'll last as long as the Autoglym does, but it's cheaper and you apply it by brush which is better; stick an old blanket under the hood/frame over the car paintwork, and you won't have to clean off the drips