Hood cleaning

Post by **Doug G** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 0:28

What is the best method to clean a Mini Moke hood?

What is the best product to clean a Mini Moke hood?

The one I have now looks very shabby.

carrie · Post by **carrie** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:26

what sort of hood, depends on the fabric

Post by **Doug G** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:33

carrieandphilc wrote:what sort of hood, depends on the fabric

It is a vinyl coated fabric hood.
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Post by **Nigel(no top)Sykes** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 19:10

Soap and water ? I uasually just sponge mine down when it gets REALLY dirty

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 22:25

I usually wash mine at the car wash with the pressure hose. It never gets all of the dirt out of the grain in the vinyl though, so I wipe it over with one of those silicone sprays (like armourall) and that brings it up shiny and black again.

Tim

Post by **Doug G** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:00

Tim wrote:I usually wash mine at the car wash with the pressure hose. It never gets all of the dirt out of the grain in the vinyl though, so I wipe it over with one of those silicone sprays (like armourall) and that brings it up shiny and black again.
Tim

How do silicone sprays (like armourall) work/affect on WHITE vinyl?

I'd like to know before I try it.

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Tim · Post by **Tim** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:48

No difference, the spray is clear, the only problem is that any ingrained dirt gets darkened by the spray, which is good on a black roof, it concelas it well, but on a white roof probably means that you need to get it all out first. According to the manufacturers those type of sprays make the vinyl last a lot longer as they supposedly protect from UV and put plasticisers back in. I suspect that they aren't as good as they claim, but they do improve the surface appearance.

Tim