Best top cleaner?

bobenglish · 06-01-2008, 09:29 AM

can anyone suggest the best cleaner for the top?

Just bought an 01 and love it

thx for any help

BE

kgf3076 · 06-01-2008, 09:54 AM

Wow Bob, you really get around. I just answered this on S2kca...same answer here...I use 303, others use Raggtopp, Xviper (Dave) uses low gloss Armor-All...YMMV.

D1sclaimer · 06-01-2008, 10:30 AM

Theres a 5 dollar bottle of stuff at Advanced Auto Parts that I tried out. It looked okay the first couple of weeks then it faded off.

Java Junky · 06-01-2008, 11:29 AM

Bob, 'hope'ya don't mind a reprint:
"didd'a comparison with 303 n' ArmorAll a while back. One on one side n' one on t'other. Where they came together in the center there was no distinction once they dried n' they both lasted close enough to the same for gumm'int work. 'Kicker wuz that when I cracked the 303, I wuz smellin' my ol' friend ArmorAll.
Did the same with the RaggTopp. No comparison.
When you come right down tooitt, RaggTopp'z the only one'a the bunch that'z actually recommended by the top and automotive manufacturers.
I still use the 303 n' ArmorAll for other stuff, but all our tops get treated to Raggtopp.
Java"

Pablo · 07-01-2008, 06:11 PM

Well I tried some stuff from Pep Boys, can't remember the name, and it was "OK". But the top looked gray rather than black. I was doing some other stuff with Armorall so I decided to try it on the top. I thought the results were great, and it still looks great a week later. My neighbor came by and thought I had bought a new top.

s2k 4 me · 07-01-2008, 07:58 PM

Raggtop cleaner

Sikocivic · 07-04-2008, 07:59 AM

I got a bottle of 303 from a local Marine dealer and it works great. Made the top on my 01 look like brand new.

Neil · 07-04-2008, 08:00 AM

I bought raggtop and applied it last week. Very good product. Get at least two seperate applications per bottle.
Don't forget its a vinyl roof.

Neil

Daddy Zach · 07-04-2008, 08:09 AM

I used 303 was inexpensive and easy to get, My top looks like new.. wonder if it works on grey hair

kgf3076 · 07-04-2008, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daddy Zach

I used 303 was inexpensive and easy to get, My top looks like new.. wonder if it works on grey hair

You'll definitely have the shiniest grey hair around..

(and it may look like vinyl)

06-01-2008, 09:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
bobenglish Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1	Best top cleaner? can anyone suggest the best cleaner for the top? Just bought an 01 and love it thx for any help BE

06-01-2008, 09:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
kgf3076 Grumpy old(er) phart Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Here today, gone tomorrow... Posts: 1,309	Wow Bob, you really get around. I just answered this on S2kca...same answer here...I use 303, others use Raggtopp, Xviper (Dave) uses low gloss Armor-All...YMMV. __________________ "The BS stops when the green flag drops". In memory of David Weber - Malvern Racing

06-01-2008, 10:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
D1sclaimer Mustang Killer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 471	Theres a 5 dollar bottle of stuff at Advanced Auto Parts that I tried out. It looked okay the first couple of weeks then it faded off. __________________ It’s alright. I aint losing. This fool’s running a Honda 2000. I’ll win, that way me and my dad can roll together when he gets out of prison. It’s all good.

06-01-2008, 11:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,432	Bob, 'hope'ya don't mind a reprint: "didd'a comparison with 303 n' ArmorAll a while back. One on one side n' one on t'other. Where they came together in the center there was no distinction once they dried n' they both lasted close enough to the same for gumm'int work. 'Kicker wuz that when I cracked the 303, I wuz smellin' my ol' friend ArmorAll. Did the same with the RaggTopp. No comparison. When you come right down tooitt, RaggTopp'z the only one'a the bunch that'z actually recommended by the top and automotive manufacturers. I still use the 303 n' ArmorAll for other stuff, but all our tops get treated to Raggtopp. Java" __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room.

07-01-2008, 06:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
Pablo Sentient Being Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LI, NY Posts: 596	Well I tried some stuff from Pep Boys, can't remember the name, and it was "OK". But the top looked gray rather than black. I was doing some other stuff with Armorall so I decided to try it on the top. I thought the results were great, and it still looks great a week later. My neighbor came by and thought I had bought a new top. __________________ Regards, Pablo "If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough" Mario Andretti

07-01-2008, 07:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
s2k 4 me Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 324	Raggtop cleaner

07-04-2008, 07:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
Sikocivic Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 62	I got a bottle of 303 from a local Marine dealer and it works great. Made the top on my 01 look like brand new.

07-04-2008, 08:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
Neil Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 1,032	I bought raggtop and applied it last week. Very good product. Get at least two seperate applications per bottle. Don't forget its a vinyl roof. Neil

07-04-2008, 08:09 AM	#9 (permalink)
Daddy Zach Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Great White North Posts: 236	I used 303 was inexpensive and easy to get, My top looks like new.. wonder if it works on grey hair __________________ Black is still the coolest color

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