GreetingsI've got my first convertible. It's WHITE and in decent shape. Looking for tips on which products are best for cleaning and which to stay away from. Also any tips on cleaning tools and/or methods. While we're at it, what do you all like for cleaners and waxes for your paint and chrome.
thanks

 

I just use a mild detergent like a car wash and I don't use a top dressing. Usually use a mitt or a soft brush depending on how dirty it has gotten. I use to use McGuire's gold past wax and it worked fine but lately I have gone to a ceramic coating and it will probably be my go to finish from now on. Works well on chrome also..... Tedd

 

I've tried many chrome/metal polishes/cleaners on aircraft, boat (brite work), motorcycle and automotive metal over the years and I remain steadfast on using only product for metal -

Collinite Metal Wax # 850

Collinite Metal Wax # 850

For canvas/nylon convertible top cleaning I use Simple Green.

 

Thanks Chief!

 

I just wash the top along with the rest of the car.

 

those white 'magic eraser' pads work well on the tops to remove stains and discolorations - my top is white and I use 'em as needed to keep it clean.

 

Thanks everyone! Great tips

 

I have tried a couple of the special convertible top cleaners and dressings. One was called Raggtopp and worked pretty good but was very expensive. The other is a Formula 303 kit that includes a cleaner and protectant and is also somewhat pricey. At the end of the day if you keep you top clean and you car does not sit outside all you need is a good car wash or detergent and a good brush. Like Norm I use Simple Green and a good brush. Just keep you top clean and don't let it get stained. The top is kind of like whitewalls. People sometimes ask me how I get my whitewalls so clean and I tell them I never let them get dirty.

 

Hey, sorry for a brief hijack, but this probably doesn't rate a thread of its own ... has anybody tried Magic Erasers on their browned-out BFG white letters?

 

Well, no help here, so I went ahead and tried it. The short answer is, we'll never know if they work -- they self-destruct when applied to rubber with any enthusiasm at all. Before I could tell if it was having any affect on my brown letters, my Magic Eraser pad reduced itself to crumbs.

 

​​​​​​Like magic!!! LolI tried some Westley's bleach white on mine last weekend. It whitened up the letters but also left a white residue on the black of the tire which I'm having a heck of a time getting rid of.