Having already bought GTECHNIQ fabric guard I was most excited to give my soft top a thorough clean with Meguiars APC (diluted) and a wet vac before letting it dry and applying the guard generously!
The result speaks for itself…
I expected a smidge of beading as the product had all yesterday to dry on a dry roof
I’ll stick with 303, Fabsil, or buy some Renovo I think.
Anyone else with similar experience??
At least the Rain-x on the screen was beading, and the Zaino all-in-one sealant on the paint was beading
Ive used the Gtechniq I1 Smart Fabric on my roof. Never heard of the fabric guard. It beads well, but I wouldn’t use it again. The roof marks terribly when it’s down for a while, and looks old and tatty when you put it back up. A good clean brings it back to new looking. But lower it again and it marks everytime.
Be careful with the fabsil. Another forum user had problems with it reacting to something already on the roof, resulting in stickiness which was never fully resolved.
Hi - I have used their SMART FABRIC 11 on both the my Eunos and SAAB and am well pleased with the results. In fact the EUNOS roof is still beading well this morning a year after application. I also found them of great help with a technical question I raised.
Having used Renovo and Fabsil I intend to stay with Gtechniq.
Rod
As I’ve said before on other threads, if you have a mohair roof you have no need to use any waterproofing products (Fabsil etc) on it. The material is designed to wick the water away not repel it. It wouldn’t surprise me if some of the ‘lesser’ products actually do more harm than good by changing the wicking properties of the mohair fibres. If you’ve got to the point where a mohair roof is leaking badly then it’s probably time to get a new one.
Each to their own of course but IMHO you’re just wasting money on products that aren’t needed.
‘The material is designed to wick the water away not repel it.’
I understand how the phrase ‘wicks away water’ would apply to clothing. Taking the moisture away from the skin. But how it applies to a hood is beyond me. Surely the hood is keeping moisture out, not removing it from the inside.
You are right that mohair doesn’t need anything added to keep it waterproof. The fabric is made up of polyester and rubber, not canvass. It’s waterproof, and adding proofers is a waste of time and money.
