After reading the forums on here and others on how best to treat a mohair roof its now time to crack on. <o:p></o:p>
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I’ve got my Johnson’s baby bath (blue bottle) for washing the mohair.<o:p></o:p>
I’ve got my Grangers Fabsil waterproofer.<o:p></o:p>
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So no trolling on what’s best …
Does anyone have experience and can provide do’s / don’t’s for the Fabsil application e.g. does it lift the paint if spilled … 2 coats one in each direction… etc…<o:p></o:p>
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Thanks in advance… <o:p></o:p>
the fabsil cleaner is really good , however my experience with fabsil is…its not great
even after 4 or 5 coats over 3 days , in heavy rain the hood will just look sodden, in a light shower it beads up nicely.
Try 3m scotch gard for tents 
its much better , also nikwax is meant to be good.
The Autoglym hood conditioner is really good, I have only ever bought it as part of a kit with cleaner and sponge but assume you can buy it separately.
On recomendation from a friend with a TT roadster I have just used Fenwicks re-proofer http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_165060_langId_-1_categoryId_165576
It’s hydrophobic and has good reviews, pretty cheap too! Only just treated mine today so not sure of the results yet but it works a treat on my friends car.
Just an update to say the re-proofer seems to be working a treat. I washed the car and my daughter asked why there was hail on my roof 
the water just turned into blobs which would of blown off if I was driving at the time!
Hi Shane,
When I had a new hood fitted I was recommended a camping / shoe water proofer… So glad to see someone has actually tried it
How to you keep the spray off the bodywork and glass, or do you find that it doesn’t matter?
Thanks,
Peter
Hi Peter
I avoided spraying the paint and glass where possible but the inevitable overspill I removed with a polishing cloth once it had dried. It takes a bit of elbow grease but it does come off.
Shane.
When I had my mohair roof fitted 2 years ago, the fitting company, (http://www.cartrimmingcompany.co.uk/) advised me to only use clean water to keep it in good shape.
However, when I wash the car, I always use Autoglym bodywork shampoo, (in the green lable bottle). This works a treat
. I rinse the car first then shampoo the car and roof using a micrfibre sponge with a warm shampoo solution. I then rinse it off and dry it with a microfibre towel.
The roof is as good now as when it was fitted 2 years ago. Water beads up nicely and it dries very quickly after it has been wetted.