[H] I,ve managed to get rid of the moult growning on the underside of my soft top with the help of some stuff off ebay but just wondered if there’s a way of stopping it returning. As I use my car daily and no garage its out in all weather. I was thinking of getting a dehumidifier to pop on the parcel shelf. I see some " rechargable " ones advertised and would like anyone thoughts on the best thing to use or even if they have used the dehumidifiers in the past and what results they gave… [Y]
If your roof is properly proofed, then you should not have issues with mould on the inside.
If it is, then unless you are routinely putting your roof down when it is damp, then I would suspect that there is a lot of water getting in somewhere - do you have big problems with condensation (especially in the winter)?
If not, then I would once again say that your roof is not properly proofed, so it is holding water like a towel (and possible being put down when it is wet/damp)
Its a vinyl roof and is always fully cleaned and proofed most week -ends, the inside of the roof is a cloth lining and the moult was inherited when i bought the car in febuary… Its didnt seem to have any more condesation than my other hard topped cars that i have owned during the snowy week we had so not sure how the mould started… No sign of water getting in that i can see… Hopefully now ive killed the mould it wont come back…
cheers [Y]
Don’t know why but I just assumed it was mohair - presumably because mine is???
If there is no sign of water getting in, then all you should have to do is get rid of the mould that is there - but as we all know - mould is not an easy thing to get rid of.
When I bought my car back in September (from a franchised dealer I’ll add), there was almost as much green as there was black on the outside of my roof.
It has now been thoroughly cleaned and re-proofed three times, and 99% of it is gone, but it is going to take another 1 or 2 attempts to get it looking like new for more than a month at a time!
Don’t get me wrong - it is not noticeable (you’d really have to look for it, and it is just at the bottom around the body), but I’m clearly not getting rid of it all, and I would imagine it is an awful lot easier to get rid of it on the outside than it is the inside.
You are probably going to have to just keep at it - a dehumidifier would help, but it is not really a solution to the problem.
Another option (which is also not ideal) is the silica packets that you get with cameras etc. to absorb moisture - some DIY shops sell them - they seemingly do the job (but need replaced every so often).