Cleaning Convertible Top inside liner
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Hi Dave, as a former Newport Beach local, I hope you're keeping all the OC cars clean and shiny.
I guess the liner would be considered cloth. It's the soft velvety fabric liner. Not vinyl, not leather, and outside of being a town in Spain, I don't know what alicante is. I used some resolve very lightly on the liner, and it brought out some of the dirt. But, not all of it. Obviously, I don't want to use anything that will cause the fabric to mat or come out. The prior owner was a heavy smoker, so the liner was/is pretty dirty.
I guess the liner would be considered cloth. It's the soft velvety fabric liner. Not vinyl, not leather, and outside of being a town in Spain, I don't know what alicante is. I used some resolve very lightly on the liner, and it brought out some of the dirt. But, not all of it. Obviously, I don't want to use anything that will cause the fabric to mat or come out. The prior owner was a heavy smoker, so the liner was/is pretty dirty.
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Hi Dave, as a former Newport Beach local, I hope you're keeping all the OC cars clean and shiny.
I guess the liner would be considered cloth. It's the soft velvety fabric liner. Not vinyl, not leather, and outside of being a town in Spain, I don't know what alicante is. I used some resolve very lightly on the liner, and it brought out some of the dirt. But, not all of it. Obviously, I don't want to use anything that will cause the fabric to mat or come out. The prior owner was a heavy smoker, so the liner was/is pretty dirty.
I guess the liner would be considered cloth. It's the soft velvety fabric liner. Not vinyl, not leather, and outside of being a town in Spain, I don't know what alicante is. I used some resolve very lightly on the liner, and it brought out some of the dirt. But, not all of it. Obviously, I don't want to use anything that will cause the fabric to mat or come out. The prior owner was a heavy smoker, so the liner was/is pretty dirty.
From what I have seen, most of the Jags do use, my mistake...."Alcantera" which is basically a new generation material made of Micro Fiber. I would suggest using a steamer for this type of job, little or zero water is best to avoid stains or rings in the fabric. I have used a slight mist application of APC+ which has assisted in boosting the steamer strength.
Let me know if you we're able to get this cleared up...
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