It pains me to hear someone has used a jet wash on their convertible top; unfortunately this is quite a common mistake, not only by the vehicle owners, but also professional detailers.
Jet washers should NEVER be used on a hood, the concentrated water flow is too powerful and will damage the material on both fabric and vinyl soft tops.
The “white marks” are likely due to the washer having blown some of the pile of the fabric off, which is, unfortunately, irreversible damage.
If this is indeed the case, the Soft Top Reviver will most likely accentuate the “white marks”. If Reviver is applied to the hood, it will result in the undamaged areas darkening more than the damaged areas and therefore highlighting the damage rather than hiding it. This is because the Reviver would have less pile to absorb into where the pile has been blown off with the jet washer.
On the other hand, if the marks only appear on the areas of the hoods mechanism it is possible they are fold marks or scuff marks caused by the fabric rubbing against itself whilst folding and unfolding. Some soft tops are more prone to these “scuff” marks than others.
You can clean your soft top to help reduce the marks (as dirt within the fibres of the soft top will increase the friction) with the Renovo Fabric Soft Top Cleaner and then use Renovo Soft Top Reviver to spruce up the colour.
Although the Reviver will mask the marks over the roof support bars, the marks will reappear as you use the soft top as they are caused by friction of the material rubbing against itself, and cannot be stopped.
Please note - always use Reviver on the whole roof, NOT just the area with white marks, otherwise you will see a very patchy result which would probably highlight the fold marks even more!
Renovo Ultra Proofer is a very effective way to waterproof and protect your top from becoming ingrained with dirt, which would cause greater friction and worsen the marks – so remember to use the Proofer after you have cleaned and/coloured the top.
You may find this a slightly amusing suggestion that your neighbours may laugh at, but I suggest that you can also use the suction nozzle on your vacuum cleaner to suck dust out of your fabric hood when it is dry too!
I hope you found this information helpful! If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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