Renovo - -what to expect

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Rob13
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Renovo - -what to expect

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My hood I don't think has ever been proofed as the car has lived in a garage its whole life.

It now stays outside a bit so thought I would use Renove ultraproofer. Thinking it would make the roof water resistant - ie water would not soak into it, but bead on top. I brushed on most of the 500ml bottle and let it dry, but after todays rain I would say its exactly the same as it was before. Does this sound right? The water just soaks in with no 'waterproofiness'
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Exactly the same when I did mine :?
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M8 i got the BMW bottle for the job at hand...
same as really did as directed, after drying still water mostly soaks in.
i aint got leaks though, go figure
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I did mine with the Autoglym kit, cleaner and proofer last August and the water sheets off the hood and beads a treat, it will soak in eventually with very hard persistant rain but non comes into the cabin. Would rate the Autoglym proofer it does the job, only cock up I made was when I sprayed the proofer on the hood I got some on the windows and doors and was a hell of a job to remove as it dries like varnish :shock

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Another vote from me for the BMW impregnating stuff - really works very well indeed.
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I have just used the autoglym kit on mine and it does make the water bead.
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Post by Jonttt »

Another vote from me for the AutoGlym kit

works a treat, only problem was I only used less than half of the cleaning solution but all of the proofer as I gave it 3 coats :head: but water beads off perfectly.
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Post by Robert T »

I vote for the BMW stuff - but it does say "leave to dry in the sun" - so not easy to apply in Britain! :lol:

Seems to work pretty well on mine - small amount of water beads off, but if it 'isses it down, then it looks wet.

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I use the Renovo stuff, no problems at all
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Autoglym for me very pleased with it :thumb:
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Post by ChrisXL »

I have used the Renovo stuff, it is not a water reppelant, it is water proofing. The softtops do get soaking wet, that is no problem at all.
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Post by sjgillett »

I use the Autoglym kit have done on both my soft tops and have been very happy with it. Same results as others water beads off the roof unless it chucks it down then it just soaks the roof but has never found its way inside.
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It's the 1st job I did to my ///M using the Renovo stuff. Stopped my little leak where the rain just soaked from just light showers but now the ragtop is as dry a whistle and stood up well to some heavy rain.
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Post by jhb1 »

Atoglym for the last 6 years. Shampoo and proofer. Works like a dream
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Here a pic to show how good the Revo stuff (i think there's no difference between products though) is after a good down pour this afternoon.

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Post by Rob13 »

Mine doesnt look like that :-( It is what I was expecting though.

Maybe it needs a few applications?

It has never leaked so not the end of the world - just thought it a good idea that the material is not always absorbing the water
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Mine is still beading like a ducks back using the Autoglym proofer last August. I have discovered one thing yesterday, I gave the hood a really good hoover with a stiffish brush whilst still damp after shampooing and amazed how much colour has come back. I wonder if the proofer attracts dirt and traps it that normal washing doesn't remove?

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:dunce: after washing and leathering the zed today, i forgot about all the water beads on the roof and set off :D only to find that when I stopped all the water beads had streaked all over my doors, back wings and boot :dunce: :dunce: :dunce:
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Fabric Hood Cleaner and Water Repellant

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I have done quite a bit of research on this subject as I am wanting to get my hood back to looking and resisting water as it was when new. First I spoke to BMW who would not recommend any product in the consumer market place; they have their own product which they recommend and it would cost me about £47 for the Cleaning and Repellant 'kit'. I then spoke to an independent retailer who deals mainly in these type of products. Yes, he said Autoglym works well (round about £20 per kit - buy in halfords). Bu7t, he was not surprised that BMW won't recommend anything but their own product. In fact, yhe told me that the Market leader for this type of product is called 'RaggTopp', and American product who supply all the US car manufacturer's and most European, including BMW!! The RaggTopp Fabric Cleaner and Repellant kit would cost mje around £29 and he recommended this product above all others - beats paying BMW £47 for the same product with a BMW logo!! Hope this helps.
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Post by Robert T »

The BMW stuff you want is not £47. That is a kit that consists of a load of stuff you don't want - and somehow seems to end up costing more than the sum of its constituent parts - I have it listed in a products brochure somewhere.

The BMW proofer is about £14 and the cleaner £6-8 iirc. The cleaner does seem to work pretty well, but it won't help with fading - I think only the Renovo dye stuff can help with that - they do get dirty though as the fabric seems to absorb dirt, so a good clean does help and it will remove the old proofer - reproofing with the BMW stuff is supposed to be done in the shade and then left in the sun today - so today would be a cracking day to get it done.

If you want part numbers for the BMW stuff, I have previously posted them on here, or I can soon check the bottles in the cupboard, but it sounds like you have got sorted with other products now.

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Post by micktus »

Thanks R

I will try the RaggTopp and let you know. Incidentally, my Z3 is exactly same clours (interior/exterior) as yours except mine is a 2.00i. Thanks again
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Post by w4tkins »

Also used the autoglym. very good it brought it up like new. HOWEVER I also got it on the rear window/glass and paint work :head: :dunce:

A dry washing up blue cloth and a hell of alot of srubbing brings it off (dont try wetting it first cos youy wont get it off). Now needs washing again!

Overall very happy with the results!!!!!!
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For info I have just redone my roof. I had proofed with Autoglym when I first got it back in January as had no beading at all before. Was very pleased with the result.

However, some of the hood had faded (especially over the support bars) and there is a little wear on one side. I was toying with the idea of a new hood but can't justify as the wear is not bad and the roof basically sound and will last another few years. But the faded bits were beginning to bug me.

I didn't fancy going the "painted" route so picked up on an idea someone had posted on here ie using suede shoe die (mine is a blue roof). I thought what the hell sounds easier to do and if its no good I can "paint" it.

I bought 4 spray cans of blue suede colour for £10 (telling the guy at the shoe shop I didn't have blue suede shoes :lol: )

I masked off the roof which was the time consuming part and sprayed on the cans. 4 cans were perfect for 2 coats. I used a piece of paper towels to "even out" the sprayed on colour and the results are ace. I was really surprised with the difference it had made, the colour match was great and the roof looks like new with no patchiness at all :D

I was then going to buy some more autoglym proofer but remembered I had some tent proofer already. I thought what the hell I'll give it a go. I brushed the stuff on generously (leaving the masking on so did not get onto paintwork) and gave it 2 coats. The stuff dried really quickly but left a "silver" deposit on the surface. Oh dear :shock: but to my surprise a wipe over with a damp cloth and the hood looks fantastic :D I tested it with a jug of water and it literally jumped off the roof, there was no beading becuase there was no water left on :D

I left the car out at my girlfriends last night and after overnight rain the car body had beads of water on but the roof was bone dry. Its even better than the autoglym.

The test will now be how long both the colour and proofing last but if its lasts through this summer I will be well chuffed :D

(just got to fit my new rear window now :head: )
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Post by D-reame »

Renovo also do a black die (and other colours) http://www.renovointernational.com/products/reviver.php which I have used. The finish is like new. Follow this with two coats of proofer and you have a as new roof. :D
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Just done mine today with the Auto Glym kit and am very impressed with the results.. although to be fair - my hood is relatively new (Oct 08) and is in good shape anyway.. just thought it would be better to clean and treat it now while the weather is nice! :) - If I get a chance it'll be the glass and the interior tomorrow! :)
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I cleaned my 2.2 with the Renovo cleaner and reproofed it yesterday.
I poured some water on this afternoon to check and great big globby beads appeared so I am very pleased with it again. :wink:
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