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Mouldy soft top

jimbo6977
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Does anyone have any ideas for removing mould/lichen/algae from a soft top roof please? 

And keeping it away thereafter (aside from storing the car dry in a dry garage). 

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  • MX5huggy
    MX5huggy Posts: 7,170 Forumite
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    Get yourself over to Deatailing World, warning it’s addictive.

    https://www.detailingworld.co.uk/threads/removing-green-algae-from-soft-top.434925/
  • Sea_Shell
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    I used to use Autoglim cleaner and protector.

    They come as a box set, with an agitating sponge.
    How's it going, AKA, Nutwatch? - 12 month spends to date = 3.24% of current retirement "pot" (as at end December 2025)
  • droopsnoot
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    I've tried the Autoglym kit without a great deal of success, I think I got a bit more from cleaning it with Milton sterilising tablets dissolved in water. It also depends on what material the soft-top is made from, some things work better on different materials. As above, though, loads of info on Detailing World.
  • facade
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    droopsnoot said:
    I've tried the Autoglym kit without a great deal of success, I think I got a bit more from cleaning it with Milton sterilising tablets dissolved in water. It also depends on what material the soft-top is made from, some things work better on different materials. As above, though, loads of info on Detailing World.

    The best thing to remove & kill mould is hypochlorite bleach, (milton is an expensive way to buy it diluted), but it will take the colour out of fabrics.
    I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....

    (except air quality and Medical Science ;))
  • pulliptears
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    Renovo was wonderful on my old TR7.
    Still use it now on my modern soft top.

    https://www.renovointernational.com/car-care/soft-top-reviver.php
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