Vinyl roof cleaner, glue & re-waterproofer

[docevi1]

Hello, some questions if I may. I'm guessing all the westfields/caterhams... have the same roofy stuff?

The roof lining on the inside of the vinyl roof has become quite dirty of late (well, it always has been dirty), but there are a few rust marks (or rather the rusty poles marked the interior). What sort of stuff can you use to clean it? The glue that was previously used to stick it to the front bar is also coming loose and has left horrible marks on it, any ideas on how to get rid of that?

It is starting to come away from the front connecting bar as well, what glue is used to, um, glue it to wood?

And finally, what can one use to re-waterproof it? Any products I should look for?

Thanks.

[dern]

docevi1 said:

It is starting to come away from the front connecting bar as well, what glue is used to, um, glue it to wood? And finally, what can one use to re-waterproof it? Any products I should look for?

I'm not sure about the cleaning question but I would try and use some impact adhesive (bostik) for the glue. It's waterproof - sufficiently so that I can glue padding on the inside of my kayak with it and that gets filled with water on a regular basis and the padding stays put.

You have a couple of choices at least for waterproofing. I use fabsil tent waterproofer on my westy roof and used to regularly on my tvr s3 roof when I had it. Get the can of stuff that you brush on rather than an aerosol or spray gun thing as they will work out much more expensive and it goes everywhere. Alternatively you can use thompson's brush on brickwork waterproofer - the tvr guys swore by it. The only possible problem you may have with the thompons stuff is that it's designed to be painted on to a non-flexible surface (ie a wall) and while it works on a tvr (the top roof sections are hard panels) it may not on a flexible roof. The fabsil stuff is designed for tents which flex a fair bit so will be fine although more expensive than the thompson's stuff. The fabsil stuff does have to be painted on when the material is dry and can't get wet until it dries itself which may be problematic this time of year unless you can borrow a garage for a day or two.

Good luck,

Mark

[Ex-Biker]

Try:

www.frost.co.uk

They do a vinyl treatment range from Renovo, including waterproofer.

[Docevi1]

thanks, can it be used on the inside of roof's tho?