Water proofing you hood

[500trev]

Could anyone please advise of proven water proofer for my griff hood and lid.Have been told brick work proofer good ,also tent proofer from camping shopworks.Answers eer below plz

[HarryW]

Do a search of previous threads its been covered (forgive the pun ) a few times before. Thompsons water seal (brick type sealer), or Fabsil (tent sealer).

Harry

[marino]

Renovo. Used it recently and it has stopped all leaks along the stitching. I think the stuff you apply with a brush is better than the spray. I also cleaned the fabric with Renovo dry cleaner, wasn't that impressed. I think you can buy it here or via TVRCC. I got mine at a SAAB garage as they use it for their convertables.

Dave.

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>> Edited by marino on Friday 19th September 00:21

[mrmaggit]

Thompsons Waterseal. Does what.....etc. Be careful with the first brushful, though, it wicks very quickly! A piece of kitchen roll in the other hand is a good idea, just in case!

Just keep it off the window and rubber seals. Oh and the paint, of course.

maggit

[Podie]

Used Thompsons last time round... gonna give Renovo a go at the weekend...

[rude girl]

Another vote for Thompsons Water Seal here. The wicking comment is very true, but I found it a useful way to apply it. Use a natural bristle brush (it just slides off a nylon one and dribbles everywhere) and dab it on to the hood. You can see where you've been so that's not a problem. It took me about 8 coats on my last car, but I think it had never been done in its life prior to that.

Don't forget to give the whole thing a really good scrub before you do it (I took mine in to the shower!) and re-dye it with Renovo beforehand if it needs a bit of a freshen up.

Renovo do a waterproofer which is excellent too, but it seems to be much more costly for only similar performance IMHO. Can recommend almost everything else they do - the colour restorers and rear-screen renovator in particular.

[Podie]

rude girl said:

Can recommend almost everything else they do - the colour restorers and rear-screen renovator in particular.

I'd agree with that.

[FlipFlopGriff]

Just coated mine with 2 coats of Thomsons Water Seal.
There are a number of different types. Malke sure it states canvas/fabric on the tin. It does darken the fabric a tad. Takes aroiund 30 minutes to apply and a couple of hours to touch dry. I did mine last weekend when it was hot.