Best cleaner for high top ??

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Best cleaner for high top ??

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What would you recommend for cleaning the fibreglass High Top ? Mine has lots of ground in dirt that the jet wash doesnt budge .
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I normally get the wife to do it..... :run :run :run :run
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The Bobdogs wrote:I normally get the wife to do it..... :run :run :run :run


Thats great...send her round :ok
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Luckily most of the dirt came off mine with my jet wash, but was looking on getting some of this to give it an extra clean/protection:

http://www.marinescene.co.uk/product/38 ... r-amp;-wax" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Also some other products available:

http://www.marinescene.co.uk/category/1099/3m-products" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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300CE wrote:Luckily most of the dirt came off mine with my jet wash, but was looking on getting some of this to give it an extra clean/protection:

http://www.marinescene.co.uk/product/38 ... r-amp;-wax" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Also some other products available:

http://www.marinescene.co.uk/category/1099/3m-products" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Thanks for the links... :ok looks like good stuff, I was hoping someone would say the 99p Aldi all purpose cleaner or similar is what they use :lol:
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I use the 99p Aldi all purpose cleaner on my roof. :ok


















. . . . . but it doesn't get the roof very clean. :(

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Used Jif or Ciff as we have to call it nowadays, on my poptop, Came up pretty good seeing as the PO's had not bothered in years :?
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I had a west I 20years ago I put a small amount of bleech in my auto wash it cleaned it but you have to polish it to protect it (a small amount) and a good scrubbing brush
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i went from this...
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to this, used jet wash, CIF spray and stiff sponge
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elbow grease best cleaner on the market for the £1 price i have used gallons of the stuff on my car and bike restorations

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When you have it clean protect it with some good polish.
Something like Autoglym SRP (2 applications) and Autoglym EGP (2 applications) and then a high quality wax ( Autoglym HD wax).
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Oh sugar!!! So I shouldnt have cleaned her high top with diluted sugar soap to get the mould spots off? I did rinse well after....................
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I washed my hi top a few weeks back and it looks really dull - as if there is some soap left on it. Should I try and get this off before I use a polish?
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Hi,
When mine gets really grubby I use Vim. No it does not scratch it and then use good quality polish ie Mer.
For cleaning T Cut or Brasso
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kentishvanman wrote:Hi,
When mine gets really grubby I use Vim. No it does not scratch it and then use good quality polish ie Mer.
For cleaning T Cut or Brasso
Don
PS. Only 3-4 miles away. Call in for a chat.


I might just pop round for a demonstration ( on mine ) as to how you clean yours :wink:

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