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About to Fabsil the roof... Any advice

Snowball171

Snowball171

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Hi All,

I'm about to Fabsil the roof, going to be brushing it on. Just a question though, I've got a couple of marks on the roof, they look like where the material is compressed when the roof is down, will using the Fabsil act a bit like "Back to Black" and mask these marks or does it need a restorer/recolour?

Thanks in advance

Philip
 
Hi,

I used Fabsil Gold on my 981 and it did have a darkening effect although the roof is in really good condition...it was just that water wasn't beading anymore.

Maybe just try a small area to see.

As it is solvent based it does 'run' quickly so I masked off the car with newspaper and tape to be sure. Pleased with the results.

A
 
I assume you mean by marks is the fold marks you get from where the roof naturally gets creased marks I have seen then on Boxster and 911 cabs pretty annoying even on newish roofs.
Thoroughly make sure roofs as clean as possible before application of Fabsil I find by using a brush works best less messy than a spray.Fabsil will slightly darken the roof once protected so folds creases will look lessened but creases will still be there.
Just the natural pantina over time.
 
Thanks Guys!

I heard someone say to brush from front to back, not side to side? Don't know if that would make any difference?
 
I've done mine a couple of times now, it does darken slightly but not like uding a renovo type product. Mine still shows the folding marks think it's just one of those things due to design
Best waterproofer I've ever used on the soft tops we've had over the years, couple of coats and water beads off like the painted panels
 
Thanks Geoff. Hopefully get a chance to do it over the weekend - so tell everyone to expect rain! [:D]
 
Been thinking of doing this for a while, now i seem to have the time and no excuse.....

As a complete newby to this - roughly how much will i need - 1l or 5l or.... will it need one or two coats. Is it worth adding a recolour coat first - that is black on faded black
 
Andrew

I started doing this a year or so ago and the beading is impressive.
I use a Renovo roof cleaner first and when dry follow this with two coats of fabsil gold.
One litre does two treatments (4 coats) for me.

HTH
David

 
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