Bentley mohair top?

derek37

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I have to check out a 96 bentley azure this week. The owner thinks the top is mohair.

Anyone with experience on cleaning and protecting a top made of mohair?



Thanks for any suggestions.
 
after doing some research, i've found mohair is just another name for "canvas". I'm thinking of using 303 convertible top cleaner and following up with 303 fabric guard. You guys think this will work out alright? Any other suggestions?
 
Unlike traditional cotton canvas the “canvas� toppings of today are made from high-tech synthetics.



Pretty much all OEMs (including Bentley) get their toppings form the Haartz company.



Haartz recommends Raggtopp products for maintaining their toppings but many detailers also swear by 303 products.



Meguiar’s has “canvas� care products in their marine line. If you have a boating supplier locally you should be able to find one or all three manufacturers’ products.





PC.
 
thank you sir. In his email, he also said it needed to be hand buffed. Any special reason behind this?

The only thing i can think of is some "other detailer" must have let holograms or something worse.



Any real reason for the hand buff?
 
You may want to ask him why he suggests the paint should only be buffed by hand. It's an old myth that still hangs on quite tenaciously. Be gentle and professional when you ask, some people cling to it as near religion. Hopefully he's just cautious and a good explanation will ease his worries.



There was some truth to it back in the days when compounds were as gritty as the beach and the only commonly seen buffers were rotaries with wool pads. With today's proliferation of hack detailers and crappy dealer prep churning out swirled cars like they're a fashion fad it's easy to see why the perception hasn't faded away.



The important thing about machines is that they are far more consistent than a human hand could ever be. And yes, they're faster and more powerful (rotaries especially). It's the combination or consistency with speed that allows you to use products and pads that are far more gentle than products you could use by hand.



If the machine can make a hundred times as many passes over a point on the surface as a human could then you can use a product/pad combo that's fifty times less aggressive and still be twice as effective.



And of course, the PC is much, much gentler than a rotary.



The problems come when the hacks use the speed and power of machines just to get more work done, faster without the care and attention to quality.





PC.
 
the other pc said:
You may want to ask him why he suggests the paint should only be buffed by hand. It's an old myth that still hangs on quite tenaciously. Be gentle and professional when you ask, some people cling to it as near religion. Hopefully he's just cautious and a good explanation will ease his worries.



There was some truth to it back in the days when compounds were as gritty as the beach and the only commonly seen buffers were rotaries with wool pads. With today's proliferation of hack detailers and crappy dealer prep churning out swirled cars like they're a fashion fad it's easy to see why the perception hasn't faded away.



The important thing about machines is that they are far more consistent than a human hand could ever be. And yes, they're faster and more powerful (rotaries especially). It's the combination or consistency with speed that allows you to use products and pads that are far more gentle than products you could use by hand.



If the machine can make a hundred times as many passes over a point on the surface as a human could then you can use a product/pad combo that's fifty times less aggressive and still be twice as effective.



And of course, the PC is much, much gentler than a rotary.



The problems come when the hacks use the speed and power of machines just to get more work done, faster without the care and attention to quality.





PC.







Hey thanks PC :up that's good info
 
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