How To Keep Your Soft Top Looking Great

If you are ready to pull your soft-top convertible out of the garage and take it for a spring drive, you may want to clean your soft-top before you hit the road to ensure that your car looks as good as possible. You can also work with a BMW repair technician to make sure it's patched and in good shape.

Softly Clean the Top

The first thing you are going to want to do is softly clean the top of your car. Use a gentle care shampoo on your soft top, paired with some water and a soft bristle brush that is designed to not leave stretch marks behind.

The key to cleaning your soft top is to be gentle. Don't soak it with water or scrub too hard. A nice, gentle cleaning is all that you need to do.

Work the Tough Spots

If you have spots on your soft top that will  not come clean with a soft brush and gentle car soap, invest in a convertible top spray. These sprays use stronger concentrated formulas that will more effectively break down the dirt that you struggled to get off your soft top. Use a more concentrated cleaner on the dirt areas; don't scrub harder.

Once you have cleaned the dirt off your soft top, be sure to rinse it off with water. Make sure that you get rid of all the soap residue from your soft top.

Protect the Top

After you clean the top, you are going to want to take some steps to protect the top of the waer and tear of the sun. The fabric on soft tops is delicate, so you want to make sure that you take steps to preserve the delicate fabric.

The best way to protect the top is to apply a protective spray. Make sure that the spray is designed to protect against fading from ultraviolet rays from the sun. There are a variety of different sprays sold on the market for soft-top convertibles that you can purchase at your local auto parts or auto care store.

Clean the Window

Don't forget about the windows! When you take your soft-top out cruising, and you want to put up the top, you want to be able to see out your windows and you want your windows to match your shiny new top. Be careful while cleaning your windows; try not to get the window cleaner directly on your soft top.

Before you take your soft-top out for a spring drive, clean your soft-top and your windows so that your car looks as nice as possible when you take it cruising.