Anyone ever re-dye a spider top?

Yes i did min only last month. I got the hood dye from www.europaspares.com in the UK were i am. Its a paint on liquid and its very simple to use. And gives a deep black finish to the hood grain. Heres the product... Recomended.
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Stop dude! Before u do anything, try reimpregnating your soft top - no I don't mean it that way. Cheesh, go to any BMW dealership/parts store and buy the convertible top restorer. Use it as directed and the finished product will be a darker top that will shed water like an oily duck (oxymoron?). Redying is an extreme step, IMO.

 

I purchased the BMW cleaner and resealer/restorer some time back. Tomorrow I'll do a before and after photo shoot of my 348 to help others decide if the BMW cleaning products are good enough, or if re-dying is their best option.

Somebody remind me to take some photos when I go clean the car!

 

Oh, cool. I'm curious what ur experience is. It really made a total difference on my car - day and night, so to speak. My top was faded but not a great deal. It's hard to tell how far gone Gershwin's is.

 

Oh, i thought the original question was about dying the roof, so i answerd
Had you asked about cleaning it then i would have said that i used a product to clean it first befor it was re-dyed. After all my car is 11 years old

 

Chaa,

I have the Renovo kit to use on my 348 Spider, how easy was it to do, any pics of before and after.

Regards,
Phil.

 

I have no before and afters mate. But i will say that the job only takes 30mins max and does a cracking job. The dye does not streak even though its painted on with a brush and restores the hood back to a deep black Cleaning a hood on a 10 year old cars hood will not get the hood back to a deep black state due to sun fade.

 

Thanks chaa, one more job to add to the list!!

Phil.

 

Done.

Enjoy!

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