PROTEX World Convertible Soft Top Canvas Restorer Black 1ltr. - Colour Restores Like New

Great product, easy to apply, works great, little pricey but way cheaper than replacing the top, will buy again and again, also just a small amount was needed to cover the top on my solstice.

I have a black convertible beetle with a 14 year old canvas top. Though I have kept it under roof for most of its life, It started to look a little tired and started leaking (actually, it would soak up rain like a sponge). I watched videos on this product and decided to buy. I bought two 500ml bottles, which covered the top nicely with a little left over for touch-ups. If you have a larger top than a beetle, you will need to buy another bottle to cover. I had to use gloves because it looks and feels like an ink. However, when I cleaned up afterward, it washed off with soap and water. All of my seams and one place I had to repair with twine stained well and looks like a new top. I am still in the process of sealing it with the waterproofer product. I will post photos when I am completely finished.

Worked great definitely recommend

I followed the instructions carefully: shook the bottle for about one minute, poured some into a clean plastic cup, and applied it using a new 1-inch paintbrush. After just two minutes, I noticed lumps forming in the liquid. I discarded it, cleaned everything, and tried again with another 30 ml — but the same issue happened. Despite proceeding with the application, the canvas only developed a very pale coloration, far from the rich finish I expected. For context, the fabric had been cleaned the night before using dishwashing liquid and thoroughly rinsed, and it was completely dry at the time of application. I'm wondering if the product was expired or degraded. I’d appreciate any insight from the manufacturer or other users — I’d really like to understand what went wrong.

The restorer Color gave my canvas top the refresh it desperately needed. As I applied the product with a traditional paint brush, I Immediately followed the strokes with disposable foam brushes to help spread the product which seemed to help. I felt applying it with a paint brush didn’t spread evenly or easily. Not sure if it was due to the top soaking in the dye or the horsehair paintbrush just not speeding well enough and not the right brush. The bottle says there’s enough to yield a typical 4 seater car. Mine is a 4 seater however a small one. I was really cutting it close at the end with very little restorer left over. Would’ve been great if the bottles were slightly larger for the money. Do as they say. Do diligence and Tape off the body and window areas well. I used blue painters tape and newspaper. I bought the 3 step kit. The cleaner was the best I’ve used yet. Way better than the 303 top cleaner I’ve used. waterproofer was awesome too. Before and after pics shown. Even with some of the above stated I’d still buy it again, 5 stars hands down.

Worked decent on my vinyl top. It dried a slightly shiny black instead of matte like I was hoping, but still a big improvement over the faded brown it was before. I only needed about half the bottle to do the whole top. I found it easier to apply and rub in using a clean rag. Make sure to do it in the shade otherwise it will dry too quickly and you'll end up with an uneven finish,

I have nothing to lose, my wife didn't like the tan top and wanted to switch to black, after researching getting a new black top ($300 used and much more for new that's if I install) I looked at Protex World Convertible Soft Top Canvas Restorer Black to see if I could just use this. I had already deep cleaned the top really well so it was stain free and looking great, my wife still wanted black. I purchased one quart of Black. I did three coats of black, I let the 1st coat dry for 3 hours then applied second, that dried over night, third coat went on the next night. results speak for themselves see before and after pictures. The corvette top was very easy to work with and tape off, I loosened the top handles slide newspaper under seals and used old towels on truck portion, taped off windows and used a cheap brush (if I had to do it again I'd get a nicer brush bristles came off here and there had to pick them off) and started in the center of the top and work your way to front and sides. The first coat the top was loose (my thought was maybe being loose the fabric would soak in more color), the second and third coat I tightened as if I were to drive it. If I had to do it again I would have ordered the package dye and sealer and save $5.00, so now sometime before I get it out of storage I need to order up the sealer. I used three coats with one quart container and still have some left over. So in short, you can not see any Tan fabric at all, this is a summer car (3rd car along with a motorcycle), so the top should be down most of the time, if however I need to touch up or put another coat on I will, this will save me hundreds of dollars, just my thoughts.

Excellent Product

I was very pleased with the Protex products. After applying the conditioner I put the water proofing on and had the finished product. It was enough to do a convertible top on a four seater. The top is 12 years old and looks new. Water beads very well after the treatment.

I had a Mercedes CLK with a blue soft top, which didn't quite match the silver bodywork. So I used this product to not only restore, but to change the actual colour of the soft top fabric to black. I followed the instructions, firstly masking off the car with commercially available paint drop-sheet plastic and masking tape (well worth doing first so as to prevent dye spots on the paintwork), then using a soft paintbrush to apply the restorer. It took 3 coats to achieve the satisfactory black finish, but the result is great. I finished off by applying 2 coats of waterproofing spray agent to protect the fabric finish and to mak the sot top weatherproof. All in all, a great result.

Wear gloves! Hands came clean using pumice soap & water- instructions regarding clean-up on bottle are 'brief'. The Convertible Soft Top Canvas Restorer in Black applied easily using a 2'' foam brush and a small tray. Applied outdoors at 12C . Clean-up while still wet was easy, required some effort (nothing major- just a vigorous rub with a clean cloth) to clean from paint once dry. Dried to an even, black finish. Excellent 'like-new' effect with no streaks or splotches- nothing at all to indicate that the top hadn't just been replaced by a new one. There is enough Restorer left to do another small (Porsche) convertible top completely again should that be necessary. Overall quite satisfied with the result which nicely undid the appearance of 'fading' caused by inappropriate water-proofing agent. Have happily discovered an 'off-label' use. If carefully applied it nicely restores the finish on leather steering wheels!

Excellent quality and does exactly what it says it does. Easy to apply and leaves no streaky marks when applied properly as per the instructions. I’ve used it in a number of different situations and it’s been brilliant in all of them.

Producto muy bueno para su especificación de uso ,lo volvería a comprar