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PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 1:31 pm    Post subject: Is that pop top dirty? CLEAN IT WITH THIS! Reply with quote

I'm surrounded by large trees, which is nice. The westy though gets constant sap, huge needle piles, branches etc. I can also tell that the top itself has likely never been cleaned, at least not really..

So, today I blew off the debris and decided to really clean it. I used this great grease removing hand soap [Orange Goop - with pumice. Harbor freight] shown below- many of you probably use it after working on the car.

It's seriously effortless, the entire top was done in about 20 minutes and it was very rewarding.

Two towels.
I dampen the first in a cup of water and apply hand soap to. With this I lightly scrub the surface in circular motion. The second towel is just damp with water and I wipe it all down and take the debris away with it. The surface in the last picture is slightly wet but you can see the difference. Take a look.

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keep that top clean, folks.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 4:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nice work!

whats funny is I can totally smell that soap just by seeing the photo... mind playing tricks on me
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow , that looks awesome! That stuff sucks for cleaning your hands though . Looks like you found a great use for it though .
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are different types of hand cleaner like this- can't imagine how you've had bad results with this brand though ..

I've been to my knees in grease and can't imagine an easier way to effortlessly remove it than this stuff.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quick.....get some Penetrol on that top.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That is freakin amazing. I have a bit of that black stuff (mold?) on my top but no amount of scrubbing with car soap gets off. Will the citrus stuff harm the finish? Because if not I am totally going to do this (then penetrol!)
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 6:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought I read that if you put Penetrol on a white pop top it'd make it yellow? I put it on my blue one and it made it beautiful, couldn't live with out it! No personal experience w/ the white though, check around...

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Quick.....get some Penetrol on that top.

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 6:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

tam_shops wrote:
I thought I read that if you put Penetrol on a white pop top it'd make it yellow? I put it on my blue one and it made it beautiful, couldn't live with out it! No personal experience w/ the white though, check around...

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Good point....forgot about the slight yellowish tint. My top is tan so I was not worried about discoloration. Imagine the blue and maroon look amazing after "the treatment".

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Honestly this stuff cleans it so well I wouldn't even bother with a coating over it. I wouldn't apply anything that made the top change colors..

This pumice hand soap is not invasive or corrosive at all to the top.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you don't want to use Penetrol a good quality wax coating will help preserve your efforts....
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I learned-and forgot about this trick from an old Bodyman I knew. I had a bay window bus that was chalky and he told me to use some pumice hand cleaner cut with water and I would be able to get my shine back with minimal hand effort. It worked! Looks nice!
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

dobryan wrote:
If you don't want to use Penetrol a good quality wax coating will help preserve your efforts....


agrees, else the fresh paint oxidizes again, quicker the next time.
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