I've tried every cleaner with no luck?!?!?!
 

I am trying to get some stains off my tan/saddle top. The top was stained when I got the car and it is also said to be less than a year old. I have tried: turle wax, diluted bleach, Mean green degreaser, Ragg Topp, and an Autozone brand top cleaner. I let all of them soak for over 1/2 hour. Anybody have anything that I haven't tried? Thanks for the help!

RE: I've tried every cleaner with no luck?!?!?!
 

What is the stain? Oil, grease, etc?

RE: I've tried every cleaner with no luck?!?!?!
 

It is just from being in the weather. Nothing like grease or oil ever came in contact with it. I'm guessing it is mold because it is splotchy looking. Any help?

RE: I've tried every cleaner with no luck?!?!?!
 

I dont know what Oxiclean would do to the color of your top, so anything with bleach could cause more harm than good. But if it is mold, you need to kill it. What about Simple Green? That works for some stuff, but you will most likely need something you can use a stiff bristle brush with. This may sound stupid, but bare with me. Get a bowl of warm water and use a bounce sheet(like you put in the dryer), and scrub a small area with that. Its the best thing for cleaning ovens and hard to clean surfaces, and should not cause any harm to the top. Try an inconspicuous(spelling) area first. Quit laughing, I am serious.

RE: I've tried every cleaner with no luck?!?!?!
 

At this points I am so over this crap being on there I will try anything at all. I already tried simple green and it did nothing. I will try the bounce sheet idea and see what happens. Thanks for the help and your paint scheme it sweet. Later

RE: I've tried every cleaner with no luck?!?!?!
 

Can you post a pic of the problem area? If the discoloration is impregnated into the material then you might be SOL to make the top look natural again :( but if that's the case then no harm in trying all the different methods you can think of.

One HUGE tip I've always used to avoiding mold from forming in the first place,, is to NEVER put the top down if it's wet. That means if you're driving off on a nice warm morning but the top is covered in dew, then wait for it to evaporate off. Same goes for after you've washed the car, wait for the top to dry completely before lowering it.

RE: I've tried every cleaner with no luck?!?!?!
 

How can I get a few pics on here? I've never put it down wet but it was stained when I got it so there's no telling how the stains got there. I would love to post some pics. I'll go take them now. Can I just paste a pic right into a message?

RE: I've tried every cleaner with no luck?!?!?!
 

If you have a digital camera then, yea it's easy to post a few pics. Take the shots & transfer them to your computer. Then righ here below the spot you post a message (use "post reply" not "fast reply") just click on that "click here to upload" and find the pics on your computer.

There is a size limit doing it this way though., if you have bigger photos that you can't shrink then you need to upload them somewhere else like photobucket, etc

RE: I've tried every cleaner with no luck?!?!?!
 

OK, I couldn't get it to paste so I signed up for Photobucket and here are the url's:

http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...hker/mold5.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...hker/mold4.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...hker/mold3.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...hker/mold2.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...hker/mold1.jpg

Keep in mind this is after I I used everything I could think of on it yesterday.
Thanks for any help with this anyone has to offer.

RE: I've tried every cleaner with no luck?!?!?!
 

Here are the pics directly. Just stick an [img] on the left of a pic & [/img] on the right in future.

http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...hker/mold5.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...hker/mold4.jpg

[/img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p212/tuhker/mold3.jpg[/img]

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...hker/mold2.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...hker/mold1.jpg

Is that a greenish hue to the discoloration? And it's evenly across most of the top?