RaggTopp Fabric Protectant Review - Waterproofing & Waterbeading and Good Looks Too!

mikephillips@autogeek.net · 11-11-2009, 06:21 PM

RaggTopp Fabric Protectant Review - Waterproofing & Waterbeadingand and Good Looks Too!

After having my Bikini Top made I treated it with 2-3 applications of RaggTopp Fabric Protectant to insure it was waterproof because when it rains here in Stuart, Florida it comes down by the bucket loads.

About an hour ago we had a shower and there was a thread about cloth tops and vinyl tops and that got me wondering what my top looked like as it's easily been about a month since I treated the Bikini Top. This truck is parked out side 24 hours a day and 7 days a week so it sees ALL the rain we get as well as a lot of wind and dirt and dust in the air. For all these reasons I wanted to get a good waterproof coating applied before the top had any dirt penetrated into the weave of the cloth.

So I grabbed my trusty and polish splatted Rebel T1i and snapped a few pictures for another thread and thought, heck might as well make this a review while I'm at it..

This is a far shot looking just past the Surfboard brackets. The water pools in 4 areas that sink down with the weight of the accumulated water but the water never penetrates into the inside of the fabric.

At the higher elevations of the top surrounding the edge of the windshield the water beads up. Either place, doesn't matter as the water never penetrates the material, it just beads up or pools.

My top was new and as such clean so if you're working on an older top you should consider getting the kit and cleaning the top well before sealing it with the protectant.

RaggTopp Fabric Convertible Top Care Kit

Or by itself...

RaggTopp Fabric Protectant

Besides creating a waterproof surface, the RaggTopp Protectant also provides

Protects By Keeping Out the Elements of Nature and Man
Renews and Extends the Life of Older Tops
UV Protection with UV Stabilizers
Contains NO SILICONE
Will Not Harm Automotive Finishes, Chrome, Trim, Glass, Vinyl, Rubber or Plastic Windows
Ozone Friendly to Meet California Air Quality Standards
Tested and endorsed by Haartz Corporation, the world's leading manufacturer of convertible topping

It's also real easy to apply just use it like a can of spray paint and allow enough time for each application to dry before applying follow-up coatings.

On a side note, I met the owner Rick Goldstein at SEMA and he's a genuinely nice guy as well as a car guy!

Besides protecting and waterproofing your top, it keeps it looking new...

obone · 11-11-2009, 06:28 PM

It is the only thing that I use on my top!

steve8 · 11-11-2009, 08:47 PM

Another

for the raggtopp kit.

Tenorplayer23 · 11-11-2009, 10:42 PM

Hey Mike,

Looks like a very nice product. Just for my info. how do you think RaggTop performs vs. the comparable 303 convertible top sealant (or cleaner & sealer system)?? Am told both are very good........

Any experience that you have personally or from your fellow experts at AG would be appreciated.

Thx. in advance.

See ya.

Bob in Rochester

mikephillips@autogeek.net · 11-11-2009, 10:48 PM

To be honest I haven't used the 303 system but I have used the Meguiar's system but not on my own cars so hard to say what the results were.

I should have taped off my bikini top and done a 3-way test...

Chances are good all 3 products will do a great job as they're all reputable companies...

Chances are good I'll have a new top made in the future, so I'll remember this thread... I also have a boat with a brand new Bimini Top that I have yet to treat, it's orange...

steve8 · 11-12-2009, 10:13 AM

Two points were left out.
Make SURE the top is dry before applying protectant. I waited 24 hrs.
Don't get the protectant on your finish.
I drape out some old sheets out from under the top, and mask off the window for total protection. Time well spent.

mikephillips@autogeek.net · 11-12-2009, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve8

Two points were left out.

Thanks for pointing that out, you're correct, it's very important that the fabric be desert dry before applying the first coat and second coats. This means if you wash your top before applying the protectant then allow enough time for the top to thoroughly dry, parking in the sun is one option but then you risk air-born dust getting back onto the top before you spray on the protectant.

One option is to park your car in your garage and place a fan in a position to blow over the top and leave the windows down. This will speed up the drying time.

I haven't had any problem with getting the protectant on the paint, as far as harming the paint, but covering the paint first certainly wouldn't hurt.