jbree

Anyone have any luck with Forever Black Convertible Top Dye ?
My top is slightly faded black , looking to darken it .

helphos

I used a Brtish dye I found on Amazon. It worked great for me. I used it on my shale top (which was mildewed) to spruce it up. Then I used it on my wife's black BMW top which also came out well.
Good luck!

Hary Gahtoe

If you use a fabric dye it will darken the color. Unfortunately it will also change the look to a flat or dull look.

hyperv6

I saw a video with that top dye. I wondered if it worked as well in real life.

It looked to do a good job.

Note this is a special top dye and water proofing that is not regular fabric dye.

jbree

Thanks , I've decided to let it be for now and just go with Raggtop treatment.

hyperv6

I would try it first as you can always do the latter.

The English dye was on Youtube. I can recall the name but it looked good. I have a new roof and just logged it in my memory for when it may be needed.

RichSilvestris

Define faded.

In 2016, I tried Renovo Reviver, which is made in the UK.

The process went well. The top got a little darker, and the color didn't show any brush strokes. It's been nearly 8 years and the coating has not gone sour in any way. It did not, however, get rid of the dreaded "stretch marks". This was when I figured out that the fold marks on a top are the result of losing the velour-like "fur" in those places. The marks aren't discoloration, just a more reflective surface.

If there's a product out there that can solve that, I'm all ears.


Left side done

All done

Dried and fold marks still there

Hary Gahtoe

Try the C2/3 forum. They have a lot of experience with reverse aging

JMG2

You could also bring it to an upholstery shop -- local guy was able to refresh mine, I kept it for years before replacing it. Even if you replace it though, it's really not that expensive. Even in the NE, when I did mine it was only around $1,500 -- likely a lot less elsewhere in the country.
@Hary Gahtoe Good idea, the only problem is that the c2 (and I'm pretty sure the c3s) have vinyl tops, differnet process than the twillfast on the c5 (I actually replaced the vinyl on my '67 with twillfast, looks a LOT better, purests be dammed :-) )