Paul Leavett
Email 08/09 |
I used the Hood cleaner, the Canvas restorer and the Weatherproofer on a Alfa Romeo Spider. It looked bad last year but over the winter it had been parked up near to a hedge and was even worse. The leaves had badly stained the canvas fabric, Algi had also started to form in yellowy green patches on the hood, it looked terrible. It was not leaking but it felt damp, even on a dry day.
I first gave the Hood cleaner a couple of applications and brushed it when dry between each application.
I then gave it two coats of the black colour restorer and then used the last waterproofer, about three coats, (after each coat was dry.)
The result was dramatic. The hood looks totaly brand new. The rain literally bounces off and the hood is dry to the touch 2 minutes after the rain stops falling.
I have not used the plastic scratch remover on the window yet but if it works as well as the other three then great.
Please use this testimonial to your excellent product in any way you wish to, its great...
I only used about half the contents of the containers, therefore I can do the same again if I wish.
A great product that does all it claims.
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Anthony
Email 09/09 |
I have had a bottle of your Hood Reviver in my garage for about 12 years, having over-ordered quantities for my Rolls-Royce Phantom II when I changes its hood colour from tan to black.
I've just used this on the tonneau cover of my TR6 and even after all these years the result has been PERFECT! Good Stuff this Hood Reviver.
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Brian
Email 09/09 |
Great products that brought the hood of my 10 year old Megane back to life. Cannot recommend the product highly enough.
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Michael
Switzerland
Email
09/09 |
I've just finished rennovating my MG RV8 soft top with your kit of
4 products.
Fabulous results.
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Lin Cherrington
Email 08/09
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I wanted to let you know just how delighted I have been with both your service and products.
As you know I have an Mazda MX5 and the hood was looking dreadful, full of mould stains with a green haze over it. I have tried other products and all that seemed to happen was the mould spread again after a few months. I was really hesitant about using other products however, as I saw so many reviews on your website I was almost tempted.
You were very helpful when I wrote to ask your advice, which filled me with the confidence to try Renovo.
The whole process of cleaning, renewing the colour and finally re-proofing was fool proof. It was so easy to do and the results, well, they have been amazing. In fact a neighbour was so impressed with the result that he asked me what I was using as a friend of his has the same problem with a soft top car. I was more than confident to recomend Renovo with no hesitation.
I will certainly be back for more products when needed.
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Andrew Biddle
Japanese Cars Banzai Magazine July/09 |
Ahead of the Show Season, I have also revived the lacklustre appearance of the convertible hood. To bring it back to former glory, I turned to the highly recommended range of products from Renovo International (available directly or fromMX-5 specialists). £26.50 buys you a Vinyl Soft Top Kit that comprises of a Vinyl Soft Top Cleaner, that is a simple brush-on leave, agitate and rinse process to remove the dirt from the grain of the roof. A coating of Vinyl Ultra Proofer then seals the cleaned surface and restores a glossy, water-repellent finish to the hood. Hopefully you can see the before and after in the photo- the hood now looks as good as the day it rolled out of the dealership into the Japanese traffic. A treatment of the rear window with Renovo Window Polish has improved rearward visibility from the driver's seat too.
THEY ARE SUPERB PRODUCTS, and as the Mazda's roof is pretty tiny, there is plenty of the products left for future treatments.
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Walter Garber
Meran Italy
Email 07/09 |
Great product! I used it for my SAAB 900 convertible.
Looks great now!
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Lynda
Email 06/09 |
I used the canvas soft top cleaner and reviver on an old MX5 and the roof
has come up like new.
I am very impressed. It's so nice to use a product
that dos what it says.
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Alan Todd
Email 05/09 |
Dear Renovo
Looking back through the rear view mirror on my 1999 SL320 I saw a very hazy
image of the vehicles behind me. Having just removed the hard top and
settled in for the delights of summer motoring it was obvious that the
plastic windows in the soft top needed some attention.
The plastic was not brittle, cracked or badly marked, just difficult to see
through clearly, but not enough to justify the expense of replacing the
windows. I know that there are many products on the market that wax lyrical
about how they can restore the clarity in cloudy plastic screens, so the
next job was how to decide what to buy. The answer for me came from a copy
of Autoexpress from July 2008, read whilst waiting to have my wife's car
fixed at a local garage. The product being reviewed was Renovo Plastic
Window Polish and the article convinced me that I should at least give it a
try.
A bottle of the polish was duly purchased and I have to say that I was
absolutely delighted with result, a rear screen that I could look through
with greatly improved clarity. Applying the polish was simple, apart from
the restrictions of working on the inside of the car. Patience and a little
bit of 'elbow grease', working on a small area at a time, will achieve an
amazing result that makes the effort well worthwhile.
Being slightly sceptical about manufacturers claims on car care products I
have no hesitation in recommending this polish.
For a modest outlay of £9.99 (the price of a 50ml bottle and still some left
for a couple more applications) my car looks smarter and most importantly is
safer in terms of being able to see more clearly what is behind me. I have
also been advised that a car can fail its annual MOT if the rear plastic
screen is deemed too cloudy.
In my haste to try out the product my only regret was not taking a photo
before I did the work so that I could compare the before and after effect.
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Stephen
Alberta, Canada
Email 05/09 |
Just finished using your Soft Top Kit "A" on my 2001 BMW Z3.
The results
were excellent
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Tony Harrison
Email 04/09 |
Recently ordered black soft top reviver. It arrived two days later and I
have applied it to my 10 year old MGF.
The results are very impressive.
Thank you. My car looks like it has a new hood now.
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Eamonn Lawlor
Email 02/09 |
Hi Renovo,
The full kit arrived.
I used it. I followed the instructions to the letter. Very simple!. The
results are amazing. My roof was grey in places, particularly, where the
bars are underneath. It is now a lovely uniform black colour. I should add,
that my car, a BMW, is seventeen years old, and I would imagine, has never
been treated before. The inside of the roof had white water marks on it. I
had a little of the product left over, I used it , with perfect results.
Thank you very much.
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Ask the Expert
Daily Telegraph
Oct 2008 |
Top gear
My wife has a much-loved 2001 Renault Mégane cabriolet with a blue hood.
Having no garage, it is parked on our drive and subjected to wind, dust and
rain. This has resulted in discolouration and ingrained dust in the hood
fabric. I have tried to clean it with an Autoglym product with very patchy
results. Could you recommend a product or company to restore the colour and
condition?
W.S. Huddersfield
Renovo has products for this. Go to www.renovointernational.com.
Honest John.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/caradvice/honestjohn
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Lee
Email
06/08 |
Just had to tell you what a miraculous effect your Plastic Window Polish had
on my Smart Cabrio's rear window, thank you.
Only Renovo products from now
on!!!!!
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Andrew Ashby
Email 05/08 |
I just used the plastic screen restorer product you shipped me this week and
it's worked a treat.. Saving me from buying new doors for my Caterham 7.
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James
Email 04/08 |
Just placed my second order as I have a new car which requires a little TLC.
I was sceptical at first when on my last car (Porsche Boxter) but after
drying it looked fantastic.
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T Sayers
Letter 07/02 |
Having recently purchased 1 Litre of your Renovo Soft Top Reviver. I am very happy. The hood on my 1934 Austin 7 was grey, faded and looked only fit for the bin.
Treated with your product the hood is now something to proud of, not ashamed of. It's a deep rich black colour and looks great.
I will use Renovo on any future Classic Cars and will try your other products.
Thanks
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Maria Rudd
Classic Car Weekly
03/08 |
Driving a soft-top classic in the summer is fun, as you enjoy all-round vision. But in the winter the roof is up and seeing behind you can be problem due to a scratched and yellowing rear plastic screen.
All is not lost though as we have found a great little product on the market from Renovo called Plastic Window Polish, which lives up to its name.
We tested the polish on half of a cloudy and heavily scratched plastic window caused by the soft-top being folded for lengthy periods, and it really surprised us with the results.
It smelt and looked like embrocation (old sportsmen will remember this rubbing ointment) and we applied it using small circular strokes until it was clear. After a few minutes, we buffed it off with a clean micro-fibre cloth and stood back to note the difference.
It greatly reduced a long line of scratches and brightened up a yellowing and cloudy screen which was clearly noticeable form the rear-view mirror. Very handy to keep in the glovebox
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Helen
Email 12/07 |
Just to let you know that I re-water proofed the roof of my Roadster this weekend (thanks to a friend letting me use his garage) I did it inside and out as you recommended. After a night of rain my car had no sign of condensation or leaks! The first time in three weeks.
Thank you so much.
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James & Sash
Email 09/07 |
Hi Renovo
Just thought i would let you know how pleased with the result i am after using Vinyl Soft Top cleaner and Proofer at the weekend.
It has really transformed the top to our 1959 Morris Tourer - from a grey grubby colour to a lovely beige hood again. It is the original hood too
so all the better for looking like new. We also used the plastic polish - which has improved the visibility with some elbow grease - another application should improve this further.
So after a top job done we enjoyed ourselves cruising around Cornwall - unfortunately the sun was shining so we couldn't show off the new improved hood!
Many thanks for providing some great products - keep it up.
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Rob
Email 08/07 |
I used to own a MX5 (really loved it). Sold it to a guy who lives not too
far away. Recently, I saw my ex car in the high street of Devizes and noticed
the rear window looked new. I subsequently found out (from the new owner)
that he had used a product called "Renovo".
Up until this point I had never heard of the product (shame on me). I now
own a BMW Z3 and the rear window is getting a little misty. I cannot wait to
try out my little pot of the wonder liquid on the BM. By the way you are not
the only seller on the internet selling this product. The reason I purchased
from your site is that your site is clear, easy to use and simply "user
friendly". Thank you for that, I am 60 (look 50) and have an inbuilt fear of
buying on line.
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Jon Allen
Email 12/06 |
After purchasing a bottle of plastic window polish I was amazed at the
results. It makes a real change to buy something that does what it claims on
the can. It has really saved me pounds.
Thanks very much for an excellent
product.
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Glynisx
Email 12/06 |
Hi, tried to email you yesterday, to tell you that your website is the
easiest I have ever used, in fact if they were all like yours it would be bliss!
I have used your products before and can't
praise them enough.
Thanks for a great simple shopping experience!
There, can't get better than that.
Happy Christmas
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Get Valeted
Email Oct 2006 |
You can add GV to your list of ultra-satisfied clients!
Our first service using the Ultra-reviver and our clients TT looks awesome.
Many thanks!
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Karl Smith
Email Oct 2006 |
Hi, I bought some of your proofer for my convertible, having tried all types of different ways without success to cure a leak at both corners of my
windscreen, to be honest, I didnt think it would sort it. It has been on now for 3 weeks and we have had some really bad rain storms up here in sunny
Sheffield and I haven't had one drip in my car since applying the proofer, I
would highly recommend anyone with a leek on their car roof to use this before trying more expensive remedies,
With thanks .
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Email Oct 2006 |
Window renovation product received today, thank you for your prompt response.
The product was used on ther rear screen of an msg where window was damaged
from rear mounted engine fumes. Results? - Superb!
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Anthony Jones
Email Aug 2006 |
Just to say that the plastic window polish is excellent, it does exactly what product is for, I also found that it keeps the window cleaned for longer.
Well Done.
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Sam
Email Aug 2006 |
This is one of the only products that I have ever bought that does exactly
what it says it is going to do. This was excellent! I would definitely
recommend it!
Thanks.
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Salli
Email July 2005 |
I received a bottle of your plastic window polish about 10 days
ago. I was really busy at the time, and only had chance to try it out at
11pm! I rubbed at the outside of the window with a soft cloth (in a bit of a
rush) and was SO disappointed that nothing really happened.
I left it on the side in the kitchen for a while, then decided to try the
inside of the window this weekend. In daylight hours with a little more
time and effort I tried again. Oh My Goodness, I dont know what I was doing
wrong before, or if it was all the scratches on the inside, but I can now
see out of my rear view window without having to guess the distance of the
car behind me!!!
The window was misted up when I bought the car, and this is the first time I
have been able to see through the window in 3 months!
EXCELLENT PRODUCT! WILL RECOMMEND AND BUY AGAIN.
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Jeff
Email June 05 |
I receieved your goods last week and on Sunday began work on the canvas hood of my 7 year old Audi. The top which began life black was a dirty sludgy dark green. The cleaner worked brilliantly, I couldn't believe the dirt and muck it lifted out of the hood. I then applied the Reviver followed by the Proofer.
My hood now looks brand new. A well spent 45 quid. Thanks.
I would highly recommend your products to anybody.
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Paul Dunford
Email May 05 |
I just bought a 3 year old MG TF, The rear screen was pretty scratched and not particulalrly clear. I did a bit of research on the web and found your Plastic Window Polish. Unlike one of your reviewers, who wishes he'd taken a 'before and after' picture, I decided to actually do it. One half cleaned, the other not cleaned. The difference is astounding. Most of the scratches have gone. The visibility and colour of the plastic has been transformed to virtually 'as new'. The plastic even feels more flexible. Overall I'm delighted and amazed how well this works. Highly recommended!
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Gordon Harris
Devon UK
Email May 05 |
Renovator and Proofer couldn't be easier to apply and the results are predictable and exactly as it says on the bottle.
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Email Angel
(Spain)
April 05 |
Hi, Incredible results on a 98 Boxster. I used the cleaner, reviver and ultra proofer on a black soft top of a Porsche Boxster, and it looks like similar to new!!!!
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Derek Warren
Email April 05 |
Over the weekend I used the three products promptly delivered last week. I am really pleased with the outcome. What was a tired
looking, weather beaten nine year old hood has been transformed. Great
products. Well done.
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John Jacob
Email 06/04/05 |
Great stuff. My roof looks great now, as for the Plastic Window Polish, I was sceptical but my rear window is now as clear and see-through as new, great product.
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Sharon
Email 02/05 |
I found your products on the Net a couple of years ago, and have used the “cleaner”, “colour restorer” and the “weather proofer” and found them to be of exceptional quality. They need to be ‘cos I use them on my Porsche, so have to have products I can trust.
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Colin Bosanquet
Email
Feb 05 |
Wow... I have an Alfa Romeo Spider from 86 and the vinyl hood is 10yrs old.
Now, I have only used the screen polish up to now and its worked a treat!
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Ian Clark
Email Sept 04 |
I recently bought a Triumph Stag with a very misty soft top
window. Having seen some reviews of your plastic window polish I purchased
a bottle. The results are absolutely amazing and the window is now as clear as a if
it were new. Reversing into the garage is much safer now!
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Pete Hizzey (France)
Email
26/7/04 |
The plastic polish has achieved totally unexpected results. If I had known it was even half as good I would have taken 'before and after' photographs!
An excellent product.
Read more here... |
Martin Carr
Letter
June 2004 |
After one application of the reviver the scratch marks on my Audi S4 Convertible had virtually disappeared.
Thank you for your help and co-operation and for the innovation and marketing of a very good product.
Click image to see larger image and read the whole testimonial. |
Peter McCarthy
Email
June 2004 |
Just used the 'Fabric Soft Top Kit' on my tired MGF hood and wow,
what a difference! The roof is now as black and feels as thick as it did
when the car was new. The great thing is the whole car now looks newer, not
just the hood. The only problem is now its June the sun is now shining, so
do I put the roof down and enjoy the sun, or do I keep the roof up and show
its new finish off?
Many thanks for a great product - I've already recommended you to a couple
of friends.
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Gordon Briffa
Email
June 2004 |
I have been using the Soft Top Reviver on my Toyota MR2 spider for the past 3 months and I can assure you that the soft top finally looks like new again.
I have used several prodoucts before however I never managed to get these type of results. Its incredible!!!
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Doug Ryder
Email
April 2004 |
I thought that you might be interested to see the attached pictures of my Frog Eye Sprite.
The Hood is Double Duck and is 10 years old and had become very faded in indeed, I applied two coats of Renovo Reviver and it has transformed the car. Great Product!

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Peter Harris
Email
January 2004 |
I've been meaning to contact you for some time. I bought a set of your products to restore and protect the blue roof on my XJS convertible. The results are stunning, the roof looks almost new again and compliments the pale yellow paint work.
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Mr G.R.Vokes
Letter
January 2004 |
I wish to say how delighted I was when I used your product Renovo to bring back clear vision to the rear plastic window of my soft top roof. It took out the slight scratches and the discolouration, and also to stop misting up the inside window.
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Bill Garfit
Letter
July 2003 |
Hood Reviver used for a boat cover
Click to see larger image
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Russell Bowden
by email
July 2003 |
Superb results with the fabric
soft top reviver - I was amazed at the results! I just
wish I'd taken some of those 'before' and 'after' photos!
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Neil Birch by email July 2003 |
Bought some plastic window polish a couple of weeks back, just thought I would let you know it's absolutely brilliant, I can actually see through my windows now. Thanks
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Brian Mutton by email
March 2003 |
I have just used Renovo Plastic Window Polish and found the improvement astounding. I will be recommending this to my vehicle supplier who has a valeting service (as he can't have used it on mine)
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Jack Epstein
by email
December 2002 |
I had bought a Triumph Stag a while back and whilst it was generally in good repair, the same could not be said for the soft top. Unfortunately it was in storage for a number of years and subsequently the soft top ended up in a terrible state. The original colour was black but had faded so badly that it had turned a light cream colour. I was convinced that the purchase of a new soft top was inevitable.
I had received a good recommendation from a person who had used Renovo and decided to order it and try it out before I went to the expense of actually purchasing a new soft top.
I was pleasantly surprised when it arrived the following day.
That weekend I started with a brush and removed all the surface dirt. I was shocked to find that the hood was so bad that remnants of the original dye were so dry it came off like dust. Then with the Renovo Dry Cleaner, sponge and a bit of elbow grease it came up cleaner than I ever expected. After it dried out, I applied the Reviver which went on smoothly, was extremely effective and a pleasure to apply. As I went on, I could see the difference straight away and finally completed 2 coats. I then applied the Ultra Proofer the following morning and waited for it to dry. When I finally drove the car out of the garage and looked at the soft top in the daylight, I was nothing less than amazed.
It looked fabulous and certainly did not resemble the 30-year-old discoloured soft top I had started with.
Feeling thoroughly delighted with the results, I decided to tackle the last, and due to the importance of visibility, probably the most important part of the soft top, the Perspex window. Due to neglect, the Perspex window had stained rusty marks, paint, scratches and a slight yellow tinge to it. With a clean cloth I applied the Renovo Plastic Window Polish in a circular motion with medium amount of pressure, left it to dry and finally wiped away the residue. I repeated the same steps on the inside of the window and was thrilled at the results. It was absolutely amazing how the scratches and stains that I was convinced would probably still be there only cleaner, had actually disappeared.
I was over the moon. I had saved a small fortune in not having to purchase a new soft top, and the very same friends that had seen the soft top prior to restoration, were astounded when they saw it, having been convinced that I had bought a new soft top.
After having used the products myself, I have absolute faith in the results that the Renovo products achieve. In short, it is a wonderful product that fully lives up to it's promise and which a lot more people should try before going to the expense of purchasing a new soft top or Perspex for their vehicles'.
I have since discovered that Renovo products have many different applications and now next job is ...... the boat.
Best Regards,
“Totally convinced”
P.S. Now that the soft top looks so good it makes the rest of the car look as if it needs a repaint !!
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Mike by
email
October 2002 |
I have just applied a coat of blue hood reviver to my 1992 convertible Jaguar XJS. Before applying the reviver the hood was looking faded and worn-out. It now looks almost brand new (if you ignore the odd scuff mark).
It is rare to find a product that actually does what its supposed to so I thought I would drop you an email and let you know how pleased I am.
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John Redman
by email
September 2002 |
I applied 2 coats of black colour to a mohair soft-top cover which had been badly marked by water.
It now looks like new - I am really impressed. |
William Gibson
Drongan, Ayrshire
By mail
July 2002 |
This year I decided to have a brand new roof.
However I saw your sales add in the JBA owners club Magazine, and thought "ok one more try".
I followed the your simple instructions on the kit supplied. I now have the roof I remember buying away back in 1989. I can even see through the rear window again. You have a first class product, I found the transformation to my top amazing, and it was so easy to use. |
Phil Divers
July 2002 |
Just to let you know that I used the reviver on the inside of my MGF hood where an earlier stain and the attempted removal had bleached the canvas.
The result is most impressive and the product lives up to the testimonials I had read about it.
The hood is only two years old and the bleached patch was just at the front so only the affected panel was treated. The colour match was my greatest concern but it has turned out to be perfect.
The inside of the hood now looks new again thanks to your product.
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John Hixford
Taken from a letter to Classic Car Magazine |
Having purchased Hood Reviver and read the instructions, I painted on the liquid and it seemed almost perfect.
I repainted the top after about six months , but this time I used a small piece of recycled kitchen sponge, 3 inches square. Placing a small amount into a plastic pot, I dipped the sponge into the restorer (using plastic gloves), and allowed the liquid to draw off, before applying it onto the roof, using the sponge as if you are wiping the surface.
The result was a very impressive finish.
I would like to recommend this product
as I believe it could be the answer to my roof problems.
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| Adam Nash |
Owner 3.8 Series E Type Jaguar; Having used the Hood Reviver I found it to be an excellent product, that saved me having to buy a new hood! First Class.
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Chris Taylor
E. Mids Area Sec. Mustang
Owners Club GB |
I see many other peoples projects so when recently a fellow club member recommended Renovo vinyl cleaner and proofer I decided to try it on my 1989 5.0 convertible.
...,following the easy and clear instructions I first cleaned the top, although already very clean the difference could be seen.
Once dry I proceeded to apply the proofer, what a difference!
I now have the perfect new factory look back, plus I have enough Renovo left to last for years, congratulations on a truly excellent product that does exactly what it says, I shall have no hesitation in recommending it to other Mustang owners in the next issue of the club magazine. |
Robin Clark
March 2001 |
May I take this opportunity to thank you for producing such a quality product.
My hood looks like new again...
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