Miata Mailing List: April 1996, Message #147
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   From: bowles@inforamp.net (John Bowles)
Subject: Re: Brush for Soft Top
   Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 13:24:18 -0500

>        I have noticed that my tan soft top is beginning to collect "permanent"
>dirt that cannot be washed away even with a high-powered water spray & soap.
>I'm considering using a horse-hair brush, the kind that is used for finishing
>up a shoe shine, but I don't know if that brush can be used with water. Does
>anybody have suggestions on what kind of brush to use?
>
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Speaking of horses ...

To clean my soft top (I have two convertibles, one of which has a white
top), I use a nylon bristled brush made for fine brushing of a horse's
coat. I swiped it from my daughter's tack box.

For a cleaning agent I use glycerine-based saddle soap (also "borrowed"
from my daughter). This gets out the embedded dirt but is gentle on the
vinyl ... and it leaves my hands all nithe and soft.

You can buy both at any tack store or saddlery. And -- surprise, surprise
-- they're cheaper than car-related stuff.

FWIW.

John
'91 BRG
Toronto
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