Forever Car Care Products FB813 Black Top Gel with Foam Applicator (2 Pack) - Vinyl Convertible Top Dye, UV Protectant and Water Repellant, 8 fl. oz.

First off, let me say I wanted to do a review of this product since researching other reviews and forums is what led me to it - and convinced me to try it - in the first place. So, I hope it helps others in my similar predicament. My first car was a Chrysler Lebanon convertible that bit the dust only 6 months after I got it. But for those 6 months, I had immense amounts of fun. I've wanted another convertible since. When my first son was born, I got a Mercury Mariner SUV to haul around all the things that come with children. It has been a fabulous vehicle with no big issues at all. After 9 years, 2 children, and 240,000 miles... the Merc has seen better days. Since the boys (9 and 7) don't need as much gear these days, I believed I was due my "Mommy time" car. I found a great deal on a 2001 Ford Mustang convertible. It had a few minor issues we could fix ourselves, but was in swell condition otherwise for a 16 year old vehicle. Once all the obvious problems were solved, I took a look at the mildew stained, faded tan top. I started off with the recommended convertible top cleaner and a mold/mildew remover, along with a power washer. This got the top pretty clean, but years old stains and fade still remained. So not knowing how much of this stuff I might need after my research, I bought the 2 pack here on Amazon. The day they arrived, my husband saw me open the box and gave me all kinds of flack about how it would never work and I was going to ruin the top... (He doesn't value the power of research and reading like I do.) I washed the top thoroughly at a car wash the night before applying this and gave it a once over with a wet rag the day of. The idea that some users mentioned of diluting it and spraying it on with a spray bottle would be a great option IF you cover and tape the car completely and can do it in an enclosed space. I planned on doing this, but did it on a mildly windy day outside and was too lazy to cover the whole car. After the first couple sprays, I was making a mess and decided to use the included sponge. The sponge worked well for me and did not separate as some folks mentioned. I never pressed too hard with it, though... Just went slow and steady with a sweeping motion. (From middle to edge, one half at a time.). I used a small paint brush around the trim and edges, and had a wet rag ready for the errors. AND GLOVES. WEAR GLOVES. The diluted first coat kind of scared me until it dried nice and even. Some of the tan showed through, but I had plenty of the gel left for more layers. It dried quick and I opened the other bottle to apply another coat at full strength. It goes on pretty quick and easy... About 5-10 minutes per coat. There was still some unevenness after the 2nd application, so I did a 3rd (full strength again with 2nd bottle) and hit the seams and edges good with the brush. I kept my sponge a little damp and just hit a few light spots I saw after it dried with that. The whole process took about 3-4 hours with me doing other things in between dry times, but the end result was awesome. My husband got home just as I was finished and had to bite the bullet, saying, " well I guess it did work". I cranked the top up and down a few times after drying to make sure there was no cracking and it moves with the vinyl material just fine. I was going to cover with a top protectant, but sprayed a time or two and some color came off on the cloth I wiped it with, so don't do that right away. I think it probably just needs to cure well... So I'll try again in a couple days and report back. It has built in UV protection, so not worried about that. Will also report any rain issues, but I think it'll be just fine once it sets in under the sun. It definitely looks better than the stained and faded tan, though. I have enough left that I may add one more coat, but I think it is pretty good. Make sure you wipe up any overspray, splashes, or drips as you go, but I was able to clean up some residual dot splashes on car body and windows just fine with a magic eraser. Great product, really. Might save you from having to buy a new top for aesthetic reasons. Time and $$ on top. :)

Works pretty good. Made my top look a 100% better.

Best decision I've ever made for my 2001 vinyl top. I've only done one coat so far but will eventually do a 2nd after the next car wash. I used a regular paint brush and will use a roller for the 2nd coat. I can't believe how brand new it looks, didn't even get through an entire bottle for one coat. I highly recommend for vinyl tops. Don't think this will be good on cloth tops. It dries pretty fast and evenly too.

Cleaned the top and let it dry for 24 hours. Have 2005 viper and 2004 Maserati spyder. Both original tops. I use top protection so they looked ok. I mixed just under 1 to 1 with water wanted to get the most color. Applicator looked like a big sponge so used a 2 inch brush to apply Then used narrow edge of applicator to smooth out. Did small 2 square foot or less. Squeeze excess from applicator on next section. Didn’t look like much change until I backed out into the sun. I am very happy. Two tops two bottles of die. Have some left over.😎

I read lots of reviews claiming you can use it for cloth tops. I purchased two bottles like I read people saying in the comments. If you have a cloth top get fabric paint. I’m sure this product works fine how it’s intended to be used. However do NOT trust the comments about it working on anything besides what is listed. Picture is of two bottles on Camaro.

Since we live in Florida, I am no fan of black convertible tops. We often have the top up on long drives in nice weather to protect our skin from the sun, and a black top makes the interior much hotter than a tan top. Black tops are also much more liable to fade from the sun than tan tops. So, when our new family member showed up with a very faded black top, I thought that I would see if this product, that claimed to restore faded tops, actually worked. I was skeptical before I tried it but I was amazed at the results! It went on easily and left an excellent restored finish with no streaks or splotches. It covered stains without leaving any trace. It did take more to do the job than the YouTube video stated, probably because this was a 27-year old Haartz cloth top that soaked up the product like a sponge. 1 1/2 bottles did the trick. The attached photo shows the before and after, with additional comments.

I wanted to see if I could use this vynal convertible dye on my originally blue 1984 c10 bench seat that I had reupholstered. It goes on smooth and it is very runny which is great, I'd recommend getting a small foam brush just to get into the nooks and crannies of what your workin with. I took a gamble on this and I wanna see if this stuff would work on vynal or leather seats and so far it's great and is very smooth and even.

I used the sponge, because why would I not use the applicator that came with it, it did not apply evenly. I spent a lot of time cleaning the top on an older car, new to me, I wanted to refresh the top. Now it's kind of splotchy the color is not even and it might even be less black than it was before. Maybe my top was too well taken care of for this to help. Not too happy.

This product is amazing!! I bought my car second hand and it had been parked under a tree that dropped pitch on the roof. I had tried my hardest to scape the pitch off but it left tons on white dots all over. I googled to see if roof paint existed and found this product and read the reviews and watched the video and I cant believe how good it worked!. I used convertible roof cleaner and then let the roof dry completely then went over it with a sticky lint roller to make sure there was no remaining dust or fibers. I had some other green algae stains to by the back window that it completely covered and the roof looks absolutely brand new again! I can not believe the transformation and I will be recommending to everyone I know with a convertible that's for sure. Note: Do wear gloves and clothing that is black as it can be messy and does stain skin. It also took me 3 bottles for a convertible mini cooper roof. I did 2 full coats.

super produit pour mon toit de mustang en vinyle.

Those are simply perfect for my mustang convertible top . Love it!