Would you apply protectant to 26 year old vinyl top?

[FUNX650]

Why would you have any hesitation
to clean and protect the top?

Thanks Bob.
Yesterday the weather was nice

and I could not come up with a
reason NOT to treat the top

so I applied the Areospace 303
protectant per instructions on
the bottle.

After doing so the top looks much
better and I do feel like it is
better protected.

Perhaps my reluctance to butt heads with
the axiom: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"!...
is just an echoing of the stodgy(dodgy?)
logic of (so-called) conventional wisdom...

Which, after careful consideration:
could actually turn out to be nearly
useless as an educational tool.


Bob

[AGOatemywallet]

Cool aquisition!!


.

I'm facing a similar conundrum with a
1973 Corvette Roadster that has the
43 years old original vinyl top—also in
like new condition!!

So far...I've held off applying any
type of a protectant.


Bob

Looking forward to the Before & After pictures

[BadgerRivFan]

Perhaps my reluctance to butt heads with
the axiom: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"!...
is just an echoing of the stodgy(dodgy?)
logic of (so-called) conventional wisdom...

Which, after careful consideration:
could actually turn out to be nearly
useless as an educational tool.


Bob

You my friend have a very quirky (and often entertaining) mind 😀.

[SANTA3013]

Before applying 303

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Applied 303 per instructions inside garage and then moved outside to dry/cure.

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[zx10r Elle]

Mr ezriderga,


303 seems to be one of the 'safer' protectants to apply with the caveat of a fairly short lifespan.

I have noted with extended use ( approximately 15 months ) 303 Aerospace Protectant has made the vinyl seats on my vehicle very supple and elastic.

I do hope 303 will be beneficial for your aged top. 2 other options may be Marine 31 Vinyl Protectant with Sunblock, or perhaps Lexol Vinylex. Neither of those have I sampled yet so I cannot vouch for their behavior or longevity but both according to research appear promising for a longer surface life and equal or superior protection to 303, at least on a DD that stays outdoors.


Steve