I used penetrol on my hardtop with a roller applying some really thick coats, it never quite drys and mixes with the coating on the roof becoming slightly flexible, it brought the shiny jet black colour back.
After 3 years and a particularly Icey spring followed by a really warm summer it started to flake and strip off. It took a lot of effort to sand off so I decided not to reapply it again. I think much thinner coats being applied regularly is a better way to go with this stuff. But I’m a lot happier with raptor coating.
Merry Christmas Eve, Mate
It's always good to hear from the other side of the pond.
I was in London, Portsmouth, and South-End-On-Sea on multiple occasions at one stage, and enjoyed every moment of it.
Yes, an overly-heavy application of the Penetrol seems to defeat the purpose. Rather, sponging and rubbing it in with a little elbow grease, in maybe two light coats, works very well.
Of course, Raptor Liner is a far superior approach. In my case however, with having so little free time, I'm typically looking for the time-saver approach to most things.
May the holidays, including the New Year, present you with plenty of opportunity to wheel
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