On a dull Teams call the other day I was staring out the window and my eyes settled on the van’s poptop on the drive. Looked like a strange surface finish. Flat and a bit dull.
I’ve not touched it since June and never noticed it before. Took it to France in July and we’ve had the ‘heat’ of summer since. We’ve just had the recent storms and 76mm of rain in the last few days.
I’ve had it a couple of years and the poptop was new (previous owner) in 2020. I’ve only ever used Meguiars wash and wax on it - and not always on the pop top.
Van was really dirty so thought it might be general dirt. Today I gave it a BH Touchless pre-wash, AG polar wash and Polar seal to finish. Didn’t look like it was changing between stages.
After towel drying if anything it’s worse. No peeling. No texture difference. But matt. Almost milky. Only on the top surface and rounded front. Not on the sides.
Any ideas what’s caused it? And how to rectify it?
I’ve not touched it since June and never noticed it before. Took it to France in July and we’ve had the ‘heat’ of summer since. We’ve just had the recent storms and 76mm of rain in the last few days.
I’ve had it a couple of years and the poptop was new (previous owner) in 2020. I’ve only ever used Meguiars wash and wax on it - and not always on the pop top.
Van was really dirty so thought it might be general dirt. Today I gave it a BH Touchless pre-wash, AG polar wash and Polar seal to finish. Didn’t look like it was changing between stages.
After towel drying if anything it’s worse. No peeling. No texture difference. But matt. Almost milky. Only on the top surface and rounded front. Not on the sides.
Any ideas what’s caused it? And how to rectify it?
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