Zig-Zags
Zig-zag marks are caused by attempting to clean a cabriolet roof with a pressure washer.
When people see that their roof is dirty, they try to clean it themselves, and a pressure washer seems like a sensible way to do it.
However, most pressure washers are far too harsh for fabric roofs and so while they might be able to clean dirt out of the roof if you get them close enough, they may also damage the fibres of the roof.
Most pressure washers don't have access to large amounts of water, they are attached to a hose pipe and only have the water that can be fitted through that small hose. So what they are doing it using very little water at very high pressure. These high pressures can be enough to cut straight through a cabriolet roof, although it is usually the case that they rough up the surface. Unfortunately, this damage can be permanent.
Written by Danny Argent. Last updated 07/05/2024 13:43