Definitions
Soft-top terminology shifts across regions and across the detailing, trim and upholstery trades. These are our definitions for the words and terms that come up in cabriolet roof restoration, cleaning, weather-proofing and repair. The full set now lives in the site-wide glossary.
Visit the full Car Care Glossary for the complete A-Z, or jump straight to the entries that come up most often in soft-top work:
- Hood
- Soft Top
- Fabric Roof
- Vinyl Roof
- Mohair Roof
- Cabriolet
- Roadster
- Duck Hooding
- Convertible Roof
- Convertible Roof Cleaner
- Weather Proofer
- Weather Proofing
- Weather Striping
- Rubbers
- Rubber Reviver
- Roof Dye
- Roof Green
- Roof Mechanism
- Roof Repair Kits
- Replacement Roof Kit
- Removable Hard-Top
- Retractable Hard-Top
- Hinges
- Latches
- Algae
- Moss
- Lichen
- Mould
- Mildew
- Tears
- Stains
- Fading
- Acid Washing