jared181920
New member
Hi guys,
Just wondering if anyone has had stains on their hard top panels that look like this...
I had stored the panels in the bag that came with my Jeep for the summer in the garage. When I went to put the hard top and the panels on I was met by that mess when I pulled the panels out of the bag.
I should clarify that they were not washed with any chemicals prior to storage, nothing was spilt on the bag, and there was no damage done to the exterior side of the panels.
They were stored with the white side facing in against eachother, with the felt type material in the middle between them. Interestingly it looks like here is mold on that material that separates the two panels in the bag. I'm wondering if perhaps the heat and changes in temperature may have caused the material or the panels to sweat, creating condensation inside the bag or something.
Either way I'm really not happy about this, especially since the hard top had only been used for 3 months before I took it off.
I hit it with every cleaner (CLR, Simple Green, Goo Gone, etc) that I had handy tonight with no luck. The panel above was the worst of the two - the other one saw a moderate improvement after cleaning it.
Anyways, just wondering if you guys have seen anything like this.
I'm going to make another attempt to clean them with just some regular soap and hot water tomorrow, and possibly take them back to the dealership on Monday with the bag to show them what happened.
I was thinking as another option (assuming the dealership doesn't want to do anything) would be to either hit it with some white paint, or buy one of the hard top insulation kits, as that would cover most of the stained area.
Just wondering if anyone has had stains on their hard top panels that look like this...
I had stored the panels in the bag that came with my Jeep for the summer in the garage. When I went to put the hard top and the panels on I was met by that mess when I pulled the panels out of the bag.
I should clarify that they were not washed with any chemicals prior to storage, nothing was spilt on the bag, and there was no damage done to the exterior side of the panels.
They were stored with the white side facing in against eachother, with the felt type material in the middle between them. Interestingly it looks like here is mold on that material that separates the two panels in the bag. I'm wondering if perhaps the heat and changes in temperature may have caused the material or the panels to sweat, creating condensation inside the bag or something.
Either way I'm really not happy about this, especially since the hard top had only been used for 3 months before I took it off.
I hit it with every cleaner (CLR, Simple Green, Goo Gone, etc) that I had handy tonight with no luck. The panel above was the worst of the two - the other one saw a moderate improvement after cleaning it. Anyways, just wondering if you guys have seen anything like this.
I'm going to make another attempt to clean them with just some regular soap and hot water tomorrow, and possibly take them back to the dealership on Monday with the bag to show them what happened.
I was thinking as another option (assuming the dealership doesn't want to do anything) would be to either hit it with some white paint, or buy one of the hard top insulation kits, as that would cover most of the stained area.
