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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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I'm New and Have a New v6 Convertible

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I'm a long-time reader of the forms and have used many of your thoughts when deciding on my car. Attached is a pic of my new Mustang. Details include bright red exterior, 17'' cast aluminum, Premier Trim, V6, Red Leather Interior, Satin Panel, Cloth roof and lower rocker strip (black) saying "Ford". I love this config and I very happy. I will post better pics early next week.

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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 08:09 PM
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 08:13 PM
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Hey man, great looking car and welcome to TMS, it a great place with lots of info.
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 08:24 PM
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Cool, another happy Vert owner! Welcome to the boards!
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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A beauty man! Welcome!

And the first mod will be...
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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Nice car Jeff. Glad to have you with us.
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 09:38 PM
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Welcome!! Great looking stang!!
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 09:57 PM
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Nice vert, welcome to TMS
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 10:34 PM
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Thanks guys. One question, has anybody got any ideas how to keep the cloth clean? What is the best way to clean it?

Thanks - I appreciate it.

Jeff
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 10:55 PM
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I thought you had red leather??

Anyhow, welcome!
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 11:12 PM
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Cloth meaning the convertible top.

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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 11:52 PM
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welcome to the club. not a big fan of the ragtops but still sweet pony. the red on red.......awesome. now just get her soundin like a mustang (get that stock exhaust OUTTA there ahahahah) and youll be own your way to becoming a full fledged mod addict like the rest of us
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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 06:32 AM
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Welcome! Another vert added to the fold. (In my opinion, the BEST looking of the new Mustang body styles. Slipnotovk)

Originally Posted by jeffro
Thanks guys. One question, has anybody got any ideas how to keep the cloth clean? What is the best way to clean it?

Thanks - I appreciate it.

Jeff
I use RAGGTOP cleaner and conditioner on my vinyl top. They also make a cleaner/conditioner for the cloth top. Check out this site for some good info: http://www.autogeek.net/facotop.html


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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 07:05 AM
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Welcome Jeff.

On keeping the cloth top clean - you will definitely want to get a lint roller (the sticky ones) as lint will stick to the cloth. IT does a great job and real quick.

You may also want to treat the top with RaggTopp cloth protectant so that it repels water better. RaggTopp also sells a cloth top cleaner.

Enjoy your vert!
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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 08:41 AM
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Welcome jeffro. Love the red on red with a Mustang convertible. You're going to have a lot of fun. Congrats!

I'm glad to hear you read this forum for a long time and it helped you decide the Mustang you wanted. You were smart to do the research.
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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 09:55 PM
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Welcome aboard dude!! Nice Ride!!
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 04:45 PM
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Hi Guys

Thanks for your input. One question, can you tell me what your routine is in terms of washing, waxing and such. I have been reading about this but I can't seem to find exactly what I should be doing. Also, what cloths should I be using when I follow the cleaning routine? I'm sorry, but I am new and this is my first car and I don't want to make a stupid mistake.

Please help.

Thanks

Jeff
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 2k5GTC
Welcome! Another vert added to the fold. (In my opinion, the BEST looking of the new Mustang body styles. Slipnotovk)
ahahahah i was just sayin, ragtops arent really my thing, always liked the hardtop. but still a good lookin vehicle none-the-less. poke all u want but ill be a hardtop guy 4 LIFE!
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffro
Hi Guys

Thanks for your input. One question, can you tell me what your routine is in terms of washing, waxing and such. I have been reading about this but I can't seem to find exactly what I should be doing. Also, what cloths should I be using when I follow the cleaning routine? I'm sorry, but I am new and this is my first car and I don't want to make a stupid mistake.

Please help.

Thanks

Jeff

theres an entire section of the forum dedicated to car care. but heres a direct link to a great post about different products and what they can do to keep ur car looking "dealer lot" clean.
http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showthread.php?t=53719
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffro
One question, can you tell me what your routine is in terms of washing, waxing and such. I have been reading about this but I can't seem to find exactly what I should be doing.
Here's another good place to spend some time:

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/
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