SOFT TOP CLEANING - What do you use?

[FirstTimer]

Looking to clean up a couple of real dirty soft tops and windows and have found many different opinions on what products work best.  Seemings how there aren't to many places like Calgary around the world I figured I would get the forums opinions and views on some of the technics and products I've found other Jeepers have used;

SOFT TOP CLEANING:
SIMPLE GREEN - http://www.simplegreen.com/products_extreme_motor.php
303 - http://www.303products.com/shop303/index.cfm/category/70/303-tonneau-and-convertible-top-cleaner.cfm
BESTOP - http://www.bestop.com/bestop-product/?p=bestop-cleaner-and-protectant
Basic Hand Spray car wash

SOFT TOP PROTECTION:
303 - http://www.303products.com/shop303/index.cfm/category/66/303-high-tech-fabric-guard.cfm
BESTOP - http://www.bestop.com/bestop-product/?p=bestop-cleaner-and-protectant
Any other suggestions?

WINDOW CLEANING:
NOVUS 3STEP - http://www.quadratec.com/products/91083_000.htm
Meguiars PLAST-X - http://www.meguiarsdirect.com/detail/MEG+G12310
BESTOP - http://www.bestop.com/bestop-product/?p=bestop-cleaner-and-protectant

[FirstTimer]

Nobody....

 

[03Jeeper]

Pledge on the soft top windows I've heard works wonders.
Also, I don't know if they sell it here but people have said "Tuff Stuff Vinyl & Carpet Cleaner" works great on the rest of the soft top.

[Elsifer]

Aerosol Pledge works great on plastic parts, I detail the interior of my truck (and heep before the SnS) with it. Stays moist, not oily like ArmorAll. And doesn't dry out and crack plastics.
For the soft top windows, I would try on a small section, not sure if it will streak or haze and make a transparent plastic unviewable.

I just use an old school grandma floor brush and a bucket of warm water and woolite. If its safe for knickers, then it should be safe for the fabric of a soft top.

As for the windows, mine are tinted, so I just use water+woolite and a soft cloth.

[LukeDuke]

Cleaning is the easy part. Just soap and water and a soft brisstle brush. The part that i found really hepls is the protection from the UV and weather. I used 303 areospace protectant on my OLD yj top and it came back like it was brand new. The stuff is suposed to be the best you can get. When i got my new rampage top a few weeks ago they actually recomend to for there top for UV proctection and longevity.

From what i have heard and read, anything that is oily like tire foam or armoral is not good for vinyl as is drys it out and makes it hard and brittle.

[keener]

I started  using a cleaner called "RaggTopp" for the first time tonight. I washed the tan top on my TJ with soapy water and it didn't remove the mud stains.
The RaggTopp cleaner did and awesome job, and it was really easy.
The bad part is I brought it in from the USA via Montana Shipping.
The retailer is www.detailedimage.com  A tonne of really good detailing ideas can be found there.
I'm also going to see how their soft top protector survives Prairie Creek.
Will keep you posted.