What is the best way to restore/treate a weathered hot tub cover?

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The cover on our hot tub is about five years old and is moderately weathered.



By "weathered" I mean the brown color has faded in some spots and the top itself is more coarse to the touch than when it was new.

I treated it with some Armor All leather product about a year ago but it didn't work as well or for as long as I had hoped.

Looking for recommendations for a better way ..

I'm giving the tub a major pre cold weather going-over this week.

Thanks in advance for your answer.

Comments

  1. b_mikie55 says:
    May 21, 2009 at 1:08 am

    Just like anything wearing away from the sun, rain, or other weather elements, its too late to get it back to perfect condition. But, you can make it look better by rubbing on a wax or solution, similar to the stuff that you put on car interiors. If the hot tub cover is leather, plastic, vinyl or the like, you can use any polish that deals with that, even the car ones. You can find it at any store you buy products like that i.e. Target. And, when trying to restore like you said you already tried, you may need to apply the Armor All at least once a month not just once a year.

  2. Thermoguy says:
    May 21, 2009 at 1:08 am

    Take a look at the link below and you will see the impact of UV on buildings. The same UV and solar radiation cooks your cover. Some of the temperatures we documented were just short of boiling temperature, imagine what that heat will do to your cover.

    Shade works the best

  3. www.topsecretcoatings.com says:
    May 21, 2009 at 1:08 am

    Start by cleaning it with Top Secret Coatings Etching Cleaner, then Prime it with Top Secret Coatings Marine Primer and finally coat it with Top Secret Coating's One part Epoxy. This will make it look new, and protect it against weather conditions, water damage, UV Rays, general wear and tear and much more.

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