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Question Best product(s) to clean/restore 1967 Mustang black vinyl top?

I'm looking for recommendations on products (and techniques) for cleaning up and protecting the vinyl top on my '67 coupe. It has no bumps, bulges, or tears, but it does have a white-ish haze in the grain. (The attached picture makes it look worse than it is, due to dust and flash, but you get the idea.)

Should I just take a bottle of Meguiar's Vinyl Cleaner and a stiff brush and go to it? Or are there better products and cleaning techniques to know about?

After it's all clean, what do you recommend to protect it? Please don't say Armor All.

Thanks in advance.
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I used this to refresh a top on a 68 coupe I had a few years back, I sold the car but I still see it around town and the top still looks pretty good, even after three years. Just be sure to get some green painters tape and take your time.

Black Vinyl Top Reconditioner, 8 Ounces - Restoration - Car Maintenance - Griot's Garage
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I used this to refresh a top on a 68 coupe I had a few years back, I sold the car but I still see it around town and the top still looks pretty good, even after three years. Just be sure to get some green painters tape and take your time.

Black Vinyl Top Reconditioner, 8 Ounces - Restoration - Car Maintenance - Griot's Garage
Wow, they've got about a dozen things I'd like to get. Good things said about Griot's products all around the web, too.

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