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Show m 1 k Well Won Success H I ' It Is safe to Bay that or all tlio B fabrics used today for auto tops BBS nearly 100 per cent are composed of BBl either Mohair or Fantasote. There BBl aro various makes and grades and M their popularity Is best Instanced by m their universal use They all provide BBJ i a cloth that one way or another, is BBb at onco durable and economical. BBl The fact remains, however, that ( tho "fo of all tops cSn be greatly BBl ' prolonged against tho fierce havoc BBl of sun, rain and wind by inezpen- m slve and simple process of brushing H tho material with a dressing of gen- BBl ulno preservatives. BBW This can bo done at tho repair BBBg, ( ahop It cxpenso docs not count par- f ' f ticularly with the owner, or It Is an easy matter for him to do it at home Just as well as an export painter. Tho early days of tho industry wero fraught with considerable perplexity per-plexity ns to Just what was tho best to maintain and prolong the- life of both Mohair and Fantasoto. Tho various top makers wero convinced con-vinced that they had produced the best posslblo fabrics In their respective respec-tive materials but It was some time I before the problem of weather wear was successfully overcome, j The solution caino eventually from ,the Woodtlto laboratories. This enterprising en-terprising California concern had (been specializing for a long time wltn auto necessities on a highly scientific scien-tific basis. They had already achieved achiev-ed their famous success with Spok-tlto Spok-tlto and wero a busy outfit. Hut they had both tho vision and tho will to tacklo tho top dressing problem. Thero was ns inducement an Insistent Insist-ent domand from the public heartily supported by tho producers or tho. various top fabrics and tho clear prospect of an almost limitless world hvldo market. I Tho rest or tho story Is soon told. 'The Woodtlto chemists got buoy. Many days and nights wero spout in deep research 'and much compounding. compound-ing. For quite a while the goal seemed as far away as at the beginning. begin-ning. Tho experimenters found no difficulty in obtaining a product giving giv-ing a handsome finish but this In itself it-self wan not enough. The management manage-ment Insisted on a ieally durable-waterproof durable-waterproof preservation, easy to apply as well as a good finish, 'Finally 'Fin-ally all this was achieved and an elaborate el-aborate system of tho most thorougn tests followed. Tho net results ore tho Mohair and Fantasote Topino of today, endorsed alike by tho makers of thoso fabrics the whole auto Industry In-dustry and the general public. - "T |