Cleaning your cars headliner?

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heybuzzz

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I have a 2009 Audi A4 with a fine light gray headliner. Well I just got my windows tinted and the tech who installed the tint got hand marks all over. What product should I use to remove these black streak marks? I think if I really scrub it will probably cause the fibers to puff up so I don't want to mess with it without some help... Thanks
 
Just what you said, you don't want to scrub it too hard. You also don't want to get it too wet by using too much cleaner.



The best way to clean headliners is to use a microfiber and a little APC (all purpose cleaner) and just spot clean the fabric. If it's very dirty you can use a soft bristled brush such as a tooth brush to agitate it more.
 
Dab at it too. No back and forth or side by side scrubbing motions. I would use a white cotton cloth so you can see if you are getting transfer.



Tim
 
A better product to use is a carpet and upholstery foam. A foam generates much less moisture. Spray some on a microfiber and gently clean the HL. Stoner makes a foam carpet and upholstery cleaner.
 
brwill2005 said:
A better product to use is a carpet and upholstery foam. A foam generates much less moisture..
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That's what I was thinking :think: David Fermani has posted at length about how important it is to *NOT* get the headliner too damp. The Stoner foam product sounds perfect for this :xyxthumbs I might have to get some myself!



Heh heh, my first (smart-aleck :o ) thought was that the tool to fix this is refusal to pay for the tint job until they solve the problem for you, but I guess they'd be more likely to [mess] it up even worse.
 
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I've personally only used APC on them. I have seen a lot of headliners drop on older cars and it seems that cleaning them often seems to make this happen sooner. Has anyone else seen this as well?
 
Accumulator said:
That's what I was thinking :think: David Fermani has posted at length about how important it is to *NOT* get the headliner too damp. The Stoner foam product sounds perfect for this :xyxthumbs I might have to get some myself!
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Yup, foam or a semi-damp cotton(not MF) towel works pretty good. Don't scrubb too hard either; just very lightly. Headliners are *usually* pretty easy to clean seeing that the dirty/soiling doesn't get deeply embedded into the fabric from lack of friction.
 
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