How to clean Headliner
 

Person in backseat had a can of pepsi spray my headliner (spots everywhere). What can I use to clean this? I was thinking some kind of foaming cleaner, but not exactly sure....any ideas?

i used simple green...worked great. remember to always test a small section before you do it all..

you could replace the headliner with red suede...:):)

oh and someone want to move this thread to the 'show and shine' section?

You may have to get a new headliner. Dark stains usually don't come out of light colored, textured material. I feel your pain.

update? did anything u used work or not?

Anybody know how much it costs to replace the headliner.

Try Autoglym Interior Car Shampoo can be found on http://www.autopia-carcare.com/ag-3500.html

if you need to replace it.. do it yourself and use a diff material.. you'll save money and have a custom job. it's not that hard..just takes a little cutting, glue, and patience.

I would try some type of carpet or upolstry sp cleaner. Some like scotchgard.

For food stains use an oxygen or peroxide based cleaner - doesn't do squat on grease, but works wonders on organic (food) stains. There are a number of them out there. Go to Home Depot and look at their carpet cleaners...for overhead work get a foamy one like Prosolve...

I have the same problem!! Except different. I brought my 8 in for the 5000 mile maintanence thing and when I got it back, there was a black spot on the headliner in two places. :( Almost looks like grease or something of the sort...I was thinking of replacing the headliner with Burberry :rolleyes:

bump...

anyone have any other suggestions. i'd had to pick up any kind of carpet cleaner. if there's a particular method to clean it, let me know. i think my stains are from champagne and mud.

There are several good suggestions above - which have you tried so far?

....and you've gotta explain the champagne and mud. Partying in the RX-8 would be a little cramped, but if you're parked I guess you can have all the champagne in there you want. However, I usually find all of my mud on the floors. How did you get mud on the headliner? Was your car upside down?

Or black suede. :)

Think about it. Back seat. Champagne. Party.

Next time make sure she takes her shoes off first ;)

dont just spray all/multi purpose cleaners in the interior or anywhere else. in the interior i recommend you to dilute the multi purpose clean 1 parts cleaner and 4 parts water in a spray bottle and mix it before spraying. after you spray the 1 or 2 sq ft spot scrub it... and scrub... and scrub... scrub till the stains are gone. then wipe it over with a damp clean cloth and vacuum it dry with a shop vac if you have one. and repeat untill youre finished. you can also use mpc/apc on leather and plastic areas too but make sure you dilute it more (1 part solution 5 parts water or 1/6). on carpet you dont have to dilute it much. also make sure its APC/MPC for autos, dont just go grab some tilex and spray it. costco's multipurpose cleaner works well too.

Try a pencil eraser. It worked on some interior fabric stains I had near the sun visor.

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if all else fails, try brake cleaner. but be sure to test it first on a hidden area. that stuff takes out anything

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God damnit now I have peanut butter all over my roof.

I have some grease and dirt stains on my headliner, what would be the best for that?

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