Cleaning headliner
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Cleaning headliner
I hade the misfortune of trying to clean up my brother-in-law's car for my sister this past weekend. I don't know how you professional detailers deal with the frustration of investing time and effort into getting a car in shape, knowing it's so bad it will never look good, and that it will be in the same condition again in 6 months. OK, I'm done griping.
There were two things I've never had to clean before, and I realized I have no idea how to approach them. How do you clean headliners and seat belts? Both were gross. I tried soap and water on the belts, and it didn't touch them. I tried 303 cleaner with similar results. Nothing worked. I was afraid to mess with the headliner, because I didn't want to damage it even though you could actually see the grime of 10 years of total neglect.
Any ideas?
There were two things I've never had to clean before, and I realized I have no idea how to approach them. How do you clean headliners and seat belts? Both were gross. I tried soap and water on the belts, and it didn't touch them. I tried 303 cleaner with similar results. Nothing worked. I was afraid to mess with the headliner, because I didn't want to damage it even though you could actually see the grime of 10 years of total neglect.
Any ideas?
Last edited by User 41924; 05-09-17 at 09:30 AM.
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Some existing threads on these topics....
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/aut...-cleaning.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/aut...headliner.html
Seat belts can be difficult to clean. I would use a true fabric cleaner and some scrubbing and see if your results are any better.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/aut...-cleaning.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/aut...headliner.html
Seat belts can be difficult to clean. I would use a true fabric cleaner and some scrubbing and see if your results are any better.
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A steam cleaner should do a great job on a gunky seat belt. (A steam cleaner is one of the best car cleaning tools ever!) It should also work on a headliner BUT if you get the headliner too hot it will delaminate... so be careful!
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