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Old 10-16-2010, 07:39 AM
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Anyone have a good method for cleaning the fabric headliner? Some idiots at a tire shop smeared grease on my light gray headliner near the driver's door and it's going to start driving me crazy if I don't get it off soon.
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Anyone have a good method for cleaning the fabric headliner? Some idiots at a tire shop smeared grease on my light gray headliner near the driver's door and it's going to start driving me crazy if I don't get it off soon.
I have had very good success with odorless mineral spirits. You can buy it at Home Depot.

I use a clean white terry cloth and sort of dab at it turning the cloth each time. Once I get the grease off I usually go back with some rubbing alcohol dabbing the same way then if you want, any gentle interior cleaner.

I had grease in exactly the same spot after service and it worked like a charm.
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I bought an Armor-All upholstery and carpet cleaner with oxi-clean and it worked quite well. While cleaning the headliner, I found more grease in all sorts of random locations throughout the car. After an hour of cleaning, everything looks good again. Unfortunately, one of the wheels was also scratched around the edge.
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