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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 09:43 AM
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Yeah I know. I shouldn't of left it open. I really didn't expect the monsoon we got the day I left it open. This was last week on Friday. Here in parts of NJ, we had down pours a few times in the afternoon. The inside of the car didn't get wet, but the top of the sunroof cover did and now there seems to be a light water mark on the inside material. Any ideas on how to get rid of the mark? I was going to use upolstery cleaner, but I wasn't sure what would work best.

Any ideas appreciated. Thanks
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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by trlyka
Yeah I know. I shouldn't of left it open. I really didn't expect the monsoon we got the day I left it open. This was last week on Friday. Here in parts of NJ, we had down pours a few times in the afternoon. The inside of the car didn't get wet, but the top of the sunroof cover did and now there seems to be a light water mark on the inside material. Any ideas on how to get rid of the mark? I was going to use upolstery cleaner, but I wasn't sure what would work best.

Any ideas appreciated. Thanks
You should ask this question over on Audizine.com in the detailing forum. http://www.audizine.com/forum/forumd...ailer-s-Domain
Many B8 owners swear by the advice given by detailing guru Phil at Detailers Domain. If you go to the "Ask Detailers Domain" thread you can ask this question and Phil will respond very quickly. Important though when asking that you should have some pictures to post of the affected area. If you haven't already, you should probably join Audizine as well.
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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Crucible35
You should ask this question over on Audizine.com in the detailing forum. http://www.audizine.com/forum/forumd...ailer-s-Domain
Many B8 owners swear by the advice given by detailing guru Phil at Detailers Domain. If you go to the "Ask Detailers Domain" thread you can ask this question and Phil will respond very quickly. Important though when asking that you should have some pictures to post of the affected area. If you haven't already, you should probably join Audizine as well.
Great idea. Thanks!

I will take pics after work and post a message.I am already a member. It's just been a while since I went on their site.
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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 03:45 PM
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Great idea. Thanks!

I will take pics after work and post a message.I am already a member. It's just been a while since I went on their site.
I used an oxi-clean based upholstery and carpet cleaner to remove grease that was smeared all over my headliner by the imbeciles at a local tire shop. I was able to remove all of the grease, so I would imagine the same type of cleaner would work well on the sunroof cover.
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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 07:23 PM
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I used an oxi-clean based upholstery and carpet cleaner to remove grease that was smeared all over my headliner by the imbeciles at a local tire shop. I was able to remove all of the grease, so I would imagine the same type of cleaner would work well on the sunroof cover.
Ok, I'll look for it. Oxi Clean is a self cleaning agent. Meaning not much scrubbing required. That's exactly what I want to avoid. Thanks for the info
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