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Old 05-19-2004, 07:40 AM
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Default 2001 A8L Headliner Cleaning Methods?

Anyone have any ideas/tips/suggestions/methods for cleaning the headliner on a 2001 A8L? Thanks.
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Default Fabric or alacantra leather?

If you have fabric, and depending on the stain, I'd suggest a carpet cleaner like spot-shot, but I have 0 experience with this one.
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Default Re: Fabric or alacantra leather?

It's a rough fabric?
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Default Alcantara is like suede...

I would try a soft brush with water first before I use any detergent on the headliner.
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Default Alcantara cleaning info. Alcantara cleaning is easy, and it cleans up very well.

Here is info from the Stain Removing Table for Alcantara, on the Gulf Fabrics website (http://www.gulffabrics.com):

Beer: To be treated in neutral detergent solution rinsing.

Blood: Neutral detergent solution, dried up stains to treated several times.

Egg: To be treated in neutral detergent solution, rinsing.

Fruit juice, fruits, ketchup vegetables , jam, jelly, syrup: To be washed in neutral detergent solution; discolorations to be treated with citric acid, well rinsing.

Coffee and tea: Washing with neutral detergent solution; discolorations to be treated with citric acid, well rinsing.

Cacao and chocolate: To be rubbed with washing paste, rinsing with water.

Chewing gum: Swelling with ethyl alcohol, to be removed mechanically.

Ballpoint pen and felt-tip pen: To be dissolved with ethyl alcohol, dabbing, posttreatment with detergent solution, rinsing.

Milk and cream: To be treated with detergent solution, rinsing.

Lipstick, shoe polish, oil, and fat: To be dissolved with ethyl alcohol, dabbing, post-treatment with washing paste, well rinsing.

Mustard, Wine, and Liquor: To be washed in detergent solution, treatment with citric acid, well rinsing.
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