MrBruin09

I am wondering is there a good way to clean the pillars and headliner in my car? I left my windows down a little bit when it rained and the pillars steam to be stained? Any advice would be greatly appreciated it.

thanks
Adam

Angelo

Try getting someone with a steam cleaner to clean those areas but they sure to be very careful when streaming it.

Greg@DI

The 303 Cleaner & Spot Remover is a great product for fabrics, vinyl, plastic and more. I highly recommend it for all over the interior. Mist it on the dirty areas and agitate them with soft brush or microfiber towel. It should make it look more like new again.

Big Mack

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Angelo, did you mean a steam cleaner? I thought it was bad to use them near SRS (airbags) for the most part?

There is a product called Prep-Sol 70 by 3M that works wonders on removing stains and gunk from headliners and soft suedelike materials. Usually available at paint shops, it's another option. IF YOU USE THIS, WEAR GLOVES AND DO IT OUTSIDE. It contains a good amount of xylene, which is not really great to breathe (hence the do it outside part).

Big Mack

Angelo

Thanks Big Mack, been a long day.

MrBruin09

Thanks for the feedback I will give it a try, and keep you posted.

MrBruin09

Any good soft brushes that I can purchase?

flektone

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go buy a Mr. Clean magic eraser, trust me dude, just go buy it. Ive cleaned 2 of my cars headliners with them and its excellant and cheap. Just bring a bucket of warm water out to the car with you to ring it out often. Ring it out til its damp then in short light strokes in the same direction rub the problem areas.

eyezack87

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Be warned that those erasers are like very fine sandpaper. So light strokes in an inconspicuous spot is necessary to see how it affects the headliner

flektone

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yeah testing in a spot is always good. but I cleaned my old VW's headliner with it and it looked brand new when I was done. I also picked up a used IS250 last april and cleaned some light stains left by the previous owner. i highly recommend it

MrBruin09

great thanks for all the help

MrBruin09

So do I spray my headliner with 303 Cleaner & Spot Remover and then use mr Clean magic eraser to clean it?

And is the eraser that we are talking about?
http://www.mrclean.com/en_US/magic-eraser.do

flektone

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yeah thats the one. and no dont spray it with anything. the eraser by itself works just fine. remember dampen the eraser dont have it soaking wet. you dont want to mess with the glue under the headliner and have it end up sagging one day. just make sure its damp and with short strokes in the same direction rub lightly.

embolism

I cleaned my headliner the other day using Folex and a terry towel. Spray the folex on the towel generously, then rub in one direction. Got rid of the dirt so quickly, I started doing the entire headliner. Took about 10 minutes and it looked great. You never want to get the headliner too wet or it may "delaminate" from the roof. The lexus headliner seems pretty thick to me though so may not be an issue. I don't like the magic eraser for this since it will spot if you rub it in a spot too vigorously. They are good for getting dried wax residue off of plastics and vinyl though...

embolism

Xylene dissolves plastic and glue, is a known carcinogen, and reeks to high heaven. I used to use it in the lab under a fume hood. I don't think you want to be using it on your headliner...