Cleaning roof lining?

[Damo]

I'm worried this is a daft question (which usually means it is).

The roof lining in my car is extremely dirty on one side (drivers side). I've got some upholstery cleaner from Halfrauds which I was going to use but I'm concerned that the lining, due to being made out of cardboard, is going to sag or get damaged. The dirt itself looks like a TDI has been started up with the exhaust pointing through my window while it's been open . It looks like it needs a good scrubbing.

Am I ok to use this upholstery cleaner? Or should I be using a special type of cleaner?

Thanks in advance.

 

[C11PRA DC]

Cleaning the rooflining is a complete pain in the ar*e!

Very difficult not to get stains or rough the surface up! - buy a new headling - about£80 from seat when I bought mine!


DC

 

[Damo]

£80 for a bit of shaped cardboard

I'll give it a bash with this cleaner.
If it doesn't work out, I may just live with it

Thanks for the quick reply.

 

[PhilW]

Keep us posted to the results. Mine is filthy as well.

 

[Damo]

Will do mate. I'll have a go later when I get home.

 

[C11PRA DC]

£80 for a bit of shaped cardboard

I'll give it a bash with this cleaner.
If it doesn't work out, I may just live with it

Thanks for the quick reply.

I know what your saying! - but I thought that was quite reasonable and makes a hell of a difference to the interior. I'am just fussy! - and if its as bad as your describing I'd never be happy with mediocre results of cleaning! and arm ace from hours of dabbing!!

Good luck!

 

[cordobabrendy]

spray it and your pillars black Im actually contemplating it after someone has put two thin streaks in mine.

 

[BMH 25]

i bought a miricle no wet wonder dry foam cleaning kit for £9.99. best tenner i have spent comes with all acc and gets any stains out really quickly and as it is only foam it does not soak everything, it also comes with a sponge brush for areas like a roof lining i have used it many times and it works a treat smell nice too !!!

 

[Damo]

spray it and your pillars black Im actually contemplating it after someone has put two thin streaks in mine.

That's actually not a bad idea, although, it could be a pain in the butt removing everything to spray it. I have a nasty habit of breaking things.

I'll see how the cleaning goes tonight. If I make a pigs ear out of it (likely!), then this could be the something to consider.

 

[Damo]

i bought a miricle no wet wonder dry foam cleaning kit for £9.99. best tenner i have spent comes with all acc and gets any stains out really quickly and as it is only foam it does not soak everything, it also comes with a sponge brush for areas like a roof lining i have used it many times and it works a treat smell nice too !!!

Sounds good. Where did you buy it from?

 

[cordobabrendy]

removing everything??
In situ my friend! haha

 

[Damo]

removing everything??
In situ my friend! haha

Knowing me, my whole interior would end up in a right mess.

 

[BMH 25]

Sounds good. Where did you buy it from?

Of all places woolworths OR jml.

i was very dubeius at first but it is actually very very good and easy to use...

 

[Damo]

Excellent. I may well give this a go if the Halfrauds stuff fails. Cheers mate.

 

[BMH 25]

no probs bud. Let me know how you get on

 

[Damo]

Right, got stuck into this yesterday evening after work.

What a pain in the arse!!!!!! Took me 2 hours in the end. The foam is a real pig to get out once applied. I got as much out as I could but had to give up as it was getting dark.
Saying all that, the product did work quite well. It's a much prettier sight than what it used to be and there doesn't appear to be any blotches from water stains, which I was expecting. It's not perfect by any means, there's still some darker patches where the lining meets the trim, but I can certainly live with the results it gave.

Would I do it again? No!
Was it worth it? Depends how anal you are about cleaning something you rarely notice. I mean, how often do you admire your roof lining?

This was done using Halfrauds upholstery cleaner (it's not good for leather, so be careful).

So to sum up..........
I'd give it 7 out of 10 for it's cleaning ability (works very well on dirty plastic).
3 out of 10 for ease of use.
5 out of 10 for value for money (it's under a fiver and it does work)

 

[BMH 25]

Did you try the miricle foam mate ????

 

[Damo]

No mate, I didn't. I already had the Halfords stuff at home, so gave that a go. To be honest it's put me off doing it again. It's done a good enough job, though, just wasn't easy to use.

If it does get extremely dirty again, to the point where I can't live with it, I will most certainly try the stuff you've suggested

 

[BMH 25]

LOL ok cool mate well at least its done now any way

 

[blackie]

BMH i love your sig made me chuckle lol