Re: How do you clean an original headliner?

Posted by HH56 On 2009/11/16 9:24:59

Very Carefully. Seriously, I believe it is wool and would be a bit careful with the steam and water. Steam is generally used to shrink the wrinkles out for that perfect fit so who knows if there is more shrink left-even after all this time. The material may be in good shape but usually the cotton thread used to sew the panels together or bow support tapes to the material is pretty fragile so doesn't take too much force to break. If the material is stained from moisture condensing on the steel roof and dropping down & soaking, don't think much improvement will be made. Most steel roof undersides I've seen after headliner removal have been pretty rusty so would suspect yours too. Have you tried gently brushing the moldy looking spots to see if anything comes loose.