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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: keith b on May 22, 2005, 07:32:30 am

Title: Car Headlinings (Interior)
Post by: keith b on May 22, 2005, 07:32:30 am

Hi carpet cleaners,

Please can you advise!

How do you clean the interior of the Headlining in vehicles that are mostly soiled with tobacco stains?
Is this a upholstery tool attached to a carpet cleaning machine or a steam cleaner of some sort?
Also what chemical do you use in the process?

regards

keith

Title: Re: Car Headlinings (Interior)
Post by: Len Gribble on May 22, 2005, 08:22:01 am

Keith

I use a product called Solutions no 2 or 3 light mist and nap off, works well.

Would take care if using HWE head linings are stuck to some thing like hardboard.

Len

Title: Re: Car Headlinings (Interior)
Post by: Karl Wildey on May 22, 2005, 10:16:21 am

Problems to watch are over wetting and too much suction as these will pull off the head lining.
Have not clean a car for years but the head lining is the worse job to clean in the car, good luck hope Len solution works.

Title: Re: Car Headlinings (Interior)
Post by: keith b on May 22, 2005, 11:21:16 am

Thanks Len & Karl

Title: Re: Car Headlinings (Interior)
Post by: patch on May 22, 2005, 01:15:14 pm

I would go with len on this one, hopefuly I will be able to sample number 2 on headlinings as I believe nick is in the process of sending a bottle of solutions number 2 out to me. I would stay clear of using any sort of heat on headlinings not only due to shrinkage problems but most headlinings are fixed with a hot glue which is very tempermental to the slightest of heat before you know it you have a sagging headlining I use a interior cleaner with a spotting technique of dabbing with product & then rinsing, thanks