Any tips for cleaning the headlining?

My car has pale grey "flock" style headlining. Got a few grubby fingermarks etc I want to clean. I don't suppose it would be a good idea to get it very wet.

I have searched on the forum but don't think this has been covered before. No longer FF owner but still interested. Present car Jaguar XE
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Previous car Td6 SE
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Previous LR- Disco 300TDi Auto

I just use some APC sprayed onto a microfibre cloth and rub it over the affected area

Yep, any advice on this then... daughter sitting in back, puts on mascara but brushes her hair out the way with a loaded brush.... soppy tart....



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Does depend on what the "grubby fingermarks" are...

White spirit is best for most stains, but use sparingly with gentle rubs.

Or just a detergent solution (try this first ?) .
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Previous: L322 Range Rover TDV8 3.6 2008; L322 Range Rover TD6 3.0 2002; P38A Range Rover V8 1999

Autoglym interior cleaner and rubbing with wet cloth has worked for me in cleaning cirrus headlining of general dirt such as finger marks, splatters of mud from wet dog jumping in to the boot etc.

Re mascara, that will need a special stain remover such as Stain Devils I would think. Only Range Rovers since 1988

Never done any of the above......

Pete, you need to take the headlining out and replace it with some aluminium sheeting. Add to the rugged look.....

.......seriously though, put some of that spray Vanish stain remover foam onto a damp cloth and then work the area. I always do the entire headlining when I buy a car. Never let me down.

 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

Cheers... luckily it's not waterproof mascara...  Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
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I used a tin of autoglyms interior cleaner but the foam type, being a foam it is good for the heading as doesn't get it to wet otherwise it can stretch and sagg. Came up like new

You'd be amazed what a baby wipe will remove on a fabric headlining. If it really won't come off get yourself to Screwfix and buy a box of 'no nonsense' hands wipes, about a tenner. That'll do it.
Even gently removed fence paint overspray from bodywork when the recommended white spirit did nothing.
I use them all the time at work, and I also run a couple of taxis which get filthy - feet and kebab hands normally on the headlining
Baby wipes usually sort it.

 2003 4.4 Adriatic Blue FF

Try some brake cleaner works wonders

Try to find a leather AB headlining  MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
Have the Faultmate MSV2 Extreme to be tinkering with the settings etc. !!

Haylands wrote:

Yep, any advice on this then... daughter sitting in back, puts on mascara but brushes her hair out the way with a loaded brush.... soppy tart....



Virgin’s tears will get that off Pete
Work of the Devil that Mascara...
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Haylands wrote:

Yep, any advice on this then... daughter sitting in back, puts on mascara but brushes her hair out the way with a loaded brush.... soppy tart....



Just tell people it's a stiletto heal mark and leave it there as a badge of honour. :lol:

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yeah tell me about it, it's never totally coming off is it..........and an AB one would cost more than the car...... how many sq mtrs of hide do I need Craig?? Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Mikey, sorry for nicking your thread, if it's just grubby I'd try some car fabric cleaner from Halfords, mine was pretty grubby in a few places and it got it all off no bother and didn't leave an edge....  Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-