The headliner has been a huge battle. I’ve looked at everything online on how to clean these headliners and what not to do. I’ve tried Folex, Borax (and vinegar), and oxy clean. Although the car smells better, it is still stained.
I decided to do exactly what everyone says not to do… use a carpet cleaner. I filled it up as you would to clean a carpet and started soaking the roof in 2 foot square spaces and cleaning it out. They say not to soak it, but I had nothing to lose. If this didn’t work I was going to go and get a new one (at a significant cost and pain). To my shock… it cleaned it… really well. Oddly enough it didn’t do as much damage as the scrubbing with the previously mentioned microfiber clothes and cleaners. After I just threw the dehumidifier back in, and let her go. A few days later… no delamination and it looks and smells night and day better. I’ll need to do it once more to get a couple more stubborn stains, but I feel so much better now. The car is really coming along.
The interior colours now are the next problem. The exterior will be a burnt orange, and black. I’d like to match the colours on the interior, and I’ll keep the light headliner and darker grey carpets. The seats will be black but maybe have a burnt orange highlight. I need to get these seats figured out next before I can start prepping the interiour for paint… Onwards.