My favourites - seatbelts and headliner. I've forgotten how to clean these. The seatbelt seems to "absorb" the chemical I sprayed on naturally, and I know headliners are delicate and also tend to "absorb" chemicals. The seatbelt is just grimey and the headliner has splashes from drinks and reminents of dog hair. I've got a steam cleaner and a Bissell. So what's the trick to cleaning these two tough areas?
How To Clean Two Specific Problem Areas
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imported_Jakerooni
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well the seat belts usualyl do best when extracted with a HWE. You can also stiff bristle brush them with fairly decent results. The headliner spray the product of choice into your MF towl and not on the headliner itself. I tend to use a dry foaming cleaner for headliners leaves very little moisture.
Don't know about how this would work on the whole headliner but had a spot cleaning that I needed to do. My son drew on my wife's headliner with crayon (or his imaginary friend depending on the story 
) Tried a Tide pen first and it worked well but the drawing was too extensive. Wisk detergent and a soft brush did just the trick.
) Tried a Tide pen first and it worked well but the drawing was too extensive. Wisk detergent and a soft brush did just the trick.Accumulator
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tresola- The primary caveat with headliners is "don't get it too wet!".
Over-wetting it (and sometimes that doesn't require much moisture at all) can really ruin your day, might even compromise the adhesive that holds it to the roof.
Over-wetting it (and sometimes that doesn't require much moisture at all) can really ruin your day, might even compromise the adhesive that holds it to the roof.
Yeah, that's what concerns me most. I did a real quickie with my steam cleaner (yeah I know but mine isn't that hot) but didn't do anything after that since I wanted to consult this forum for advice. I've got some carpet foaming cleaner that comes in an aerosol can. Is that safe enough? I think otherwise it should work well on the seatbelts.
There are just specks of spills (cofee and/or soda) above the driver's head on the headliner. I am also concerned about the dog hair and smell. I vacuumed a lot of the hair off, but since its very fine, I'm sure there's more up there. Yuck. I have a fogger I'll use to get rid of the rest of the odor, but I at least want to go after the hair and stains before i do that.
There are just specks of spills (cofee and/or soda) above the driver's head on the headliner. I am also concerned about the dog hair and smell. I vacuumed a lot of the hair off, but since its very fine, I'm sure there's more up there. Yuck. I have a fogger I'll use to get rid of the rest of the odor, but I at least want to go after the hair and stains before i do that.
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tresola- I've never had any problems using low-moisture stuff on headliners but maybe I'm just lucky :nixweiss
I wonder what David Fermani would advise :think:
Somehow my dogs have never deposited much hair on the headliners or anywhere else (well, I keep most dog-compartment surfaces covered)..and I keep 'em shampooed well enough that they don't impart any doggy-smell either. So, eh...I simply dunno what to advise. But I wonder how a "pet hair sponge" would work on the hair. Steaming after normal cleaning might help with the odor too.
I wonder what David Fermani would advise :think:
Somehow my dogs have never deposited much hair on the headliners or anywhere else (well, I keep most dog-compartment surfaces covered)..and I keep 'em shampooed well enough that they don't impart any doggy-smell either. So, eh...I simply dunno what to advise. But I wonder how a "pet hair sponge" would work on the hair. Steaming after normal cleaning might help with the odor too.
Yeah, you're lucky! I keep pulling out chunks of dog hair out of tiny crevices like the cupholder hinges and behind the glove compartment lock. The headliner had tons of hair; vacuuming it produced streaks of grey. The funny thing is, the guy supposedly had it detailed for $120 at one of those Mister Car Wash types last November. Somehow I'm guessing the dirt I'm cleaning is way older than that!