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A water leak can be one of the most common problems you can encounter in your car. As troublesome as it might seem, it is also quite ordinary. But once it happens to your car, you still need to find the quickest and best way to fix it. After all, no one wants to prolong the agony of dealing with all those nasty stains. So you want to find the solutions that are available to you, whether it can be found at home or in the nearest store. Read on then to learn and find the best ones. Steps to Remove Water Stains from Car Headliner Follow these steps so you can perform surface cleaning on your car headliner. You will need the following: Upholstery friendly cleaner Soft bristled brush These are the directions: Spray the headliner. Make sure you are able to spray the edges and the areas around the lights. Allow the cleaner to sit on the upholstery for the amount of time that is specified on the cleaner’s container. Lightly agitate the surface of the headliner with the use of a brush. Allow the headliner to dry completely. This will take anywhere from one to two hours, depending on how heavily the cleaner was applied. If the surface cleaning method is not enough, then you will need to do deep cleaning on your headliner. You will need the following: Stain remover Deep cleaning system How water Follow these directions: Fill the cleaning machine with a cleaning solution and water. Turn on the cleaning machine. Put the tip of the cleaning tool on the headliner. Make sure to start at a corner. Move the tool along the headliner’s surface. Make sure that you move at a steady pace. Move the headliner across by using strokes of about 24 inches. The next stroke should be overlapped by half an inch. Maintain the pace and the technique. Let the headliner dry for a whole day. Run your hand over the headliner to remove the dried lines left after the deep cleaner was used. [crp] Common Questions About Car Headliners How Do You Steam Clean Car Headliners? Steam is used for deep-cleaning your car headliner. It is usually only used for very dirty headliners or those that have managed to absorb plenty of odor. Be warned, however, that this should only be used as a last resort. Using a steam cleaner can ruin the headliner. To use the steam cleaner, make sure to only work small sections at a time. Spray on solution and then use a vacuum for any remaining sections of the headliner. Be careful to not saturate the headliner because it can ruin the glue that holds the headlines together in one piece. Even fabric steamers can also be used. Pretreating with the use of upholstery and then steaming. And after that, the headliner will be brushed and vacuumed. The important thing is to allow for enough drying time. Turn on fans and leave doors and windows open. Can You Shampoo a Car Headliner? Yes, you can use shampoo to clean your headliner. And the best kind of shampoo to use for this purpose is a carpet and upholstery shampoo. A bottle of this type of shampoo should be more than enough to help you clean an entire car headliner. The great thing about using an upholstery shampoo is that it is gentle compared to other cleaners. So there should be no worry because it is not going to harm the fabric at all. One of the primary abilities of this shampoo is its ability to eliminate odors. So even if you travel frequently with your pets, the smell should not be much of an issue. The same can be said if you are a smoker. Eliminating the smell of the smoke that got caught up in the fabric shouldn’t be much of a problem. What do Professionals Clean Car Upholstery With? Car owners obviously want to keep their car upholstery as spotless and clean as possible. Professionals have plenty of techniques to make sure that happens. We will take a look at some of the spot cleaning techniques for different types of stains that the pros use: For stains on leather upholstery, it should first be pre-treated. Do this by using a leather conditioner. After pre-treating, apply a leather stain remover and then rub it. Let it sit for about 30 seconds then wipe it off. For oily stains, use a cotton cloth and a watered-down formula made of paint thinner. Use the cloth to rub the formula into the stain. Sprinkle with salt and let it sit overnight. If you need to remove coffee stains, use cold water to dilute the stain and a paper towel to blot it. Put some glass cleaner and let sit for 5 minutes. Conclusion Leaks and stains in your car are nothing new. It is something that you need to deal with on a regular basis. The headliner and the rest of the interior of your car might be prone to all kinds of stains, but you just need to know the best solutions for it. Once you do, it wouldn’t be as stressful or as difficult as you thought it would be to remove it.