Hello everyone,
As i'm about to make a great deep cleaning of the car interior (after the door leather panels will be reglued)I saw that the hood liner is kind of dirty/grayish . (Which in a way, is not surpising in a 15years old car) So i wonder how i could clean it ?
Have any of you ever cleaned his hood interior layer?
I thought about those washer/hoover kind of tool but wonder if all this would be safe for the mechanism behind.
If not, what would/did you use to clean your hood liner?

Thanks. Aurelien.

 

If it's not really dirty I would leave it. The foam is old, you don't want the dreaded sagging head liner.

 

Does a convertible headlining sag? That had never occurred to me. Every Jag saloon I've ever owned has had some headlining sag. I thought all that was behind me.

 

As Justin says, the convertible headliner, at least in the X100 models, is just material without any backing. I clean mine with a Vax water vacuum cleaner and the Vax carpet cleaning solution every couple of years. It's a bit fiddly using the machine in the vertical mode and I cover all the seats etc with old towels as there is a bit of splashing / dripping sometimes but it cleans up very well.

Richard

 

Ya missed the convertible bit - lol.

 

Thanks all for your answers,
Yes a convertible liner doesn't sag LOL
I'll get a cleaner-vacuum thing and try to wash it. I can't stand seing it like this .

 

Post some pics.

 

Can't keep the conversation straight. Are we talking about the engine bay liner or the head liner in the passenger compartment?

If the engine bay, I use Mean Green and spray it all over. Then hit it with the low pressure, pressure washer at home. Yeah, I know you naysayers... but I have been doing this on all my cars, my whole driving life. And never a worry.

If the head lines, a low pressure vacuum (with the fabric long bristle bush) and Tide spot remover if needed.

I also seal where wires enter a connector with Star Brite Liquid Electrical Tape.

Cheers.