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Braingears
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: St Petersburg, FL
Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320
Posts: 1450
| Headliner Material
I've removed my headliner because of sunroof issues. Since it was already stained and sagging, I might as well change it. Because of how stained mine is, I would like to get something that will not stain and is easier to clean. I was thinking of getting a perforated vinyl. Something like http://www.automobiletrim.com/images/vinyls/dimpled-vinyl-large.jpg http://www.automobiletrim.com/images/vinyls/basketweave-vinyl-large.jpg Let me know what you think... |
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AlanMcR
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, CA, Los Altos
Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL
Posts: 3500
| RE: Headliner Material
Wow! I'm having a 60's flashback. Seriously, though, I wouldn't bet on these not staining.
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Braingears
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: St Petersburg, FL
Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320
Posts: 1450
| RE: Headliner Material
Alan, Didn't you have yours redone several years ago? What did you use?
When taking it out, did you also have to bow the headliner in order to get it out? |
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AlanMcR
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, CA, Los Altos
Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL
Posts: 3500
| RE: Headliner Material
Braingears - 10/15/2018 5:31 PM Alan, Didn't you have yours redone several years ago? What did you use?
When taking it out, did you also have to bow the headliner in order to get it out? The opposite. I cut the roof off and installed a CampTop. The remaining headliner, forward of the B-pillar is in sad shape and needs recovering. It is pretty easy to remove and recover, but I need to find a way to hold the loose part up against the carbon fiber camper floor. 
 
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Braingears
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: St Petersburg, FL
Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320
Posts: 1450
| RE: Headliner Material
It actually looks really good! |
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AlanMcR
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, CA, Los Altos
Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL
Posts: 3500
| RE: Headliner Material
Braingears - 10/16/2018 6:23 PM It actually looks really good! It only looks good because of camera settings forced by the high contrast picture. Plenty of stains from a leaky sunroof gasket. Many parts of the fabric are just tucked in, not attached at all.
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Aircruiser
Extreme Veteran
Date registered: Aug 2011
Location: Atlanta GA
Vehicle(s): 2000 G500, 1986 300GD, 2017 Porsche Cayenne Hybrid
Posts: 364
| Re: Headliner Material
Griots Garage Interior Cleaner and a clean MF towel worked wonders on my stained headliner, eventually they do come back in about a year, especially if you still have the leak.
Alan, did you post a picture?
Edited by Aircruiser 10/19/2018 11:11 AM
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paulunm
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Date registered: Jan 2015
Location: Los Angeles
Vehicle(s): 2000 G500
Posts: 124
| Re: Headliner Material
Try Folex and Simple Green for cleaning stained headliner material. |
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AlanMcR
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, CA, Los Altos
Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL
Posts: 3500
| Re: Headliner Material
Aircruiser - 10/19/2018 8:09 AM Alan, did you post a picture? Mere lower level wizardry. I use http://picr.de to host pictures and then link to them in the posting using the picture-of-a-tree tool.
Edited by AlanMcR 10/24/2018 10:46 PM
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H1LM002G55
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Date registered: Mar 2010
Location: S Florida / Geneva / Jeddah
Vehicle(s): 500 GE, G55, LM002, H1
Posts: 1796
| Re: Headliner Material
I would use Alcantara or Tapis Ultrasuede for the headliner. It's very durable and easy to clean. |
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Braingears
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: St Petersburg, FL
Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320
Posts: 1450
| RE: Headliner Material
I ended up choosing a graphite color (instead of black). It matched well with the rest of the interior.
I continued to use the grey visor and handles. They make a good accent to the darker headliner. |
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