Water stained cab headlining

[Stewen]

Does anyone know which products work best to clean our badly stained & mouldy cab headlining please? We had water leaking in and wicking up over quite some time - now cured fingers crossed! Tia

 

[urban_biker]

I've not tried this myself. But I was told lemon juice can be effective.

 

[Northernraider]

As you have it stripped off I'd be inclined to spray paint it. It works well

 

[ontheroadagain]

Might be easier to buy a second hand one from ebay.

 

[Zebede4500]

Had a similar problem after last winter. Cleaned up well with a steam carpet cleaner, hired from Tesco (Rug Doctor). Quite hard work and one or two spots needed second treatment but results are excellent.
Now fitted new door seals and resealed the roof light to stop damp getting in and little or no water in de-humidifier this winter.

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[Stewen]

Thanks , might try lemon juice, but will need a fair bit .

Hadn't thought of spray painting - but its back up now .

Steam carpet cleaner… hadn't thought of that either - we do have a Vax with a wand thingy so may try it insitu.

I did think of buying a complete replacement which might well be the eventual outcome if I can’t get it clean.

We have a trip coming up next week so under a bit of pressure to get everything back together asap. Was hoping to clean it in-situ if possible. I can always take it out again when we get back & do a proper job.

It will be good to test out if we really are leakproof next week. Wales is usually pretty wet .

 

[Northernraider]

Thanks , might try lemon juice, but will need a fair bit .

Hadn't thought of spray painting - but its back up now .

Steam carpet cleaner… hadn't thought of that either - we do have a Vax with a wand thingy so may try it insitu.

I did think of buying a complete replacement which might well be the eventual outcome if I can’t get it clean.

We have a trip coming up next week so under a bit of pressure to get everything back together asap. Was hoping to clean it in-situ if possible. I can always take it out again when we get back & do a proper job.

It will be good to test out if we really are leakproof next week. Wales is usually pretty wet .



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I kid you not I've spray painted a few headings ...black, grey and white and they turned out really well. So keep it in mind . £5 can of spray paint and a new looking headliner

 

[ChrisL]

You can try just clean water and a nail brush or a hydrogen peroxide solution.

 

[Sooky]

White vinegar. Great for mould and cleaning. Stops it coming back too.

 

[Beemobile]

Never tried it myself but mould and mildew remover might do the job, I used it on one of my cushion covers which had a little mildew on it and it worked well.

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[L' Hobo]

Soak in Hydrogen Peroxide or, surprisingly, Bicarbonate of Soda, sometimes does the trick.

No-one seems to soak these days?

 

[Steel]

Does anyone know which products work best to clean our badly stained & mouldy cab headlining please? We had water leaking in and wicking up over quite some time - now cured fingers crossed! Tia



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[Steel]

Can I ask were your leak was coming from I have the same issue.

 

[Stewen]

Can I ask were your leak was coming from I have the same issue.

I never found out exactly where the ingress entered the fibreglass raised roof but it pooled in the front pod over the cab and poured in around the headlining.

My solution was to first, drill a 8mm hole in each corner of the overhang above the windscreen to let the water out. There was a lot! Then painstakingly carefully removing the sealant from around the roof seal, much of which was cracked and resealed. I used tiger seal. I also did the same around the large opening front skylight.

I decided to leave the pod holes open for time being. But will fit removable bungs at some point. The headlining cleaned up well and touch wood no evidence of any more water ingress so far. If there has been any it has drained out. On reflection ig looks like the original (9 year old) had failed in multiple places and despite sealing over the top last year, that wasn't sufficient.