Headlining - staining

[Skyedriver]

!970's car, headlining has severe staining which i think is the glue but I suppose could be water ingress.
Any suggestions for cleaning or recolouring?

Edited by Skyedriver on Tuesday 23 April 18:51

Edited by Skyedriver on Tuesday 23 April 19:35

[Pickled Piper]

Brake cleaner is a good first step for cleaning. Sorry can't help with recolouring.

[Skyedriver]

Pickled Piper said:

Brake cleaner is a good first step for cleaning. Sorry can't help with recolouring.

Brake cleaner - would never have thought of that, does it dissolve the glue (I think it's the original 50 year old glue? Why would it start seeping through the headlining?). Recolouring was a second option to mask the problem.

[Peanut Gallery]

You can get fabric spray dye..

If you can get a fairly normal magnolia color, or if you go for neon pink, thats your choice!

I have never done it myself - yet..

[Skyedriver]

Thanks for the info.
Suppose mask up everything and expect a light coating on yourself while lying on your back.
Won't be pink......

[TwinKam]

OP please correct me if I'm wrong, but that doesn't look like 'fabric', headlinings of that era and pattern were 'plastic', a very thin layer of pvc over a textile backing (which gave it its strength), so I'm not sure a 'dye' would work.
Possibly a 'paint' would though; a quick cheap and easy (if nasty) result might be gained through emulsioning it with a roller, although it would be tricky to avoid clogging the holes.
Far better to remove it and use it as the pattern to have a repro made, or one may already be available through the owners' clubs... OP doesn't mention the make & model... is it a Landcrab / Maxi?

[Skyedriver]

Yes could be a plastic based item. 70's Lancia for sale, interested but trying to cost out repairs. Replacing the headlining is a full glass out job and I just know that with my present luck, there's be new glass needed afterwards!! There used to be a paint for vinyl seats, remember doing a mini back in the 80's.