Cleaning cabin headliner

KnotConnected

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Question for your restoration pros:

The woven fabric headliner (see pics) in the '94 cabrio needs a good cleaning. There are many marks and spots from the guts of popped spiders to water stains and whatnot. I'm hesitant to go at it with a steam cleaner or shampoo it because I don't want to soften any glue holding it up and risk causing the headliner to come apart or sag.
Does anyone have any suggestions for how to deep clean this material?

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gm280

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From looking at the picture, is there any backing board behind the fabric? It looks like it is just stretched across some support wood. If that is the case, I would try using a good cleaner and if that doesn't work or even turns it into a much worst project, then replace the material. It wouldn't cost as much as you may think. I've replace headliners in vehicles before and the cost is usually under $20 for the material. And the standard typical fabric shops do carry many different colors and textures exactly for headliners... JMHO!
 
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