Need advice: Cleaning Very Delicate Wool Headliner on my Corniche Convertible

While I cannot recommend a specific product, I think you are looking at using a dry foam cleaner. See if RR has a specific product they recommend.

 

I have an old Jaguar Mark 2 owners manual from a car I used to own.
If I remember correctly they call for Mineral Spirits, but I can't remember for sure.
I will see if I can find that manual.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Tetrachloroethylene-120ml-High-Purity-Solvent/dp/B00I9JDONE/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1535327215&sr=8-4&keywords=Consolidated+Chemical+%26+Solvents+LLC

use it carefully, try on a small test spot first.

this is dry cleaning fluid it should do the trick pretty nicely. Just use a little at a time, clean WHITE cloth, dab, don't rub, it will do the trick without stretching or shrinking whatever you use it on.

don't dilute it, either.

D

 

You have to be careful as I believe that the Rolls as well as Jag have wool adhered to a 3/16 thick foam that is glued onto the roof. The glue and foam dries out and the headliner falls down. It will leave chunks of foam on the roof and on the wool. This stuff is expensive and very hard to install. I did three attempt's before I had it right. Get it misaligned and you need a new headliner. I paid if I remember correctly $600.00 for the material per attempt!!!!!! That was 20 years ago.

 

Oh, and if you use it, ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS, OPEN THE DOORS.

good ventilation is critical.

D

 

This came up in a search for carbon tetrachloride, which is old fashioned dry cleaning fluid, it will work as well.

https://www.amazon.com/Guardsman-Professional-Strength-Cleaning-Solution/dp/B01E0HOAHM/ref=sr_1_4_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1535548917&sr=8-4&keywords=carbon%2Btetrachloride&th=1

 

Definitely very different. I assumes a hardtop.

 

I'd start with the Woolite and see if that works. You can't hurt it with Woolite.

If you need more, I'd go for the dry cleaning chemicals.

Matt