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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 11:38 PM
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How do I turn yellowish suede into gray suede?
My headliner is beautiful but the area around my front seat belts is very yellowish ever since I bought my car. I take great pride in keeping my interiors super clean but this has always bothered my. How can I turn the yellowish suede into great looking gray suede again? Tuff-Stuff did nothing.
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Dye it
Any tips on this so that it'll match the rest of the headliner?
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Before you go dying have you tried to just clean it? Like any headliner in a smokers car, the stain can be removed with some care. Alcantara is a little more difficult and a little more fragile...

Leather masters makes a great alcantara cleaner that I've had good luck with. You could get it from Detailersdomain.com.

Also here is a pretty good thread on cleaning it...
http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-det...headliner.html
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It is not suede, your headliner is Alcantara a composit (plastic).
I have seen dye kits for Audis with Alcantara on E bay, but don't know how it turns out.
The North American distributor for Alcantara is in Tampa and they stock all colors.
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w210...attle-fix.html
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Originally Posted by 55fanatic
Before you go dying have you tried to just clean it? Like any headliner in a smokers car, the stain can be removed with some care. Alcantara is a little more difficult and a little more fragile...

Leather masters makes a great alcantara cleaner that I've had good luck with. You could get it from Detailersdomain.com.

Also here is a pretty good thread on cleaning it...
http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-det...headliner.html
I tried tuff-stuff as I mentioned in my first post but it didn't do squat.


Thanks for that link, I'll read into it...lot's of info.
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Originally Posted by Yacht Master
It is not suede, your headliner is Alcantara a composit (plastic).
I have seen dye kits for Audis with Alcantara on E bay, but don't know how it turns out.
The North American distributor for Alcantara is in Tampa and they stock all colors.
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w210...attle-fix.html
True, alcantara...sorry.
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Go to your local bodyshops and dealerships and find out who they use for interior repair. They will have to mix the dye on the spot.
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Re-wrap it or find a salvage and buy the new pillar.
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I found a local shop that has the fabric to match the headliner. If you want I can order you some and you can re-wrap it if you like. Let me know!
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Have you tried a little dawn dish soap on a damp microfiber?
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