Removing smoke soot from headliner

[silvermesa]

I have smoke soot on my headliner from 3 sooty fingers that a passenger got on my headliner while climbing in my vehicle. How can I remove this?

I do not have an extractor or steamer. I do have OPC and APC+ but not sure they would be effective on smoke soot.

[dad07]

OPC at 3;1 will clean that right up.

Spray on mf and gently rub on stain and watch it go Bye-Bye.

[DetailedByPrecision]

becareful not to saturate the headliner. otherwise it will sag because you weakened the adhesive holding it in place.

[bmwgalore]

Optimum Power Cleaner will do the trick.
303 Spot Remover will work fine as well.

Then bloat the stain with a microfiber towel and suck it up with a shop-vac, you don't need a steamer.

On a leather headliner, you can also scrub gently with a toothbrush, but that's not the case today, hehe, so just bloat gently with a MF towel.

[Flash Gordon]

What the crap did he have this stuff on his fingers for, is he a chimmneysweep?

I hate it when someone rides in my car. My next car will be a 1 seater

[bmwgalore]

My next car will be a 1 seater

[silvermesa]

What the crap did he have this stuff on his fingers for, is he a chimmneysweep?

I hate it when someone rides in my car. My next car will be a 1 seater

My passenger was burning a brush pile on his farm. He accidentally got this on my headliner. It has been there for probably 5 years now so I'm hoping to remove this week with your suggestion of OPC.

Thank You All!

[DealerDetailer]

I have used APC diluted 10:1 and 15:1 with outstanding results.

Use a small soft toothbrush if you need to lift dirt out and then damp or lightly vaccum out.

Here is a headliner restoration I did sometime back...
Headliner Restoration