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Subject:Re: Q: How do we clean the headliner?
From:Karl Wolz
Date:Sun, 23 Jul 2000 23:11:11 -0700

Home Depot, or any paint supply house will stock it.

Karl Wolz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rico Sapolich" <JKrevnov@aol.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: Q: How do we clean the headliner?

> Here is what I really meant to send:
>
>
> >My headliner is cigarette stained ... I would like it to be
> squeaky clean and WHITE, not yellow.<
>
> Michael,
>
> I am certain a solution of TSP (trisodium phosphate) will work and that is
> what I would try first.  When I owned a fern bar, TSP was recommended to
> clean the cathode plates of the electostatic precipatators, aka smoke
eaters.
>  After a good Saturday night, we are talking about cigarette stains which
> could be used for floorcovering.  It would also clean that tenacious stuff
> off plastered walls painted with oil based enamel paint.  That required a
> dilute solution and some care; it can remove wall paint with a
concentrated
> solution and vigorous scrubbing.  Also, if you find a small janitorial or
> resturant supply house which sells it by the pound, it is cheap.
>
> Rich