There is a quick and easy way to make a Piper headliner look good. Use
shoe polish. The kind that is in liquid form with the sponge applicator.
I think the brand that many of us remember is "Kiwi". It takes a while
to do it, but it covers most discolored spots and usually leaves a
uniform color. It is a LOT less messy than vinyl sprays and dyes. You
might want to get the plane up to about 65+ degrees F to use the stuff
(heated hangar or warm Southern climate). You have to tip the bottle
upside down and, if I remember right, touch the sponge enough to get it
to soak up some polish. You may have to depress the sponge enough to
scrunch the rubber collar that holds it. Put a rubber glove on one hand.
The stuff may drip so cover up the interior. Last guy I saw who did it
transformed a discolored, spotted headliner into like-new condition.

Try it on a small spot to see if you like the result.

Good Luck,
Mike

Prime wrote:
We have a Cherokee 140. I want to know if anybody knows the simple
and cheap trick to clean our headliner. It is actually in fine
condition, but it has a LOT of brownish spotting on it, apparently
caused by moisture (you know, condensation, leakage, etc. - not
that OUR plane leaks!). It looks like crap. The headliner appears
to be a heavy fabric, almost seems like it is vinyl coated.

I tried washing it, spraying it with a variety of liquids (ammonia,
bleach and water, Formula 409). They helped to reduce the intensity
of the spots by about 30%, which is not nearly enough.

Ideas?

Tim Long
CMA, CA


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