The cover for the vanity mirror on my passanger side sunshade broke. The local dealer (not where I purchased the car) was nice enough to fix it under warranty. However, the tech left ugly dirty figerprints and marks on the cloth surface of the sunshade and headliner.

I don't want to make them worse, does anyone have any tried and true tricks to clean that kind of material? I had basically the same thing happen to my G6 a few years ago and never really did get the marks completely clean. They really should use clean gloves or something when fixing interior parts like this.

Any suggestions are appreciated!

uni1999,

I completely understand your frustration with your situation. Did you contact the dealership to make them aware of this? Who knows, they might clean it for you. If you don't like that idea, you can call the dealership and talk with the parts department to see what they suggest.

Michelle, Chevrolet Customer Service

I really don't want it to turn into a huge ordeal with the dealership. Like I said, this isn't where I got my 'bu, and this situation kind of confirms why. I just couldn't see driving 60 miles to have a sunshade replaced... Next time I will take the time, because I know the local "big volume" dealership isn't very careful.

I'm just hoping someone out there has had good success with a cleaning product they would like to share with me and the group.

I like blue coral in a pinch or Adam's upholstery cleaner. Both work well as long as you don't try to wipe it off, blotting the area works better. I use some different stuff at work if I get something dirty like that before returning the car.

A mechanic left oil/dirt fingerprints on my headliner. I removed them by gently using Magic Eraser. You have to be careful not to use it too harshly - but it worked perfectly for me.

+1 on the magic eraser. My wife uses it on everything. It works really well on the fabric in our cars' interiors.

Barring the magic eraser solution (i've heard that thing is fairly magical but I can't fall for kitchen product hype anymore :-)) a good fabric solution would be Xenit.

Be careful with the fumes from that stuff though -- they are particularly suffocating with regards to the sensation. Also, use it sparingly and be careful it wont leave a stain. It's similar to goo gone for situations like this. I think something like a magic eraser would be better at first -- this can be your backup.

XENIT is great to have on hand though as the backup to many tough stains on all types of fabric... sometimes you are so desperate it is ok to be over-agressive with them.