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Headliner fix; best method?
Topic Started: Sep 9 2012, 07:21 AM (1,765 Views)
wayn
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My headliner fabric is just starting to come down at the front edge, above the steering wheel, at the windshield.

What is the best glue or method for keeping it where it belongs and keeping it from coming down anymore?

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Dont know about the best method but I have used staples in the past. Best to snatch it out and put you in a new one.
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wayn
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Maybe a spray glue??
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Smidgen
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You want this stuff. Not the cheapest spray but will hold for years. There are a lot of flavors of this stuff make sure its #80.

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Stiffchezze
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My weapon of choice for headliner adhesive is 3M 74.
Link--->3M 74 Spray Adhesive

3M 74 is formulated for foam headliners. 3M 80 is formulated for vinyl. You have a foam headliner in your 2000. ^o)
However, glue is not going to help in the long run. :( You are due for a replacement! :banana

From an old post:
Link--->Headliner - Switching from vinyl to fabric? Post#18
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To get a *factory* look you need to use headliner fabric. Headliner fabric is usually 100% nylon with a foam backing. It is held in place with a spray adhesive specificity designed to work with the foam. The reason headliners sag or collapse 99% of the time is because the foam disintegrates, not because the adhesive lets go. ^o)

The typical headliner materiel from the factory has a foam that is similar to what is used to seal the vents in the dash. If you've every taken part of the dash apart, your know that it just disintegrates. This is for nearly all manufactures, not just Geo. True crap. :gamerz

Replacement material has a much higher quality of foam and will last a very long time, if you use the right glue and it does not “react” with the foam. :scared

The typical color for most cars is “Ox Grey” You can get it from other places, but this place is near my house.

Link--->Ox Gray
It comes in two widths, 54” and 60”. IIRC for a Metro 2 door you need 3 yards of the 54”. 60" is ok to use, you will just waste some of it. :(
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Hairtrigger
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Toll YouTube. You will get the idea


And don't use loctite spray adhesive!

I went to Joann's fabric's to get the headliner stuff. In the past I've always used 3M products, but Joann's only had loctite. Figured it was just as good, right? Way wrong and I'll be redoing a headliner this weekend

$30 to $40 ball park price range and a few hours
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metromizer


Mine has been hanging down for a couple years. I just installed a sunroof, so I'm fixing the headliner at the same time.

I picked up a can of the #80, but read "rubber and vinyl" so I put it back on the shelf and chose #77 instead. What a mistake! What really frosts my hide is I tried the stuff years ago, when I ran out out of my commercial grade spray glue for foam rubber, back when I had an upholstery side business. Sadly, it works just as poorly as I remembered. Worse, I used to pay about $6/can, this time I wasted $14.99 for a can of the stuff!Arrhg...

Don't try the more common #77... it low strength at best.

I'm going to try the #80 next.
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G.O. Joe
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I used the Super 90 several years ago and it's still holding tight. Kind of pricey, but works great. If I remember, the Super 90 is for high temps, like the roof of a car baking on a summer day!

Just my $.02.
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idmetro
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I've seen staples, pushpins, bobby pins, thumbtacks and even yarn stitched through a saggin headliner trying to hold it up. None of them worked worth a darn and all of them look terrible. Only good option as mentioned above is pull it out and redo it. I used 3M heavy duty adhesive (can't remember the #) that specifically talks about bonding heavy materials like vinyl. I read too many horror stories about doing it over again to use the less expensive glue - I believe I paid $15-20 a can for the glue but 3 years later it still looks great so it was worth it. Good Luck!
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