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| Headliner fix; best method? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 9 2012, 07:21 AM (1,765 Views) | |
| wayn | Sep 9 2012, 07:21 AM Post #1 |
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Really fresh fish
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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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| Memphis metro | Sep 9 2012, 07:24 AM Post #2 |
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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 | Sep 10 2012, 04:06 PM Post #3 |
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Maybe a spray glue?? |
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| Smidgen | Sep 10 2012, 06:38 PM Post #4 |
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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.
Edited by Smidgen, Sep 10 2012, 06:40 PM.
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| Stiffchezze | Sep 10 2012, 09:10 PM Post #5 |
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Sir Metrologist
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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. However, glue is not going to help in the long run. You are due for a replacement! ![]() From an old post: Link--->Headliner - Switching from vinyl to fabric? Post#18
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| Hairtrigger | Sep 24 2012, 02:28 PM Post #6 |
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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 | Sep 24 2012, 05:08 PM Post #7 |
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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 | Sep 24 2012, 07:17 PM Post #8 |
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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 | Sep 25 2012, 06:00 AM Post #9 |
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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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You are due for a replacement! 
9:22 AM Jul 11