headliner replacement

mugm3 · Tue, Jun-17-2008, 01:33:06 AM

well guys i tried to fix my sagging headliner this weekend..didnt turn out as well as i would have liked..guess i'm just gonna have to buy a new one..i dont get it though i followed all the directins and made sure everything was clean...i guess the 3m stuff i used was just crap..oh well if anyone has anyother ideas besides replacing it i am listening..thanks

fitchesbass · Tue, Jun-17-2008, 01:52:16 AM

You have to replace it. Spray all the crap you want up there - it is the foam part that disentegrates and then causes the headliner to sag. You need to remove the headliner board remove the fabric and clean / scrape the board of all material. And then either cover it or have it recovered by a pro. Or you can take it to a pro from the start (more $$ imo).

There is no magic glue.

mugm3 · Tue, Jun-17-2008, 02:00:13 AM

i did clean all the crap off of it...took me like 2 hours...but i know i probably will have to take it somewhere that is used to dealing with this type of situatin..just didnt know if anyone had any other ideas

fitchesbass · Tue, Jun-17-2008, 02:04:08 AM

How did you clean the headliner board without removing it from the car?

FYI: I have done this myself - I am not just speaking from other's experiences.

TheSt|G · Tue, Jun-17-2008, 02:08:17 AM

Just as a side note, 3M is most definitely not crap.

mugm3 · Tue, Jun-17-2008, 02:08:40 AM

oh no i removed it from the car...that would be way to big of a mess...took my angle grinder witha soft pad and went over it then took a putty knife and laid the fabric over the backside of the headliner board and cleaned it then vaccumed the glue off...it was very clean jus the stuff i bought didnt stick worth a crap...figured it would be good cause it was 3m

fitchesbass · Tue, Jun-17-2008, 02:08:47 AM

For headliners it is.

mugm3 · Tue, Jun-17-2008, 02:09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSt|G

Just as a side note, 3M is most definitely not crap.

no i know..i jsut was pissed that it didnt turn out the way i wanted it too...and i should have expected it..i've read a few posts on this subject and they all said that they had to eventually replace it...which looks like what i'll have to do ..just dont want to spend the 350 bucks ya know

TheSt|G · Tue, Jun-17-2008, 02:10:18 AM

Just miss used. It's like saying a hammer is crap because it wasn't good at taking a Roundel off.

fitchesbass · Tue, Jun-17-2008, 02:10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mugm3

oh no i removed it from the car...that would be way to big of a mess...took my angle grinder witha soft pad and went over it then took a putty knife and laid the fabric over the backside of the headliner board and cleaned it then vaccumed the glue off...it was very clean jus the stuff i bought didnt stick worth a crap...figured it would be good cause it was 3m

hmm didn't know you took it out of the car.

The fabric is un-usable after it is remove really. I would think you would have a really hard time recovering the headliner board with the old fabric. My old fabric was a mess by the time I stripped everything.

Tue, Jun-17-2008, 01:33:06 AM	#1
mugm3 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 791 Reputation: 0 Location: indy	headliner replacement well guys i tried to fix my sagging headliner this weekend..didnt turn out as well as i would have liked..guess i'm just gonna have to buy a new one..i dont get it though i followed all the directins and made sure everything was clean...i guess the 3m stuff i used was just crap..oh well if anyone has anyother ideas besides replacing it i am listening..thanks

Tue, Jun-17-2008, 01:52:16 AM	#2
fitchesbass Like a carpenter that makes stairs Join Date: Jul 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 15,846 Reputation: 0 Location: NoVA	You have to replace it. Spray all the crap you want up there - it is the foam part that disentegrates and then causes the headliner to sag. You need to remove the headliner board remove the fabric and clean / scrape the board of all material. And then either cover it or have it recovered by a pro. Or you can take it to a pro from the start (more $$ imo). There is no magic glue. __________________

Tue, Jun-17-2008, 02:04:08 AM	#4
fitchesbass Like a carpenter that makes stairs Join Date: Jul 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 15,846 Reputation: 0 Location: NoVA	How did you clean the headliner board without removing it from the car? FYI: I have done this myself - I am not just speaking from other's experiences. __________________

Tue, Jun-17-2008, 02:08:47 AM	#7
fitchesbass Like a carpenter that makes stairs Join Date: Jul 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 15,846 Reputation: 0 Location: NoVA	For headliners it is. __________________

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Tue, Jun-17-2008, 02:00:13 AM	#3
mugm3 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 791 Reputation: 0 Location: indy	i did clean all the crap off of it...took me like 2 hours...but i know i probably will have to take it somewhere that is used to dealing with this type of situatin..just didnt know if anyone had any other ideas

Tue, Jun-17-2008, 02:08:40 AM	#6
mugm3 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 791 Reputation: 0 Location: indy	oh no i removed it from the car...that would be way to big of a mess...took my angle grinder witha soft pad and went over it then took a putty knife and laid the fabric over the backside of the headliner board and cleaned it then vaccumed the glue off...it was very clean jus the stuff i bought didnt stick worth a crap...figured it would be good cause it was 3m

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