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Verandah
02-09-2013, 07:23 PM
The headlining in my car is sagging.
I thought I'd buy an aerosol can of upholstery glue, remove the interior light assy and go to town.
On second thoughts. How easy is this to do without getting ripples in it?
Anyone here attempted this job before?
khn47
03-09-2013, 06:21 AM
When I did mine, I followed behind one hand using a soft plastic ruler in the other to make sure there was no ripples
khajiit02
03-09-2013, 07:12 AM
i'v tried using aerosol glue on my previous magna ts se, took about a week and it became saggy in different places even though i did use about 3 cans of sellys quick grip upholestery glue, if ur going to do it make sure u get all those edges really good so you dont have them starting to come apart, also before you go to put the headlinging back on to the car, make sure you put the grey plastic strip on first cause its a bastard to put on once the headling is in place
KING EGO
03-09-2013, 08:06 AM
Take the liner out and give it to a trimmer and will cost you about $150 to get lining replaced. If you try to glue it back up it will only come down again. Best is replace and it will be good for another 10+ years. Or get the material and glue and replace it yourself if you wanna save bucks..
If you're going to go DIY, after removing hoodlining, peel old fabric off, put on rubber gloves & rub hands over remaining foam to remove it, give it a good brush over and Do a dry run with the new hoodlining before applying the spray adhesive. Use 3M 76 Hi-Tac adhesive spray can, You'll need 2 cans, apply reasonably quickly but with an even application using cross hatch method. The 3M 76 is the best stuff to use in this application but you'd be up for around $60 for 2 cans.
I've done the hood lining on my verada myself & honestly, for the time, money & effort involved - you'd be better off getting it done by a professional as there isn't much of a cost saving by DIY and you risk stuffing it up, unless you want to go custom or use something fancy & do it as project.
MadMax
03-09-2013, 10:23 AM
There's plenty of "how to" threads covering this topic over the last few years.
Done a few myself (Sigma, 2nd gens), wimped out on the last opportunity (TJ) because I found a good one at the wreckers. Brush on contact adhesive is a cheaper way to go, but do a search.
Verandah
03-09-2013, 11:38 AM
Thanks for the replies Dudes.
given me some options to look into.
Cheers.
KS95Dave
22-09-2013, 10:21 AM
Had my KS Verada wagon roof lining renewed by "professionals" recently, so I'll add my 10 cents worth.
Knowing that the uncommon Verada/SE interior lights can be hard to remove without breaking the clips, I removed those with my "special tool" - a bent, sharpened bike spoke, and sent the car off to the experts.
To be fair, they did a good job replacing the felt,($200) but in the following week 50% of the plastic trims around the roof lining fell off; their clips broken off. I assume ham-fisted trimmer had just ripped them off and then stuck them back on with what clips were left.
I've progressively replaced the broken ones and found at the wreckers it can be hard to get them off without breaking the clips, even when you know where they are and how they work. I guess it’s all just getting old and brittle.
KSD
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