Headliner repair

[cuervo]

Well I have a new task this week. I need to replace the headliner in my burb.

It's the padded blue stuff. Anyone have a recommendation on where to purchase this stuff?

 

[CK10]

Joann fabric has headliner material decently cheap. I've used it a few times over the years with good results

 

[CK10]

Just checked amazon and you can buy the whole roll for $50ish. Be sure to track down 3M Hi-Strength 90 spray glue or at minimum 3M Super 88. The more easily found 3M General Purpose 77 won't impress you much.

 

[cuervo]

Have you ever heard of or used,

3M Headliner Adhesive

 

[Kain]

try this place was going to get but rad blew


http://www.stockinteriors.com/autoheadliner.asp?Itemid=6729&MakeId=31&ModelId=94

 

[Kain]

look and see what they have for suburbans

 

[CK10]

Have you ever heard of or used,

3M Headliner Adhesive

From the MSDS looks like it's relabeled hi-strength 90. If so it's good stuff. Avoid the Permitex brand headliner and carpet adhesive, its strong but doesn't spray out well and getting good coverage is a pain

 

[Carcinogen]

Have you ever heard of or used,

3M Headliner Adhesive

I used it on my wife's minivan a couple years ago and its still holding.

 

[JT88K5]

I picked up a fleece throw at ww for 6 bucks and used the 3m spray on. Considered one with steelers logo, but the logo was too big, wouldn't have looked right. wished I would have been patient enough to look for some grey camo material. Thought that would have looked cool. But I just HAD to gitrdone that day. Make sure to scrape the loose junk off of the cardboard, scuff pad worked great for that.

 

[rayfin]

I do it for a LIVING. Use 3M Super 90. You must remove all the old crud from the board first with a brush. Nice even coat (it's not pant) just a nice steady even coat. Spray both the headliner and the board. It tacks up in 2 minutes so hurry and be careful.

 

[snowdriver]

I don't trust the spray adhesives,I use weldwood contact cement and brush it on to the board and the fabric,let dry for 10-15 minutes then stick it together

 

[rayfin]

3m Super 90 will work fine.

 

[cuervo]

try this place was going to get but rad blew


http://www.stockinteriors.com/autoheadliner.asp?Itemid=6729&MakeId=31&ModelId=94

Thanks, ordered dark blue using my RPO code.

 

[cuervo]

Anyone have any recommendations on cleaning the cardboard? Getting all the old crap off it? I was thinking a paint scrapper.

 

[Kain]

I used air grinder and light pressure
Putty knife will make you mad and you'll throw it

 

[snowdriver]

Leather glove and just rub it off

 

[AbramJ]

I used a wide putty knife for the big areas and then a smaller one to get the angles and small areas. Then I used a blue scuff pad to get the rest of it off. The whole time I had the wide nozzle on my shop vac collecting the junk I scraped off.

Just did the front board for my Suburban. The 3M super 90 worked really well. I highly recommend having someone help when you go to put the new headliner fabric on. I tried doing it myself and almost ruined it. When I go to do the back half I'll have my wife help me.

 

[rayfin]

with a brush.

 

[Big Ray]

what he said ^^^. a small, stiff scrub brush works great.

 

[cuervo]

Got started on it today.