
- #3M THIN DOUBLE SIDED TAPE HEADLINER HOW TO#
- #3M THIN DOUBLE SIDED TAPE HEADLINER INSTALL#
- #3M THIN DOUBLE SIDED TAPE HEADLINER FREE#
Velcro hook & loop tape to re-attach plastic trim. ***another option-is using McMaster-Carr for source of Velcro, high strength adhesive-backed To go over repair welding on new corvette aluminum frames with the body shop manager.)

Paying even ridiculous GM prices for parts.they just appreciate things I do for them. It’s a symbiotic relationship I have with them-I don’t mind
#3M THIN DOUBLE SIDED TAPE HEADLINER FREE#
(I was able to obtain-FREE!-Again! Replacement trees from the GM dealer’s body shop.Ģnd time in 2 weeks-I get free parts.
#3M THIN DOUBLE SIDED TAPE HEADLINER HOW TO#
You’ll need to find some replacements or figure out how to use foamed backed tape to re-attach if you’ve got broken or missing ‘xmas tree’, push in connectors for the molded plastic trim pieces (as I did), I just squeezed around with my fingers, about 3 times, around the perimeter and this gluing was done.ġ0-Re-installing takes 10 times longer than removing! I got 2 little spots, before I got smarter.ĩ-The 3M adhesive works well enough that the rolled edge will stay put without clamping (whichĬan destroy the board, screw up the fabric, etc.).

******If you’re careless in your spraying and get any adhesive on the ‘show’ side-it’s thereįor good. Of the top of the board to attached the folded-over 1” trim edge. Get your hands nice and clean, before doing the edge roll and attach.Ĩ-Don’t try to spray the underside of the board, before attaching the cloth to the front side.įlip the board Over-resting on a padded box, then carefully begin spraying the perimeter I think a cheap cloth would be veryħ-Trim the excess leaving a good inch to fold over the board edge and glue to the ‘top’ side A premium, foam backed, stretchy cloth will easily mold intoĭips, valleys, visor depressions, and curves of the board. You'll need another person to help hold this large fabricĪnd position it, onto the glue coated backing board.Ħ-Using a clean, paint roller and one’s hands works very easily to get the glued cloth toįorm out into the glued board. Other web articles on headliner replacement.ĥ-Your idea of finding center of the half-folded rough cut fabric, then marking this approximateĬenter on the horizontal center of the board, worked well, to place the glue-prepped foamįabric. Use this, period for any headliner or cloth trim install. It was about $18, somewhat tackier and thicker than that other stuff. If one doesn’t want to do the lacquer sealing, then buy about 6 cans of the adhesive below,Ĥ-I got a can of "3M Super Trim Adhesive," (part number 08090) from Arne’s Paint to finish Plus, you get a nice ‘Painter’s Buzz’, from shooting lacquer! I would get a pint or more of lacquer primer-sealer, load up a gun-and have at it, if I do this again. The foam glue still gets readily absorbed. If you don't seal the board face that the fabric gets glued to, you will be using a whole bunch of this stuff.ĭespite 3 cans of lacquer primer/sealer on the cleaned headliner board-as you noticed to prevent absorption of this pricey 3M Super Trim Adhesive. It’s yellow, extremely tacky, strong and very fast drying.ģ-The cardboard or formed fiberglass mat-backing board-needs to be sealed with lacquer primer/sealer quite well. I had to re-bond 3 of the 6 used for this board. Take a real good look at any factory velcro attachments on the backing board. The fabric has to bond around all cutout hole areas. One has to somehow, cover areas like this, bonding to the board-if you want

Over each hole, then cutting out the center hole with exacto knife. I used 2 pieces of aluminum tape with sticky rubber backing, in a cross pattern, Removal of this stuff is critical to getting good adhesive bonding.Ģ-The cutouts for the visor mounts in the board, were squashed thin and partially Gentle rubbing with your hand will also help remove all this crumbly foamįrom the backing board, as it's sucked up by the vacuum. Off-without abrading the fiberglass matting. To achieve a job-please put those thoughts on the above thread, not this one.ġ-I used a cone brush on shop vac to gently clean the fine crumbs of old foam Vehicle wasįor those who wish to post silly comments about using duct tape, screws, rivets *****I'm posting this thread, in response to farmersamm thread titled Headliner? Īs an instructional guide on how this really can be done.

Process and didn't have time to mess with getting pics on the show side of Sent to a friend on headliner fabric replacement.
#3M THIN DOUBLE SIDED TAPE HEADLINER INSTALL#
Headliner install notes for U-this is a somewhat, unedited copy of an email
