. . . Nov 6, 2003, 8:39pm (CST+8) From: cadman snipped-for-privacy@comcast.net (Mark=A0G.)
There is a sunroof up there too so I do not want to remove the headliner as it would be a real pain putting it back in. Plus the front is holding up just fine from the original stuff. Guess I will have to clean the foam with it still up.
What was your trick Marsh Monster?
Was thinking of using the Duro stuff from Kmart.
Any other thoughts?
Thanks. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Mark, go on down to the local "builderama" store....
buy you some =BD inch wide trim strips made out of wood or plastic, the kind that you use on interior paneling to conceal the edges when you butt 2 pieces togeather. They come in
8 foot lengths. Cut the trim strips about 2 inches longer than the width of your headliner......shove em up there, sticking the ends under the trim panels on the sides to secure it. If you cut them to the right length....the natural flexing characteristic of the strips will cause them to form an arc.....keeping the headliner off yer nogg'n. The trick is to use as thin a strip as possible, and the job will look pretty good.
These things can be gotten in plastic and wood. Painted with Rustoleum to match yer interior trim panels, they look decent and are an economical alternative to using
3M spray adhesive....that isn't going to work anyways if you don't take the headliner down and get all the rotten,dry, foam off the backing board.
I have also used 1/8 wooden dowl rods from the buiderama fixit yerself place.....but they don't come in sections longer than 4ft., which makes them import specific on application.
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