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Re: Headliner installation hints

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Subject: Re: Headliner installation hints
From: Joe Worsley <worsley@ebicom.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 15:53:08 -0700
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Mark Walker wrote:
> 
> If you are putting in your own headliner (any kind of car) remember these
> two hints.....
> 
> 1.  You MUST get all the old glue off any surface where the new headliner
> will be glued.  If you don't the new headliner will fall just like the old
> one did.   Use a wire brush or wheel if possible to scrape the old glue off
> and give a good clean surface.
> 
> 2.  Use a glue rated for high temperature applications.  One of the glues
> we sell is called HI-TEMP PERFORMANCE and it's the only glue we'll sell for
> use on headliner, door panels, etc.   The interior (particularly the roof
> area) gets extremely hot and any glue not high temp rated will fail (sooner
> or later).
> 
> Mark


Make sure the glue is compatable with foam rubber some glues aren't.  
Most headliners are foam backed.  The spray can will usually be labeled 
to tell you.  Normally the problem is the foam breaking down rather than 
the glue.

Joe Worsley
80 TR8
72 TR6
Tupelo, MS USA

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