[Shop-talk] falling headliner fix?

[David Scheidt]

Your flaps should sell a "Help!" Brand headliner tack. It's basically a thumbtack with a very large head.  Ugly but they work and are cheap. 

> On Apr 19, 2016, at 07:08, Matt <mbarre at juno.com> wrote:
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> Phil,
> I will be happy but surprised if anyone reveals a quick and cheap fix.
> I have battled this several times and have come to the conclusion that there is no adequate substitute for pulling out the headliner and recovering.
> When the foam backing on the original material fails, it gets dusty and simply defies any attempt to re glue.
>  
> Shop around, I eventually found a shop (albiet a few years ago) that did a great job for $75.
> Depending on the car, the shell may not be that hard to remove yourself and you could either buy the fabric and recover yourself or take it to the interior shop and have them do it and you could reinstall.
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> Good Luck!
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> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Philip Ethier <pethier7 at gmail.com>
> To: Shop-Talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Shop-talk] falling headliner fix?
> Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 06:40:50 -0500
> 
> My MOL has a Saturn with a falling headliner.  What's the fix for this?
>  
> I'd love to hear that there is an adhesive with a little tube ala-WD40 that a guy could poke through little holes in the liner.
>  
> What's out there to buy?  I will cut bigger holes if I have to.  It's not a concours car.
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