Headliner Replacement - Where To Stop Prep
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Headliner Replacement - Where To Stop Prep
So I took the plunge and started my headliner repair tonight. I pulled it out in about an hour then started in on the foam with the wire brush. It came right off, but beneath the foam is a green felt with thin black felt/foam behind it which is attached to the fiberglass headliner shell. Most of the green felt was glued down pretty well but some areas had started to lift. I pulled those areas up and a bunch more peeled off also but now I'm not sure if I need to get it all off or if some can stay. Has anybody run into this?
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Here's a few pictures of what I found. The fabric fell right off, then the foam brushed off without much effort at all. Below that was what seemed to be a green felt, but if I peeled that off there was a non-woven black polyester fiber material. It was folded into the headliner in some areas so it was probably placed in the mold with the fiberglass when the shell was formed. I wanted to get the thing finished so I pulled off whatever I could and figured if it couldn't be pulled off it wasn't coming off. Trying to scrub off the black stuff started to break down the fiberglass. I sprayed it with the adhesive and put on the headliner material and called it good. If it comes apart in a few years, I'll just do it over. It actually looks great, although I haven't taken any pictures of it in the truck yet.
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Not sure if it had been redone. If it was, they used the same crappy materials and glue as the factory so I doubt it.
The headliner came out in about an hour. It was pretty easy and the results are worth it. I got the material and 2 cans of spray adhesive from WLS Headliners for about $110 delivered.
The headliner came out in about an hour. It was pretty easy and the results are worth it. I got the material and 2 cans of spray adhesive from WLS Headliners for about $110 delivered.
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