Recovering headliner, do I pull this off?
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I have that green layer too. When I tried to brush the foam off, it peeled off at some spots. There is a gray layer underneath and that came off at some places as well leaving the bare fiberglass behind. Now I need to get it smooth again by peeling it completely off, but this is a horrible pain! Any ideas how to get it off? Alcohol or acetone don't help. Or just smooth it out at the edges?
Last edited by Discorama; 02-23-2022 at 04:08 PM.
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I have that green layer too. When I tried to brush the foam off, it peeled off at some spots. There is a gray layer underneath and that came off at some places as well leaving the bare fiberglass behind. Now I need to get it smooth again by peeling it completely off, but this is a horrible pain! Any ideas how to get it off? Alcohol or acetone don't help. Or just smooth it out at the edges?
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I would suggest to make certain that you have enough glue applied to both the liner and the fabric, if any of the green separates from the liner, you have more security for the fabric.
Or use Stripeeze and a wire brush, that has worked for me in the past. The liner is surprisingly durabel.
Or use Stripeeze and a wire brush, that has worked for me in the past. The liner is surprisingly durabel.
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Unfortunately painting is impossible with this type of headliner. No way to get the thin layer removed without damaging the fiberglass. I tore pieces off only at spots where it didn't stick well, then smoothed out the edges with sand paper. Now I am waiting on foam backed headliner to arrive which I ordered yesterday.
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Curious how yours comes out. I did the foam backed headliner material and had not so good results. I thought I was being very careful but it would still wrinkle easily and once that happened it could not be redone. I blame myself more than the material. I also had to sew in additional material to make the width.
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