rxpclb

Has anyone had amy luck using magnets to hold up a falling headliner? My local upholstry shop's given me a $200 quote for material that's not a match and doesn't include the sun roof.

I've tried magnets from Hobby Lobby, but they just aren't quite strong enough to hold thru the material and pad. Can anyone tell me what success they've had and where I can get my supplies?

Thank You,

Curt

Kris Hansen

why not just try to get some spray adhesive in there to hold the fabric up?

rxpclb

Are you saying to cut the liner and then use the spray on the back side? What spray have you used?

sqplus

You would need to pull the headliner from the car and use a good spray(aerosal)adhesive to spray on the headliner and then on the fabric where it is seperated, let it dry and put the headliner back in the car. 3M makes good spray adhesives that can purchased at nearly every auto parts store.

Kris Hansen

Exactly.

johnkk

parts chains sell corkscrew pins with clear plastic heads for this purpose. Eventually you will get tired of the pins and replace the fabric or headliner.

Having lived through this on Saab 900's, which were notorious for sagging headliners, and diy'd it a few times, I would recommend an upholstery shop or an OEM replacement headliner for an exact match. The 3M adhesive sticks right away and you will not be able to avoid wrinkles(until your 3rd job).

sqplus

This is a great point as well, if you've never worked with a spray adhesive you'll need to 'practice' the technique before trying it on your headliner or you will end up with wrinkles...the reason being is the 3M spray gets very tacky(aka sticky)afer about 30-45 secs of being sprayed and if you simply lay the fabric down it will look bad(wrinkled), the fabric must be kept taught(lightly strecthed)to keep wrinkles out.

If you can't get a good result after practicing on your own have a shop do it for you...they will completely remove the liner and pull all of the old fabric off relay new fabric completely(may not match)and cut all of the edges so the work will look factory...even if the color may not

Although, the bid you got seems a little steep to me for a job that will take an experienced tech less than an hour to complete...but I guess it comes down to how much you love your car