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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Khare on 17 April 2010, 19:38

Title: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: Khare on 17 April 2010, 19:38
As title, how do you remove the head lining, and how to do you change the colour? Wanting to do it in black  :cool:
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: JC on 17 April 2010, 19:41
(http://sledgeassociates.com/images/SledgeHammer.jpg) & (http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/decorate-kids-shirts-85.jpg)


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Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: kells on 17 April 2010, 20:00
take off sunvisors and all the grab handles mate, remove sunroof motor etc

pretty easy mate, had mine off to chang ehte sunroof once when i had manflu
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: Wayne on 17 April 2010, 20:01
Will need to be recovered to change the colour.
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: VR6-Joe on 17 April 2010, 20:09
Re-cover it dude

(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs422.snc3/24414_1418274895781_1199897708_1219154_7219254_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: kells on 17 April 2010, 20:17
looks champion that joe
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: VR6-Joe on 17 April 2010, 20:22
Cheers dude - it's not perfect but it was my first attempt, and I had to do it in a cramped living room lol
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: Khare on 17 April 2010, 20:47
ah right, well I'll do that then. What material did you use to recover it?
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: VR6-Joe on 17 April 2010, 20:51
black suede :cool:
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: flash-derby on 17 April 2010, 21:26
fabric paint for mine...........lol  :laugh:
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: Khare on 17 April 2010, 21:42
black suede :cool:
how much did it cost you?
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: VR6-Joe on 17 April 2010, 21:46
Can't remember bud it was quite a while ago that I did it
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: Khare on 17 April 2010, 21:55
Can't remember bud it was quite a while ago that I did it
ahh ok, I'll get some prices on suede.
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: Wayne on 17 April 2010, 22:12
I did mine with a duvet cover and evo stick.
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: Khare on 17 April 2010, 22:50
I did mine with a duvet cover and evo stick.
:grin: :grin: :grin:sounds  proper ghetto  :laugh:

I'll try find some funky fabric. how did you glue yours Joe?
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: Khare on 24 April 2010, 11:27
Joe, how did you stick it? Gonna buy some fabric today and anything else needed.
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: snifferdog on 24 April 2010, 12:15
Hey man you should do a guide as you do it! Sounds like a good idea, i might like to have some crazy pattern on my roof or summat?!!
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: Khare on 24 April 2010, 12:47
Hey man you should do a guide as you do it! Sounds like a good idea, i might like to have some crazy pattern on my roof or summat?!!
Sounds good, I'll make a guide then.
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: Wayne on 24 April 2010, 19:56
Joe, how did you stick it? Gonna buy some fabric today and anything else needed.

Evo stick ftw.
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: Khare on 24 April 2010, 20:24
Joe, how did you stick it? Gonna buy some fabric today and anything else needed.

Evo stick ftw.
any specific one?
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: Wayne on 24 April 2010, 20:35
Joe, how did you stick it? Gonna buy some fabric today and anything else needed.

Evo stick ftw.
any specific one?

Nope the red tin was what I used
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: Walkerboy on 25 April 2010, 21:09
yer do a thread bro as i wanna do mine after ive put it back together.mite do mine in a nice ford signal green  :grin:
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: richking on 26 April 2010, 01:00
The black lining looks good but where did you get the black grab handles and sun visors from? or did you paint them too?
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: lewi on 26 April 2010, 01:17
Do a quick search on youtube for some guides... just look up car upholstery and there is loads!

The head lining is easy to do, material + scissors + spray glue and your away but just make sure you try and get the creases out as you go along (depends on material)!

Sun visors are harder but there is a video on them too and requires a bit of sewing as unlike the head lining it's double sided.

Then the plastics is just some sort of interior polish/dye product to make it look nice (but generally they stay nice and black even after many years as they are more hidden from the sun).

Let me know how it goes :)

Lewi
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: VR6-Joe on 26 April 2010, 13:23

The head lining is easy to do, material + scissors + spray glue and your away but just make sure you try and get the creases out as you go along (depends on material)!

Let me know how it goes :)

Lewi

Then wait for a lovely hot summers day and watch as the material comes unstuck and lands on your head.
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: JC on 26 April 2010, 13:32
pritt stick joe, never comes down then  :wink:

i will be dropping the wagons head lining down to  do mine soon

:afro:
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: lewi on 26 April 2010, 15:24

The head lining is easy to do, material + scissors + spray glue and your away but just make sure you try and get the creases out as you go along (depends on material)!

Let me know how it goes :)

Lewi

Then wait for a lovely hot summers day and watch as the material comes unstuck and lands on your head.

Why would it unstick? you can 'tack' it in places too but industrial strength spray can glue really should do it!

What would you use instead?

Lewi
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: VR6-Joe on 26 April 2010, 16:22
You mean what HAVE I used instead? Check the first page dude :grin:
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: Khare on 26 April 2010, 16:59
Forgot about the glue going soft on a hot day!
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: VR6-Joe on 26 April 2010, 17:22
Forgot about the glue going soft on a hot day!

Which is why I sent you the link to the stuff I used lol. I done my roof lining back in January and we've had some fairly hot days since
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: Khare on 26 April 2010, 17:38
Forgot about the glue going soft on a hot day!

Which is why I sent you the link to the stuff I used lol. I done my roof lining back in January and we've had some fairly hot days since
Well it's gotta withstand the heat of Spanish summer  :grin:

Need to find some way of REALLY holding it on.
Title: Re: Removing and dying the head lining
Post by: JC on 26 April 2010, 17:51
Forgot about the glue going soft on a hot day!

Which is why I sent you the link to the stuff I used lol. I done my roof lining back in January and we've had some fairly hot days since

link the link then, or i will have to use stuff from the soundproofing on the works transport  :grin: