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Title: re-sticking droopy headlining.
Post by: mr shifter on 10 April 2008, 12:35

hallo,has any-one sucsessfully re-glued their droopy headlining? or is it not worth doing, too difficult,etc :smiley:

Title: Re: re-sticking droopy headlining.
Post by: russ-vdub on 10 April 2008, 12:44

you could use the cans of spray glue i think, not sure if it'll be up to the job tho

Title: Re: re-sticking droopy headlining.
Post by: Mr Blue on 10 April 2008, 12:58

wont last 1 hour when the heat really kicks in mate.

get a new headlining

Title: Re: re-sticking droopy headlining.
Post by: cняis on 10 April 2008, 14:52

Quote from: Mr Blue on 10 April 2008, 12:58

wont last 1 hour when the heat really kicks in mate.

get a new headlining

about right i think, i have tried spray carpet adhesive (which peels off in the summer) and evostick contact adhesive (warps the headlining)

just make sure you get the right headlining i.e. 3/5 door, with/without sunroof

Title: Re: re-sticking droopy headlining.
Post by: Benrevs on 10 April 2008, 16:25

have a look for a guide, i saw one somewhere.  I did mine a few months ago... I used a metal scourer to get all the old faom off the heavy dudy carpet adhesive. It worked a treat.  Is hard to get it out the car without breaking bits though!

Title: Re: re-sticking droopy headlining.
Post by: mr shifter on 11 April 2008, 02:36

hhmmm!!!

Title: Re: re-sticking droopy headlining.
Post by: ...joe on 11 April 2008, 12:04

^^^ blimey you're close!

the factory headlinings are a nightmare to try and re-stick. i have some hardcore spray glue which i use for headlinings and so far have had no problems with it. the problem is making it look halfway decent to stick it back on. also the headlining would need to be removed to do the job properly.

Title: Re: re-sticking droopy headlining.
Post by: mr shifter on 11 April 2008, 12:21

hallo fellow west sussex dweller. What glue did you use? theres an array of them of ebay. :smiley:

Title: Re: re-sticking droopy headlining.
Post by: nick8vgti on 11 April 2008, 12:30

And another west sussex member in worthing

Only just got a mk2 golf and keep meaning to get some pictures up on here!!

I had a headlining that was held up with drawing pins and it looked like a past owner had tried everything to stick it back up. Luckily I went to Bridges scrappy by crawley and found another 5 door golf with an immaculate headlining. Promptly removed it and grabbed a new centre console as well for £15!!  :grin:

Id say just try to get a new one as my old one was ruined!

Title: Re: re-sticking droopy headlining.
Post by: cняis on 11 April 2008, 13:21

try a staple gun  :cool: ghetto style

Title: Re: re-sticking droopy headlining.
Post by: Jay on 11 April 2008, 13:24

There is a headlining on ebay for £20, otherwise use some hardcore stuff like Joe said.

Title: Re: re-sticking droopy headlining.
Post by: ...joe on 11 April 2008, 18:25

its a hardcore carpet adhesive but a high temperature one. if you look for a high temp spray it should be fine. you're looking for upwards of 60 degree's really.

Title: Re: re-sticking droopy headlining.
Post by: ginga on 11 April 2008, 20:09

how hard/easy is it to remove the lining?

Title: Re: re-sticking droopy headlining.
Post by: ginga on 15 April 2008, 22:03

gonna replace the lining. can i use any material or does it have to be foamed?