Re: [AMC-list] Cotten Pacer Headliner Pointers?

[peggy delancey <butterfly15610@xxxxxxxxx>]

                   Thanks for the tips Matt! Will let you folks know how it turns out! Cant wait to see it in the car, will make the interior near mint for its age.


                                                                   Jay




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From: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>
To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, March 24, 2010 8:43:36 PM
Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Cotten Pacer Headliner Pointers?

Jay,

The glue isn't the problem. The problem is the foam on the back of the cloth breaks down with age. I don't think there is a solution for that.

Everybody uses this type of headliner now so you can probably find plenty of how-to if you don't limit yourself to AMC. The important thing to do is to get as much of the old glue off of the board before you put new glue on it. I've seen it done a few times and a wire brush seems to be the tool of choice.

The only other big tip is to keep in mind that you are working with contact cement which has no forgiveness. Work with it on half at a time and start in the middle. Having another person or two around to guide it into place would very likely help.

Matt

On 3/24/2010 6:57 PM, peggy delancey spouted this sage advice:
>                Hi all, wondered if anyone has done one of these and if they could offer some pointers. The only REAL bad part of my cars interior is the falling headliner. I have a new one, and have the card board backing taken out of the car. I shopped vacuumed the foam backing off which crumbled right off. Anything else I could do to get a better mateing surface for the new glue and liner!
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