DIY repair sagging headliner with $10 and white Elmers Glue! (Page 1/2)
xquaid AUG 20, 09:42 PM
Sick of push-pins?

I made a write-up on Instructables to show you how to repair your headliner on pretty much any vehicle with $10 worth of supplies.

So far mine has lasted over 2 years! White glue is cheap, effective, and it lasts....

$10 NEW Headliner!

Enjoy,

Justin

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sleevePAPA SEP 01, 03:32 PM

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Originally posted by xquaid:

Sick of push-pins?

I made a write-up on Instructables to show you how to repair your headliner on pretty much any vehicle with $10 worth of supplies.

So far mine has lasted over 2 years! White glue is cheap, effective, and it lasts....

$10 NEW Headliner!

Enjoy,

Justin




I was thinking about this method since the "high temp" contact cement didn't live up to its name here in the blazing heat. I was thinking more along the lines of "mastic" ceramic tile adhesive for an acrylic adhesive.

xquaid SEP 02, 04:27 PM

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Originally posted by sleevePAPA:


I was thinking about this method since the "high temp" contact cement didn't live up to its name here in the blazing heat. I was thinking more along the lines of "mastic" ceramic tile adhesive for an acrylic adhesive.



sleevePAPA,

Try any glue that you think will work. I figure most people associate high contact spray glue with headliners. Try something different!
I used $1.50 of glue and my headliner is haning in there like a champ!

- Justin

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xquaid JAN 02, 02:09 PM
White Glue headliner update:

My headliner is in perfect condition. It managed 95 degree Ohio summer and has done well with single digit temperatures!

Skip the expensive (canned spray) stuff!
This ELMERS or even knock-off WHITE GLUE does wonders!



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tesmith66 JAN 03, 08:49 AM
How do you apply it? Spray, brush, roller???

Do you thin it?
rogergarrison JAN 06, 07:33 PM
The only way to glue up a new headliner is with Weldwood Contact Cement. You can do a new one, better than new for less than $20. NONE of the spray can glues work once it gets hot. The ONLY way you have a chance if if you have a sunroof to help hold it up. Get the ORIGINAL YELLOW....the improved white is no good either.
sleevePAPA JAN 06, 11:45 PM

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Originally posted by rogergarrison:

The only way to glue up a new headliner is with Weldwood Contact Cement. You can do a new one, better than new for less than $20. NONE of the spray can glues work once it gets hot. The ONLY way you have a chance if if you have a sunroof to help hold it up. Get the ORIGINAL YELLOW....the improved white is no good either.




I used this stuff and applied it with a brush, put it on heavy too. Lasted 2 days in the Vegas heat and fully separated from the foam.
rogergarrison JAN 07, 08:14 AM
The only way that can happen is you put it on too thick (which you said you did), or/and didnt wait for it to dry before you touched them together. Ive been using it for decades for all my upholstering jobs, from headliners to carpet. I use it to put heavy home carpet on ceilings in motor homes, tour busses and vans and have never had one come loose. I glued carpet on a fiberglass boat interior and taking it off to change it a few years later, it pulled the fiberglass apart in places that I had to reglass. A friend covered his wood deck with indoor outdoor carpet using it. When he wanted to replace it, it came off only in pieces and in a lot of places it pulled up the 1x4 decking with it nails and all.

The BEST way to use it is spray it right out of the can in a spray gun. It comes out like silly string. Like I said, you have to put on light, even coats. Putting it on thick dont allow it to dry before you stick it. When you do that, you cant pull it off no matter how hard you pull. On a headliner, forget it....you either cover over the top of it, or buy a new backboard.

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James Bond 007 MAR 05, 10:05 AM

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Originally posted by sleevePAPA:

I used this stuff and applied it with a brush, put it on heavy too. Lasted 2 days in the Vegas heat and fully separated from the foam.


There is a problem with the foam backing on most GM cars, it disinigrates. Probubley something to do with the chemical composition. I agree the spray glue is garbage. I used a simular product that rogergarrison mentioned and I used a paint brush with No Foam backing, just cloth. The foam backing will most likly disinigrate and fall again.
Jake_Dragon MAR 09, 06:29 PM
Last one I did was with the contact cement. Make sure you clean the back board, I used a stiff brush to clean up the board and get off anything that was falling off.
Prep is everything no mater kind of glue you use.