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Was vacumming out the 1997 Olds Sierra SL. Decided to vacumn the headliner, and POOF, it went up in smoke; Dry rot. Not a good thing. I felt really bad about it, left a two inch gash in the head liner. Needless to say, nothing else went on with the headliner.......
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Re: Headliner Dry Rot; Did a very bad thing...
Good thing you wanted a new one.....
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Re: Headliner Dry Rot; Did a very bad thing...
For future reference, just say what I say: "I don't do headliners"
Most headliners are glued-up and fragile, if disturbed by aggressive cleaning or vacuuming, "oops"
Even careful, gentle spot-cleaning can turn into a can of worms.
When they start sagging, they only get worse. I've seen staples trying to hold them up!
Refer customer to a reputable auto upholstery shop for replacement. Not an ez job, especially if you've never done it.Comment
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Re: Headliner Dry Rot; Did a very bad thing...
That's terrible. They are very delicate creatures.quality creates its own demandComment
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Re: Headliner Dry Rot; Did a very bad thing...
You could try replacing it yourself. I redid the one in my truck with a can of heavy duty headliner adhesive and some heavy vinyl material from Wal-Mart. Not too hard IMO. Looked a bit bad at first, but once the glue started to dry up, all the little wrinkles started going away. If it weren't for the missing visors not being there to cover up the corners in the front (there's some extra material there where they would screw in over), you'd never know it was a $5 DIY replacement. Spray the adhesive on the heavy side onto the cleaned off headliner board, lay the material down in the middle with some help to hold it up around the edges, and smooth it down from the middle out.
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