I have stripped the interior out of the Malibu, to get it ready for painting. I noticed after I removed the headliner board, that there is some material hanging from the inner roof x-beams, and tucked in around the inner roof superstructure. It looks like a thick roofing paper, is about as good as I can describe it. It was probably glued, (again I'm not sure of this) to the inner roof from the factory, but now a thin layer of rust on the rood has let it hang down.

I wondered firstly, (is firstly a word ) if any of you would know if I simply removed it, (so I could paint the inner roof), then stuck the headliner board back in without it. Potential problems? Original purpose?

Secondly, if the general consensus is that it should be replaced, do you think that regular black roofing paper, glued on with a good spray adhesive like 3M #90 would be sufficient? I doubt that I could tuck much of it back in behind the x-beams and edge rails, so I hope it will not eventually drop, and put stress on the headliner board, although realistically it won't weigh that much.

Opinions, alternative ideas, etc. Please, and thank you.

Bill