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    Hood-lining is sagging.

     



    The hood-lining in our daily driver, a 1994 Ford Fairmont, is starting to sag a bit above the rear seats.
    Alright; I'm not terribly fussed about the appearance of the car, but I do want to keep it looking reasonably tidy.
    How can I 'shrink' the lining back to something approaching tidy?
    I don't want to take it to an upholsterer...they'd charge me money...and the car is not worth spending money on.

    (Yeah yeah; I've got gorse in my pockets...)

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    How about trying some spray adhesive? Make a small hole in the cloth and shoot in some glue, push the headliner back onto the roof...

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    Johnboy,
    When you say "hood-lining" you're talking about what we call the headliner, the interior part covering the inside of the roof, right? The fabric is probably glued to a backer board that has a foam cover, then tucked into the edges and your glue is coming loose with time or the foam has broken down. If you can take it out without too much trouble, you might be able to reattach the fabric with a spray aerosol contact cement like one from 3M - most auto parts stores have a general spray glue suitable for interior material. Light spray on the fabric, a bit heavier on the base and get it back down smooth. Best I can suggest...
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    Just for information purposes, check out the yellow pages, you can have a new headliner installed at your house. A guy will come out pop open a portable table pull the headliner, it is mounted to a cardboard insert and replace it. Very reasonable quick down and dirty permeant fix, I have found you will waste your time messing with it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pepi View Post
    Just for information purposes, check out the yellow pages, you can have a new headliner installed at your house. A guy will come out pop open a portable table pull the headliner, it is mounted to a cardboard insert and replace it. Very reasonable quick down and dirty permeant fix, I have found you will waste your time messing with it.
    Assuming you have the same type of services in Opunake, NZ
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    That may be a problem
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    yellow pages or headliner guy ?

    That's an angle I had not considered.

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    The foam backing has deteriorated causing the fabric to sag.

    Since you aren't picky, and don't want to spend money, try this:

    Get a box of thumb tacks, and press them through into the backer board. Keep the spacing even and alternate between rows and it looks ok.
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    Thanks people!

    Some good thoughts there.

    Roger, you're right...although Opunake is out nearest 'town', (it boasts a Post Office,) it has a population of about 1500.
    We are about 15 miles from there in the Rahotu area...and Rahotu 'town' has a population of about 100. (And that would include the dogs.)
    New Plymouth is our nearest town of any size, population around the 30,000 mark, about an half-hour drive for me...three-quarters of an hour for someone who's not a local, and doesn't know the road.
    So sorry pepi, a good idea, (and yes; we do have Yellow Pages!) but it would be horrendously expensive for us to get anyone out from New Plymouth to install a retro-fit lining...an hour and a half of travelling time on top of materials and labour...ouch!
    We're in New Plymouth virtually every week for essential supplies, (read beer,) and next time we're there I'll go look for some adhesive spray.
    I've already got thumb tacks, (drawing pins we call them,) and I'm pretty sure it'll be a combination of those two ideas that I'll use.

    Thanks for your time and ideas fellas!
    All good.

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