QUtaro 90 Saloon Roof Lining

[Huw Powell]

>> My roof lining fabric is beginning to come unstuck around the edges including the sun roof.
>> I note that there is a reddish crumbly substance that may have once secured that lining  but I need  to know what is best to restick the fabric in place.
>> Any ideas?
> 
> Ah, if only it were that simple.  That reddish crumbly stuff has lost it's
> stickum, although when you try to scrape it off the roof you wouldn't
> believe so.

The crumbly stuff *was* a layer of foam padding between the cloth liner 
and a molded cardboard form.

> You could try something like 3M spray adhesive, but the original stickum
> stuff will fail in other places, foiling your efforts.
> 
> I think your best bet is to replace it all together. First remove the seats
> and lay plenty of drop cloths around the interior or you will get little
> sticky globs of that red stuff on places you don't want it, and that stuff
> stains. (DAMHIK.) Peel off the original liner (gently, if you want to reuse
> it, or try to keep it in one piece if you want to use it as a template for
> replacement fabric). Then scrape that red stuff off.

If you are careful, you can get the whole cardboard piece out.  It will 
be "caught" behind the edges of the A and B pillar trim pieces, but most 
difficult, it will have "some" glue holding it to the underside of the roof.

I was lucky in having a leather interior, so the little flecks of dead 
foam didn't stick to my seats.  I eventually vacuumed off the dashboard, 
carpet, and rear deck.

> The hard part is putting the liner back. You can try the 3M spray adhesive.
> But be aware you probably have little bumps of the red stuff that didn't
> come off, and that will show under the liner, making the liner look like
> crap.  You may be able to put some sort of padding between the roof and
> the liner, but I don't know what you'd use.  You may be able to find some
> fabric that comes with thin padding, but I don't know where you'd find it.
> 
> I believe this is one area where taking it to a pro (i.e., upholstery shop)
> is worth the money.

That's what I did - removed the cardboard, and brought it to an 
upholstery shop.  They recovered it with foam-backed fabric that was a 
close match for about USD75 or so.

> But if the car isn't worth putting that kind of money into, then maybe
> stripping the liner out, cleaning off the red sticky stuff, and spraying
> the exposed areas with flat black paint may be "gut genug" (good enough).

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Huw Powell

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