5000CS dilemma

[TWFAUST at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/5/2012 3:00:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
quattro-request at audifans.com writes:

"headliner is starting to fall down"
 
Annie's Fabric Shop is your friend. I replaced the headliner a number  of 
years ago in my sunroof free '87 sedan, took a lazy afternoon. Except that I  
understand that a sunroof increases the difficulty, it should be easier on 
an  Avant. A search should find a write up, if not PM me. I have watched my 
local  upholstery shop do it, they just spray new glue over the old. They 
admit that a  coat of a shellac sealer, such as Kilz might help. But as they 
put it "help  what"?
 
As to the peeling clear coat, I understand that there is no satisfactory  
touch up.The only solution is sand and repaint (if the paint has been exposed 
to  atmosphere for any period of time, it has oxidized. Shooting some new 
clear is  not a good solution). I just had the roof on my old Volvo 850 wagon 
sanded and  painted (black which was on hand, so no paint cost) The cost 
was  $300. MAACO quoted the same, but I decided to go with an independent  
shop. 
 
Tom Faust