[Vwdiesel] Headliner repair, vacuum pump working

[Fernando Fiore]

A nice 2 part metal -to-metal epoxy would do the trick.  Also, my friend is 
into body repair, and he always tells me of this bonding agent used to bond 
the skin to a door.  Look it up on Eastwood.com or something.  It would be 
the perfect application, bonding 2 sheet metal panels together.



Fernando Fiore, "Nando"

84 VW Rabbit Diesel "GTI"
1/4= 21.249 @ 60.95mph

81 Audi 5000S Diesel
1/4= N/A





>From: Gary Shea <shea at gtsdesign.com>
>To: LBaird119 at aol.com
>CC: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
>Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Headliner repair, vacuum pump working
>Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 11:02:49 -0600 (MDT)
>
>Loren, did you actually re-glue some ribs to the roof?  I take it you
>would have told me if you remembered what the correct glue is for the
>ribs.  The Liquid Nails reference was a joke...
>
>Do you recommend attempting to get the glue from the dealer, or trying
>some kind of 'glue specialist'?  I have never looked for a 'glue
>specialist', seems like a cool niche!  If I can't find any better
>recommendation, I might try PC-7, I used it to fix a 1/2" hole in the
>side of the transmission... smeared a bunch of PC-7 on some window
>screen and slapped it over the hole.  Still there 2 years later!
>
>I seem to be lucky, no puckers in the roof... but the braces are definitely
>sagging!
>
>         Gary
>
>On Tue, 1 Jun 2004, at 23:03 [-0400], LBaird119 at aol.com 
>(LBaird119 at aol.com)...:
>
> > The ribs on my car are a good
> > 1/4 - 1/2 inch from the roof at this point, so I doubt that gluing is
> > likely to work again.  Two questions: what have you folks done about the
> > ribs?  What kind of glue would y'all recommend for regluing the ceiling
> > insulation where it's starting to fall off.  The old stuff looks kinda
> > like Liquid Nails :)
> >
> >
> >   The ribs will work their way most of the way up with a bit of propping 
>and
> > pounding.  You'll need to use a ball peen hammer in the outer radii as 
>you
> > push up.  I was able to get one withing almost 1/8" the other still less 
>than
> >
> > 1/4".  A couple of 2 X 4's and some wedges and viola!  You just need the
> > correct glue.  There IS a correct glue for the metal to metal and Liquid
> > Nails isn't it.  It works for a couple weeks but that's it.  There's 
>likely a
> >
> > "correct" glue for the padding too.  Probably a spray on contact 
>adhesive.
> > It has to withstand quite a bit of heat and many glues get really 
>brittle
> > from extended heat.
> >
> >   Did your roof get little puckers from the sagging cross braces?  Mine 
>did
> > as well as a couple others I checked over.
> >      Loren
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