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Coloring ceiling of my car....

Posted: March 18th, 2002, 11:29 am
by SmokyMcGee
has anyone done this before, my ceiling is gray and has water stains in it. What should i use to color it. I would like to make it black.

Re: Coloring ceiling of my car....

Posted: March 18th, 2002, 11:36 am
by Sonicxtacy02
get some new headliner in black, shouldnt cost more than 20 from trak auto or pep boys<p>[ March 18, 2002: Message edited by: Sonicxtacy02 ]

Re: Coloring ceiling of my car....

Posted: March 18th, 2002, 1:09 pm
by SmokyMcGee
how is it installed? is there cutting? gluing? [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]

Re: Coloring ceiling of my car....

Posted: March 18th, 2002, 1:46 pm
by Sonicxtacy02
depending on the condition of the sticky stuff under your existing liner, you may have to glue, i would suggest using 3M spray adhesive or something similar. Use a blow dryer to heat it while applying. Shouldnt take to long or be so hard<P>Good Luck

Re: Coloring ceiling of my car....

Posted: March 18th, 2002, 2:41 pm
by xtcme
I'm in the middle of this project my self. Removed the headliner, and peeled off the old material. Be sure to get a good adheasive, I'm using 3m super 77 (I think...) the "super" kind. I'ts used for heavy trim and whatnot. Looks pretty good so far and I don't think it's going anywhere any time soon. If I was thinking I would have looked into a vinyl type, that would've looked sweet.<P>D A V E

Re: Coloring ceiling of my car....

Posted: March 18th, 2002, 2:48 pm
by justin h
Would you just put it over the old one, or do you take out the old one and replace it? I ask because to old headliner is pretty thick, and I know the stuff used to replace it isn't as thick.

Re: Coloring ceiling of my car....

Posted: March 18th, 2002, 3:27 pm
by Sonicxtacy02
theres actually 2 layers of the headliner, there's the hard inside layer and the fabric that you actually see. If you're careful you can pull the outer layer off . Take your time to cause you dont wanna damage the inner

Re: Coloring ceiling of my car....

Posted: March 18th, 2002, 6:08 pm
by mrspanky79
if the old one is in good shape (no rips and not loose)and the new material is thin just glue it over the top one. Makes for a much nicer finish.

Re: Coloring ceiling of my car....

Posted: March 18th, 2002, 11:43 pm
by xtcme
I had to take off the cloth and the foam layer under it. Took 4eva to brush the old foam off. If you could get away with leaving it on more power to ya!<P>D A V E