I have a 99 crew cab. My headliner at the front of the cab is coming undone... Is there such a thing as an adhesive to restick the headliner? Any recommendations other than a new liner? Thanks!

 

Spray adheasive should help a bit,,But it is usually the foam under the fabric that goes bad & re gluing it usually makes it bumpy,though it may help to keep it from spreading....

BTW use the adheasive sparingly.....

Rick....

 

Yup..here is the stuff you want: 3M General Trim Adhesive (clear) #8088

Now here is the part to determine if gluing is going to work. What usually happens is that the thin layer of foam (that is attached to the material of the headliner) rots. If you touch it and it disintegrates, forget about gluing it...you need to replace the material. If the foam layer is flexible and doesn't break-up easily, you can glue it. The second problem is that the adhesive should be applied in two coats on each surface (the foam and the headliner material which is a thin, rigid shell), 90 degrees to each other, sort of like this"

First Coat ======================
Second coat !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So you can see the problem, no room to apply two coats with the headliner in the truck! Here is what I would do...read these instructions, though they are for a Volvo 740, lots of good info:

http://www.swedishbricks.net/700900F...%20Replacement

1) remove headliner from truck (not fun, but I've done it many times on many different models)

2) clean all the material and foam off the headliner (usually you can do it by hand, but sometimes a little wire brush action is necessary)

3) buy enough headliner material to cover the entire headliner shell (make sure you have a foot or so excess side to side and front to back)

http://www.a-lheadliners.com/products.html

4) get a friend to help and apply the 3M adhesive to the reverse side of the new material and to the shell of the headliner.

5) start from either the front or back and slowly apply the new material to the headliner shell (be sure to wrap around to back of headliner shell and inch or two, then trim)

6) reinstall the headliner and be very proud of the job you did!

 

3M also makes a terrific spray adhesive if you have to take the headliner out.
It is called Super77. Not cheap but very good.

 

And on a crew cab the headliner doesn't go out through one of the doors without destroying it. You have to remove the windshield or the rear window.
Believe me I tried when I was putting in my CB radio antenna. It is not flexible enough to go through a side door without creasing badly.
I had to work around it.

 

Even if you took the back seat out and removed a door? Good lord that is too much for me !

 

Super77 is a general household adhesive and is not made to withstand high temperatures...3M General Trim Adhesive is made for attaching headliners (long bonding range of 1-15 minutes) and is made to withstand high temperatures of a closed auto/truck. I have seen headliners fall on hot days and one of the causes has been the repair person used the wrong adhesive.

Here is Super77 description from 3M:

• General decorating and crafts, including wreaths, silk flower arrangements, models and many other projects
• Home improvement and repair projects
• Attaching fiberglass insulation and drywall corner beads
• Bonding thin films, foils and fabrics
• Scrapbooking, picture framing and mounting presentations (photo safe)

This is 3M General Trim Adhesive:

 

Haven't had any heat related failures using Super77 yet but maybe I have just been lucky.

 

Kwikk Thanks!! I'm plannig on removing the Headliner to install sound matting. I would of ruind the headliner by forcing it out of the truck to work inside it. Dang-it. That sucks!!! Country

 

It will fold up and fit out any door, but then it will look all creased like the palm of your hand. The only way to get it out of the truck, undamaged, is to not fold it in any way.
I tried, but there was no way.
A single cab, you could get away with it because it's small enough, but I have a CC and it's one big panel up there.

 

Agian, I thankyou my friend! Confusious say " Bent headliner not look good". "Make Country verrryyyy Angry".....HAH HAH ... Thanks..Country

 

best thing I have found for this problem is yellow pages

 

Before I'd use Scotch 77 for anything, I'd first check out Scotch 90. Both are sprays, but one has a higher adhesive power.

Pop

 

Well, you are welcome.

 

they make a spray glue designed for headliners