Headliner fun!
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Originally Posted by AXracer
Hmmm, not too sure about Sintra after researching it. It become thermoplastic at 150*F. That's probably not a problem in the Northern climes, but here in the South, it's not unusual for closed vehicle interiors to reach those temps on a hot sunny day. I wouldn't want to open up my truck and find my headliner draped over my seats and dashboard...
Can you bond wood or steel reinforcing to Sintra, or is it one of those "greasy" plastics?
Brian, I like the look of your interior! Is that like the stuff used in trunks?
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From: Durham NC
It says you can glue to itself with PVC glue, or to other materials with glues that will bond PVC to the other material such a yellow contact cement. It definitely can go > 150* inside a car here depending on car color and glass area. We hit air temps > 100* here sometimes in July. we reached 107 this past July, and set a record for consecutive days >90. A hard plastic steering wheel can get hot enough to not be able to touch it.
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I formed my headliner (and the rest of my interior panels) out of ABS plastic. I bought large flat sheets at the local plastics supply place and formed from there. You can see my progress on my headliner in this gallery https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...&albumid=31331 I had to move away from my truck, so they're not quite complete yet, but I'm confident they'll look good. Its kind of a pain to get the initial templete, but after that it was fairly straight forward. I plan to hold them in with the regular 'Z' strip and probably have 1 screw at the front near the sun visor mount to keep the panels from moving too much. In the photo in the gallery showing the center support strip, you can actually see the one screw in place. The center support is held in with about 6 screws along the length and the panels slip in between it and the bow across the roof so the panels can 'float' and expand and contract as they heat and cool.
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