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Reply to "Prepping roof for rust prevention before headliner install."

127EA534-10CB-478F-9434-E04BD669030860533260-C3C4-4E1F-80D8-FFD6B962A3D76B66981A-DACA-4C47-AB25-7A2A87CAC1AC508A96FF-97F0-4CC8-B495-CE2139ADF76FAfter obtaining a solid and clean mounting surface I covered the entire cabin roof with a single layer of Dynamat.

I used a heat gun to preheat the roof to enhance adhesion and covered all seams with 2 inch HVAC aluminum foil tape. Lots of roller rubbing to remove air bubbles and maximize adhesion

for headliner I chose a commercial foam backed headliner material in black and aerosol 3M headliner adhesive.

I successfully did a minimal amount of masking, as I always used a cardboard edge guard to confine the spray as I proceeded gluing the entire piece, starting at the center of the windshield.

I used a heavy steel straight edge to hold the rear of the headliner on a suspended plywood shelf. Followed adhesive instructions carefully working section by section down the center and to the sides

Cut the excess fabric from the purposely oversized headliner and did a lot of firm but gentle pressure rubbing to maximize adhesion.

car now has about 1500 miles on her, about half of that in 90°-105° California sun. No sagging or smell from the Dynamat

Larry

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