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jwelch68Member

I'm guessing others may have tried this before but thought I would share just in case.

I used 6 harbor freight magnets to hold the headliner in place so that I could get in the correct position before spraying the glue on. I think 8 magnets would have been better.

Once I had the liner where I wanted it, I moved all 6 magnets to 1 side of liner and sprayed the glue on half of the liner and used a painter roller and my hand to smooth it out. I then moved the magnets to the other side and repeated the process.

An added benefit was that after the glue set, I was able to slide the magnets across the linter without removing them. This allowed be to use them like a squeegee and get any sagging areas smoothed out.

Be sure to get the magnets that have a 95lb working load rating as they stick perfect to the underside of the roof. 66mm Round Magnet (harborfreight.com)

Thanks,

John

3/14/2411:39 AM

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jwelch68Member

Forgot to attach pics. Also when spraying the glue, I was able to let the liner hang down perpendicular to the roof.

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3/14/2411:42 AM

LeMans850iMember

great idea!
Magnets are your friend!!!! or you have an octopus as friend !!! But the ink stains are annoying….

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74gtsMember

Looks great! what do you have under the liner, did you use a board?

stevebuchananMember

Another approach is to glue the headliner to a magnetic sheet.

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