Headlining Cover

[nyChris]

Has anyone had any luck glueing the vinyl back to the cardboard/fiberglass?

[AndrewBird]

Buy a can of spray glue and go to town. A heat gun will help re-conform the corners, but be gentle.

[Kershaw]

start in the center.
make your alignment marks.
preglue both sides down the center in a 4" strip.
when it's tacky, push/rub/roll the glued strip together.
work outwards pregluing both sides.

be careful not to stretch it too much or the ends won't have the original lines and it might end up looking funky.

look up videos on youtube on how to wrap dashes or other things in leather. same basic idea.

[nyChris]

start in the center.
make your alignment marks.
preglue both sides down the center in a 4" strip.
when it's tacky, push/rub/roll the glued strip together.
work outwards pregluing both sides.

be careful not to stretch it too much or the ends won't have the original lines and it might end up looking funky.

look up videos on youtube on how to wrap dashes or other things in leather. same basic idea.

Thanks Kershaw, this is all good advice.

I really wish I would have seen it before giving it a go. My father also told me about preglueing both sides... I guess thats how they do vinyl countertops. Of course his little tidbit came afterwords as well.

This was my finished product:


I think I was fighting an uphill battle to begin with. The vinyl had shrunken pretty badly in the front due to sun exposure. It looks better than it did, so I'm happy about that.

My main problem was that I didn't use enough glue, and only applied it to the fiberboard side. I'd like to give it another shot with new vinyl at some point. Never really knew about the intricacies of interior work until now.

Does anyone know what grain type BMW used in the e30?

I've found this http://www.perfectfit.com/SubPage.as...79014&spt_id=3. The grain is called Corinthian it looks similar, but not exact.