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cwb 07-30-2014 07:38 PM

New headliner (snappics)...
 
My headliner was sagging. I did this once on a '94, with school logo embossed onto new felt.

Had the How-To posted here, but it was before the server upgrades a few years ago.

This was the old one:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7...24/x00027a.jpg

So again here:

I put a butter knife to the edge, to get under it. Make sure to hold the knife flat on the edge, to not scratch...

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-h...June282014.jpg

Then you can get a hand in.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t...4/IMG_6562.JPG

cwb 07-30-2014 07:52 PM

Once you get under the edge, ya' gotta' pull the fabric off of the panel with your fingers. Don't try to pull it by the edge of the foam board - it will break up.

Wear long sleeves!

Go all the way around the edge, then work toward the center.

(at this point, the edge DID break, and I had to go around the other way)

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-j...4/IMG_6563.JPG

Lifted. Lots of glue at the center.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-I...4/IMG_6564.JPG

I'm goin' with C4 logo this time, instead of school logo. I have a couple more of these, if anyone wants one here; PM at me.

http://www.corvetteforum.guru/upload...948de63f4a.jpg

cwb 07-30-2014 08:01 PM

Once the old felt is removed, I put a roller with Acrylic Latex Black to the foam pad, to stop dust from falling through the felt, and to give a little strength to the pad.

I also glued a 3/16" styrofoam board, cut into sections, to the roof panel side of the foam pad. I'm looking for noise absorption too with 3" exhaust, and a HEAVY drone.

Then I placed the felt, and flipped back the felt to apply glue to the lower half (using this for adhesive -
http://hi.atgimg.com/img/p400/15460/720468368138_ca.jpg ).

http://www.corvetteforum.guru/upload...9418b391dd.jpg

Then the top half,

http://www.corvetteforum.guru/upload...941c999477.jpg

and allowed it to dry overnight.

DO NOT PRESS DOWN TOO HARD - THE ADHESIVE WILL COME THROUGH THE FELT. You could see that in the 'Skully' '94 top...

cwb 07-30-2014 08:09 PM

Then flip it, and cut about 3" around the perimeter.

http://www.corvetteforum.guru/upload...9447592d31.jpg

The forward corner concave curves are tricky. I made 2 cuts in the apex of the concave curve, to about 3/8" of the edge.

http://www.corvetteforum.guru/upload...9470adf9a3.jpg

Flipped; check interior surface:

(same snappic, #3, post 2 above)

Now back up-side down, pull the tape, and glue the overlap...

cwb 07-31-2014 01:52 PM

Glue the lip to the panel side - I'm using RTV Black:

http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...4&d=1406832251

Re-tape, allow to dry, then set the pad into the panel.............

cwb 08-01-2014 02:02 PM

Done.

Felt glue onto the roof panel:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5...4/IMG_6641.JPG

and set into place:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--...4/IMG_6642.JPG

I did not cut the overlap deep enough into the front corner concave curves, and I got an ugly buckle on the D side.

And I placed a 3/16" styrofoam board glued onto the panel side of the pad, for extra exhaust drone kill. I have a glass top too, so I can measure interior sound with that top, and then again with the insulated Black top (when the rain stops)...


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