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Headlining Removal in a Tin top.

Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:57 pm
by HuwJones
Hi guys,
I'm currently stripping down a 410 van. How to I remove the headlining without damaging it? I want to take it out so I can knock a dent out of the roof and to replace the fabric. So keeping it in one piece would be useful. I've already removed the bracket that runs across the middle of the roof.
Thanks
Huw

Re: Headlining Removal in a Tin top.

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 12:40 am
by Jay18
i dont know if you can remove it without ripping it or seperating the vinyl from the foam, when i done mine i just ripped it all out and then washed it over with some washing up liquid and warm water

then glued some carpet underlay to the roof, then put 3mm ply up and glued van mat to that, it looks clean and tidy and deadens alot of the noise...

Re: Headlining Removal in a Tin top.

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 2:52 pm
by Jordi
Just rip it out, that's my plan. I'm just gonna get acoustic carpet / foam stuff and glue it back on.

Re: Headlining Removal in a Tin top.

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 4:50 pm
by andyrew
Id be inclined to cut across where the roof support goes across and remove it in
Two halfs. Then when you refit it the join
Is behind the bar.

I never refitted the bar in mine after I done my headliner tho

Re: Headlining Removal in a Tin top.

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 6:37 pm
by timwilks13
andyrew wrote:Id be inclined to cut across where the roof support goes across and remove it in
Two halfs. Then when you refit it the join
Is behind the bar.

I never refitted the bar in mine after I done my headliner tho
Understandable, you didnt want that big old bar getting in the way of your 1800's Virginia Creeper wallpaper!

Re: Headlining Removal in a Tin top.

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 7:44 pm
by Darrell
Er. My roof lining was hanging down and generally minging. I ripped it down and removed the foam backing. I decided to glue up some acoustic liner, but after getting more glue on me than the roof I thought sod it and just painted it with underseal. It stank for weeks :D , silly bugger !!

Re: Headlining Removal in a Tin top.

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 8:01 pm
by HuwJones
andyrew wrote:Id be inclined to cut across where the roof support goes across and remove it in
Two halfs. Then when you refit it the join Is behind the bar.

I never refitted the bar in mine after I done my headliner tho
Sounds like a plan. I'd like to keep it in one piece in the off chance that I could remove the old fabric and put something a bit nicer on the side that you see and some carpet or acoustic mats on the top.
My eventual plan is to try and get the SJ to be as quiet as possible, so I'm going to line the floor, roof and the removable panels on the sides in the back with acoustic mating.
Thanks for the info.
Huw

Re: Headlining Removal in a Tin top.

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 9:10 pm
by Ladaman
Just get some ear defenders.

£5, job sorted. ;)

Re: Headlining Removal in a Tin top.

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 9:19 pm
by Jordi
Ladaman wrote:Just get some ear defenders.

£5, job sorted. ;)
Typical

Re: Headlining Removal in a Tin top.

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 9:33 pm
by HuwJones
Ladaman wrote:Just get some ear defenders.

£5, job sorted. ;)
Haha I did that a few times, but I couldn't hear the radio. One of the locomotives at work is nicknamed "Uproar" and it's mandatory to wear hearing protection. The cab is basically a tin box bolted to the to of the gearbox and part of the engine. It gets to about 92dB when going full pelt!
Huw