The Upholstery Forum

@JMasters ,

Google Foam suppliers and see what comes up for your area. If you have a big supplier you could go down there and look at their foam. They will advise on the proper seating foam.

Thanks BigRig. Will do. I've been frustrated by a couple of suppliers near me who don't deal with the public, when it comes to buying supplies. Don't know how many more I need to go through.

@JMasters
What year is your minivan? Can you post a picture of the foam? I may actually have a full cushion here.

It's a 2005 Chrysler town and country (lxt I think - has the overhead rails, DVD, rear air, backup alerts) and lots of curves front and back. Overhead console came off, but the backside electronics and structure were all hot glued to the back of the headliner, and protruding into the cabin.

I appreciate the offer, but the new headliner is glued in very well (see my post about the malfunctioning spray gun where I went through an entire gallon of landau adhesive before finishing the headliner)


Despite spraying outside, had serious glue headaches for a few days. (beware the low Flashpoint on that excellent adhesive!)

Holy doodle man. I gallon of adhesive is a lot of glue. It is frustrating for sure. I

@John or anybody I really do not like how adhesive react with vinyl if you get a concentrated spot and it welts the vinyl. Is there an adhesive without the solvent that erodes vinyl that you know of?

I did want to pass on a tip that I learned while working on the headliner.

I was trying to cut out the numerous spots across the headliner (I have rails the hold a number of items across the roof, as well as overhead vents and the requisite sun shields.

I kept craning my head under the headliner, or probing with my fingers, or crouching down to look at where the holes in the headliner would go.

And then I realized that I could put my shop light under the headliner while it was straddling a few saw horses and see exactly where the holes were.

One thing to remember, it's good to have the shop light directly under the holes to cut. Much like long shadows cast on a late afternoon, you don't want areas of light or shadow to give the wrong impression of where the holes are.

@BigRig Ive never used the glue you have up there in Canada. The Weldwood contact cement I use here doesn't react with the vinyl like that even if you apply to much.

@JMasters I like that trick with the light!

John wrote: ↑Wed Nov 21, 2018 7:02 am @BigRig Ive never used the glue you have up there in Canada. The Weldwood contact cement I use here doesn't react with the vinyl like that even if you apply to much.

@JMasters I like that trick with the light!

That trick with the light is going to save me a lot of headache here in a couple weeks when I get my headliner material in so thanks for posting it @JMasters

You're welcome!

I'm glad I could contribute something small. There are so many knowledgeable people in here!

Another tip.... If working on a headliner outside, be cognizant of your work area.

I'm guessing I'm the first person to have bird poop on my headliner.

Thankfully, I noticed it soon after droppage... It used a towel to get most of it up, and used rubbing alcohol to clean the headliner.

"As good as new!" (I didn't see any residual stain, and hopefully nobody looks up from inside the vehicle).