Drooping vinyl headlining fix ..

[davidpbo]

I found Copydex worked well for me until I replaced all the headlining.

 

[Trundlebug]

I found Copydex worked well for me until I replaced all the headlining.

Dreadful stuff!!
I've never found it good for anything other than taking up space in the bin

 

[PotatoNavigator]

And then put this sticker over it?

View attachment 57141

 

[boatmike]

The 'nice smell' was intended as humorous. We always ventilate well to the point of paranoia.....not even any food around either.

Yes I know Dave but I didn't want any potential "glue sniffers" taking you literally. Having worked in industries where TDI was an unavoidable hazard makes me a bit pedantic. Apologies!!

 

[ghostlymoron]

I recall that an eminent forumite stuck his droopy headlining up with a hot glue stick gun and was pleased with the result.

 

[NickRobinson]

I recall that an eminent forumite stuck his droopy headlining up with a hot glue stick gun and was pleased with the result.

I've got one of those..... You've just given me Plan 'A'

 

[GrahamM376]

Yes I know Dave but I didn't want any potential "glue sniffers" taking you literally. Having worked in industries where TDI was an unavoidable hazard makes me a bit pedantic. Apologies!!

I don't know if the mix is still the same but when I did our Centaur around 18-19 years ago, the adhesive contained 1,1,1-Trichloroethane which left me with some very nasty side effects. Definitely not a nice trip.

 

[dimdav]

My task is some quite large bits, not just making good small blisters eg under the companionway where I'd pull one end downView attachment 57143

Nick, I had the same problem in exactly the same place on my mirage. Are you sure its not foam backed? I know mine is, anyway I found that contact adhesive worked ok in the very short term but only for half a season (worked much better in the quarter berth and fore cabin), in the end I made up some battens and screwed them up for under the companionway. Isn't totally neat due to the wee lip under there but its kept it tight for the past 5 years.

 

[coopec]

If you can see the type of the problem you have here, click on the pic then click on "visit page" to go to the article

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=...T20LvgDg#tbm=isch&q=repairing+boat+headlining