Removing Viny & Foam Headlinings

[yachtorion]

Removing Vinyl & Foam Headlinings - Not that bad after all!

Turns out that one of these (Bosch PMF190 Multi Tool):

Combined with a scraper blade, will remove 90% of the vinyl/foam more or less instantly.

Then one of these (Brass wire cup brush):

in a power drill, while wearing a good dust mask, destroys the rest of it almost as quickly. Doesn't seem to hurt the GRP.

The bosch thing is pretty good on old sealant too!

Very chuffed, I thought removing that headlining was going to be a nightmare!

 

[VicS]

Lidl and Aldi often have similar machines amongst their regular special offers. Cheaper than the Bosch one.

If you will have a lot of use for the Multitool buy the Bosch one, or better. If its only the remove the lining once or twice in a life time save your dosh and buy a lidl one

 

[Nicholas123]

Turns out that one of these (Bosch PMF190 Multi Tool):

Combined with a scraper blade, will remove 90% of the vinyl/foam more or less instantly.

Then one of these (Brass wire cup brush):

in a power drill, while wearing a good dust mask, destroys the rest of it almost as quickly. Doesn't seem to hurt the GRP.

The bosch thing is pretty good on old sealant too!

Very chuffed, I thought removing that headlining was going to be a nightmare!

It is a nightmare,removing the headlining is no real big deal,it is removing the glue that is a problem!

 

[Rigger Mortice]

It is a nightmare,removing the headlining is no real big deal,it is removing the glue that is a problem!

When I did it I tried several approaches, all with modest results.

An angle grinder with a hefty wire brush was the answer. Once I used that the whole job was done in an hour or so. The GRP was spotless.

 

[Nicholas123]

When I did it I tried several approaches, all with modest results.

An angle grinder with a hefty wire brush was the answer. Once I used that the whole job was done in an hour or so. The GRP was spotless.

Well my boats on a swinging mooring/no shore power or angle grinders & the whole jobs taken months & it ai'nt over yet.I still have some filling to do & cleaning before painting.
Question: Did you have a boat left after you whizzed around doing the whole boat in an hour with an angle grinder?

 

[Rigger Mortice]

Well my boats on a swinging mooring/no shore power or angle grinders & the whole jobs taken months & it ai'nt over yet.I still have some filling to do & cleaning before painting.
Question: Did you have a boat left after you whizzed around doing the whole boat in an hour with an angle grinder?

A wire brush in an angle grinder merely scuffs the surface of the GRP. I wouldn't use it on gel coat but in the cabin, beneath the headlining, it gives a good clean surface for applying glue.

It sounds like a small generator may help on your swinging mooring?

 

[Nicholas123]

A wire brush in an angle grinder merely scuffs the surface of the GRP. I wouldn't use it on gel coat but in the cabin, beneath the headlining, it gives a good clean surface for applying glue.

It sounds like a small generator may help on your swinging mooring?

The wire brush I used (identical to the op's photo) in my battery operated drill threw up enough fibres to get a whole army itching & certainly scuffed the surface of the grp though not enough to remove all the contaminants.Wetting it helped a bit but what a bloody ordeal!
Just glad it is over now.
It has been such a bloody awful job I don't think I could bring myself to buy another boat with glued on headlining.

 

[ianj99]

A Barco scraper worked for me, though the lining was 30+ years old and the foam had turned to dust so it was the evostick type adhesive that needed scraping off. I didn't attempt full removal back to clean ply because the motorohome lining carpet I used doesn't show imperfections in the surface smoothness.

I still have the two trickiest areas to re-line - the wheelhouse and saloon ceilings, they'll be fun...