Vinyl wallpaper for headlining

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Has anyone tried this with any success? It is significantly easier to get hold of and cheaper than anything marine related.
 
What will you affix it too? I would imagine it would look quite rough if stuck directly onto GRP - it would surely show up all the imperfections?
 
I was thinking of sticking it down onto 4mm thermal liner to smooth it out and insulate - the stuff with the hard facing. This is for the bare hull bits on the walls, I have ply headlining boards under the deck.
 
Might be worth a try.

I'd go for a foil designed for automotive use (outdoor capable) with a the 'air bubble free' feature that allows trapped air to escape after fitting and will not stick hard until activated by pressure (allows to put/on and remove until happy, then press on). Buy it from a car wrap workshop and take their recommendations for type and quality as there are so many variants and the quality link to the price (don't ask..)
 
Used vinyl leatherette on interior plywood and bulkhead with contact adhesive. Came out looking great, except if you illuminate surface very close up (the shadows accentuate the minor imperfections). The 4mm lining sounds like a good idea to even out surface (not foam that disintegrates with time, i hope!)
 
westernman said:
What about the material they use for "canvas" canoes?
That stretches in multiple directions and would enable compound curves with no problem.
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I would think there would be sufficient stretch in canvas to take compound curves. (Would it look OK?)
 
If you have a 'THE RANGE 'store near you I recommend you try them for various Vinyl cloths at reasonable non-marine prices - usually in 1.5mtr widths and priced per metre between £7 and £8 mtr.
I used for my headlining on my Tiger. It is cloth - backed, not foam -backed. Has the advantage of being able to be machined and/or sewn to a shape if needed . Several choices of colour and patterns/checks/dots or plain.

ianat182
 
Vinyl wallpaper has a paper backing.. To remove you pull off the vinyl and it leaves the paper, a soaking allows the paper to be easily removed..
On a boat with moisture i cant see it lasting before it starts seperating ?
The range also sells rolls of sticky back vinyl in varying colours... Ive used it in my boat to make wood white rather than painting it...
 
ianat182 said:
If you have a 'THE RANGE 'store near you I recommend you try them for various Vinyl cloths at reasonable non-marine prices - usually in 1.5mtr widths and priced per metre between £7 and £8 mtr.
I used for my headlining on my Tiger. It is cloth - backed, not foam -backed. Has the advantage of being able to be machined and/or sewn to a shape if needed . Several choices of colour and patterns/checks/dots or plain.

ianat182
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Is this stuff in the on line store? Can only see wallpaper. Cloth backed sounds ideal, as it is going on top of insulation
 
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I think you could make a better choice than wallpaper - the very first boat I went to see with a view to buy was a Westerly Longbow where the guy had wallpapered a quarterberth, what a sight...:oops:
 
North shore used an industrial vinyl designed originally for room partitions on many of the Vancouver range. Was super durable and easy to keep clean.
 
Dunx said:
North shore used an industrial vinyl designed originally for room partitions on many of the Vancouver range. Was super durable and easy to keep clean.
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If it stretched to take a compound curve it would probably be OK. But I suspect it would be relatively expensive and he is trying to cut costs.,...
 
@ryanroberts

what insulation did you say you gong t use and also why the insulation ?

If its to keep warm there is little choice to go for to make it worth while unless you use one of the EPDM type which are expensive but good for the thickness they are.
 
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