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Originally Posted by Steve M
I have to do something about a badly sagging headliner on the 96 C280. The dealer parts guy (who knows how cheap I am) wouldn't even give me the price of a new headliner. He suggested spraying some 3M glue in there, which I know won't work because the foam is disintegrating. When I told him that, he asked if I could take the fabric off, clean the foam off the board and the fabric, then put new foam on the board, and glue the original fabric onto the new foam.
Has anyone ever tried anything like that?
Also, if I clean off the old board, could I just reinstall it without fabric? What does it look like underneath all that crumbly stuff? I'm wondering if I could just paint it or something.
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I have an 86 560 sec with the sag problem-I decided to remove the entire thing-fabric and the foam insert. I peeled the fabric away and the foam has this kinda sticky earwaxy residue. I tried scraping, but the material is tenacious and I found myself damaging the foam. However, I still think it needs to be removed because I can still scrap it with my fingernail. In other words, I don't think it will support any repair. I then decided to try to stabilize the residue by brushing (a hand held scrub brush) a layer of carpenter's wood glue, working it in with the brush. After letting that dry, I tested its strength: I could no longer scrape it with my fingernail, and a test tack of 3M heavy duty whatever it is securely was held in place over the glue layer. I have not finished this project and I am not a chemist, so I have no info on how long this will last. So please try this at your own risk..good luck BTW I went to Jo Ann fabrics and bought new headliner material, since the old stuff has that same residue on it...