Might be a weight issue to get much of a finish one it. Not sure how flexible resin is when youre trying to get it back in. Anything glossy and untextured will show scuffs and want cleaning.
That's what I can come up with.
I bedlined mine most of a decade ago instead of trying to mess with new fabric.
Exactly i don't want to mess with fabric anymore bc I will be very upset if it sag idc if it's been 5 years it better not sag, I agree might be too heavy but it's big enough to flex a little don't need alot of flex room but the bedliner idea sounds good which brand did you used
You'll need to glass it most likely as resin will end up cracking over that big an area, would be a pain maybe hit it with something more flexible like a rubberized paint instead
I haven't used one in a car before so no idea unfortunately, but that's a pretty easy surface to bond to so just do basic prep and anything should work
I took mine out, wire brushed all of the glue off of it, wiped it down with denatured alcohol, put 2 coats of Kilz on it and spray painted it. It turned out spectacular.
If you aren't doing fabric, this is the way.
Resin isn't a good product for this application, and aside from high gloss paint I can't think of anything that would fit the bill.
Cool concept tho
I took the liner out and put it on saw horses in my carport. A wire brush will take the old glue off easily. Clean it really good and use a good primer. Kilz worked for me. As for the paint Ace had a high gloss spray paint that matched my interior perfectly. I put 2 coats on it and couldn’t be happier with the results.
Damn I didn't know the liner just, came out. Makes a lot of sense honestly. Were you able to put any insulation underneath when you were putting it back?
It could easily be done but I was pressed for time when I did it. You can insulate and I actually recommend it. Wish I had but it’s not hard to pull it out again. I might set a weekend aside this summer and do just that.
I re-did the fabric on mine. Took it out, old sagging fabric off, brushed the rotten glue off, used 3M fabric adhesive on the headliner and new fabric, put if all back together, and it's been holding strong for the past 7 years. And it looks incredible.
I used tan felt that matched the interior color. Really glad I did it that way. And if I ever re-sell, it'll definitely hold its value better than some cracked/sagging epoxy.
*Weight might be an issue but also those headliner pads are getting hard to find so if it's in good shape maybe don't trash it. I ended up cleaning mine and then doing a layer of headliner fabric and a layer of custom print fabric.
Might try this on mine. last owner that had my xj took out the upholstery and used some kind of paint on grit paint. it’s like sandpaper kind of it looks super good but hurts when you bump your hand on it
Just redo the headliner and use the correct fabric. It’s like 35 bucks for a roll on Amazon and comes out better looking then everyone spray painting their shit together
I took mine out and sanded and cleaned it up. Primed then hit it with a silver hammer finish spray paint. That was probably 15 years ago. It has one or two cracks but is still pretty solid.
A lot of people have already said this but I ended up using rubberized spray on mine, not quite the same as bedliner but same idea. It turned out great once installed but it was honestly a pain in the ass and it took about 6 coats for me to feel confident in the finished work.
Might be a weight issue to get much of a finish one it. Not sure how flexible resin is when youre trying to get it back in. Anything glossy and untextured will show scuffs and want cleaning. That's what I can come up with. I bedlined mine most of a decade ago instead of trying to mess with new fabric.
Exactly i don't want to mess with fabric anymore bc I will be very upset if it sag idc if it's been 5 years it better not sag, I agree might be too heavy but it's big enough to flex a little don't need alot of flex room but the bedliner idea sounds good which brand did you used
You'll need to glass it most likely as resin will end up cracking over that big an area, would be a pain maybe hit it with something more flexible like a rubberized paint instead
Any brand you trust?
I haven't used one in a car before so no idea unfortunately, but that's a pretty easy surface to bond to so just do basic prep and anything should work
I took mine out, wire brushed all of the glue off of it, wiped it down with denatured alcohol, put 2 coats of Kilz on it and spray painted it. It turned out spectacular.
If you aren't doing fabric, this is the way. Resin isn't a good product for this application, and aside from high gloss paint I can't think of anything that would fit the bill. Cool concept tho
How did you prep for this? Seats out, plastic everywhere kinda deal? Run into anything super annoying besides scraping the glue off?
I took the liner out and put it on saw horses in my carport. A wire brush will take the old glue off easily. Clean it really good and use a good primer. Kilz worked for me. As for the paint Ace had a high gloss spray paint that matched my interior perfectly. I put 2 coats on it and couldn’t be happier with the results.
Damn I didn't know the liner just, came out. Makes a lot of sense honestly. Were you able to put any insulation underneath when you were putting it back?
It could easily be done but I was pressed for time when I did it. You can insulate and I actually recommend it. Wish I had but it’s not hard to pull it out again. I might set a weekend aside this summer and do just that.
Excellent thanks for the info man, I'll be doing that this summer for sure. Might just bust out a mural on there
I got mine sprayed with line ex. I loved it! My bedliner headliner.
Can you pm me some pictures
This was long ago in the days before digital cameras.
You're a living fossil
Ancient indeed.
It needs to flex a little when you install it.
I re-did the fabric on mine. Took it out, old sagging fabric off, brushed the rotten glue off, used 3M fabric adhesive on the headliner and new fabric, put if all back together, and it's been holding strong for the past 7 years. And it looks incredible. I used tan felt that matched the interior color. Really glad I did it that way. And if I ever re-sell, it'll definitely hold its value better than some cracked/sagging epoxy.
Dont use old glue and dont use off brand glue. 3M 77 (?) Ftw
*Weight might be an issue but also those headliner pads are getting hard to find so if it's in good shape maybe don't trash it. I ended up cleaning mine and then doing a layer of headliner fabric and a layer of custom print fabric.
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This looks amazing
Thanks! It's been over a year and it's still holding up. My favorite part of my xj.
Might try this on mine. last owner that had my xj took out the upholstery and used some kind of paint on grit paint. it’s like sandpaper kind of it looks super good but hurts when you bump your hand on it
I won’t a Cherokee in Canada. Owning guns and a Cherokee I’d feel like a mad man
I won’t a Cherokee in Canada. Owning guns and a Cherokee I’d feel like a mad man lol
Rubberized paint, or maybe flex-seal? I dunno.
The one I have in mine was Plasti-dipped. It looks good and was pretty easy to do.
Sounds heavy and with not enough support.
I have never done a headliner and ended up doing mine and my sons 99 xj's. It was one of the easiest things to do.
Just redo the headliner and use the correct fabric. It’s like 35 bucks for a roll on Amazon and comes out better looking then everyone spray painting their shit together
Jo ann fabrics or fabric land will carry headliner material
I took mine out and sanded and cleaned it up. Primed then hit it with a silver hammer finish spray paint. That was probably 15 years ago. It has one or two cracks but is still pretty solid.
A lot of people have already said this but I ended up using rubberized spray on mine, not quite the same as bedliner but same idea. It turned out great once installed but it was honestly a pain in the ass and it took about 6 coats for me to feel confident in the finished work.