I recently had an unsuccessful attempt at re-glueing an approx 1 square foot section of the headline in the rear OS corner of my non OSS A2. I of course followed all the instructions on the can of Trim-Fix High Temp and, although I wasn’t expecting to achieve an invisible mend, it looked kind-of OK-ish when I left it. But by the next morning, during a period of cool weather, the lining had sagged again… just as if I’d done nothing.
I may be entirely wrong, but it appears to me that the problem causing poor adhesion is because the yellow-coloured foam “biscuit” has a very fine layer of orange-coloured “crumb” on it that if even very gently rubbed with a finger comes away. It seems that some of this crumb is also adhering to the stretch headliner, but whether said crumb had stuck to the fabric before or after my attempts at repair… I couldn’t say.
So… this car is my first A2, but not my last because I’m actively searching for a better one. It’s a little bit of a dog really… compared to some stunning examples you guys have, but it was cheap… and it has won me over as a confirmed A2 fan. I don’t want to re-line the head on this car, I just want a quick fix that doesn’t shout at me every time I look at it.
I’m wondering that if I gently removed what of this fine crumb had stuck to the fabric… whatever I could get too… and then applied some kind of stabiliser (?) to the biscuit… I might be able to succeed with the glueing process I’d attempted in the first place.
Any ideas?
I may be entirely wrong, but it appears to me that the problem causing poor adhesion is because the yellow-coloured foam “biscuit” has a very fine layer of orange-coloured “crumb” on it that if even very gently rubbed with a finger comes away. It seems that some of this crumb is also adhering to the stretch headliner, but whether said crumb had stuck to the fabric before or after my attempts at repair… I couldn’t say.
So… this car is my first A2, but not my last because I’m actively searching for a better one. It’s a little bit of a dog really… compared to some stunning examples you guys have, but it was cheap… and it has won me over as a confirmed A2 fan. I don’t want to re-line the head on this car, I just want a quick fix that doesn’t shout at me every time I look at it.
I’m wondering that if I gently removed what of this fine crumb had stuck to the fabric… whatever I could get too… and then applied some kind of stabiliser (?) to the biscuit… I might be able to succeed with the glueing process I’d attempted in the first place.
Any ideas?