sagging headliner repair

[Pottree@domain.elided]

In a message dated 7/2/2002 1:35:06 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:


> This is not an Alfa specific question but it may be applicable. I have 
> purchased a '95 Nissan Primera to drive while I finish the work on my 
> spider 
> (and i'ts real nice to have the air con now that summer is here). Once 
> small 
> problem is that the headliner is sagging in places ruining the appearance 
> of 
> an otherwise impeccable car (and messing up my hair!).
> 
> I have thought of getting a syringe and filling it with some sort of 
> adhesive and injecting it through the felt like material. It would leave no 
> 
> visible mark and with the correct adhesive I feel that this might work.
> 
> Any comments? Am I nuts? Is there a better way?
> 
I can't say for sure what's above the sagging headliner of a Nissan, but in a 
75/Milano, the headliner is attached (glued, I guess)to a plastic foam 
insulating layer that is somehow attached to the inside of the roof.  This 
foam material breaks down (eg, turns to dust) and so the headliner sags when 
its support disappears.  I had the same thought about injecting spray 
adhesive on the 75, but after a few tests I realized this could never work 
and used my patented "peel and stretch" technique instead.  I don't know the 
Nissan so I can't say if this would work on it or not, but my guess is the 
injection method would not work any better on the Nissan than on the Alfa, 
alas.

Side to Peter: do you speak Japanese?  I need to confirm 3 Japanese words I'm 
using in a project are correct.  Please email me off list.  Thanks.

Charlie
LA, CA, USA
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