i have a 68 beetle and i have a TMI 'quick fit' hood liner. I have put all the bows in the right places and its sitting in roughly the right spot but here lies my problem.
no matter which way i pull it to glue it down (no glue yet) it has creases and looks crap.. i've tried staring at the front first then the back first then the sides and no matter how i do it it just looks shit... I know years and years ago we used to fit them and they would be loose and we used a kettle and put it in the car and boiled it and it srunk them out.. Do u still do that??
i dont want to ruin it as its the last thing i have to do and the cars totaly finished... any pointers,ideas ,suggestions etc etc would be bloody great...
steff......
Life with out a v-dub is no life at all!!!!!
Clamp the liner with bulldog clips, use a hair dryer or put a heater in the car to warm up the material go around the whole car streaching the liner (front - rear - then sides) several times until happy with it. then glue one side at a time reclamp till glue drys and hey presto.
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empi wrote:Clamp the liner with bulldog clips, use a hair dryer or put a heater in the car to warm up the material go around the whole car streaching the liner (front - rear - then sides) several times until happy with it. then glue one side at a time reclamp till glue drys and hey presto.
x2 and it is a bugger to do on your own but if you persevere and don't get frustrated and rush it you will get it there and it will look good.
do it by yr self and get 2 boxes of bulldog clips... and have a swear jar!! its a good way to make some $$$ (KG window chrome install... i could have bought another Ghia with the amount of swearing i did!)
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thanks fellas!!
is any brand of glue better than another just out of intrest?
steff.........
Life with out a v-dub is no life at all!!!!!
Just use some quick grip , 3m contact adhesive and brush (not spray) the stuff that glue sniffers sniff!!
"If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you." - Anonymous 🥷
if u use industrial stuff its too strong so if u need to pull the liner off to adjust u could damage the liner.... just keep that in mind as u will be readjusting once glued.
Pics once u have done the job!!
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great... once again cheers for the advice
steff......
Life with out a v-dub is no life at all!!!!!
"If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you." - Anonymous 🥷
and do it over a few days to get all the crinckles out
"If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you." - Anonymous 🥷
DubCrazy wrote:thanks fellas!!
is any brand of glue better than another just out of intrest?
steff.........
tac adhesives brush contact 205. I cannot stress how much better this is than what you can buy at a hardware store and its not expensive, about 25 buks for 500ml from memory and designed for motor trimming and also is heat resistive to 130o.
you can get it at vyfab and other trimming suppliers or direct from the factory in Dandenong.
71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE
tac adhesives brush contact 205
It is what we use for motor trimming.
its excellent, i don't use anything else now.
71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE
I wonder how they did it in the factory, I doubt that they had the time to do it this way. 🙄
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
Probably highly refined lining shape n size and skilled workers.
I did the carpet in my other car, took me 2 days to fit it right, where the og factory carpet have all the trimming and holes cut using a die or done using a jig so it fit perfect and could be tossed in the car in 30 sec.
Mass produced interior all identical to each other with all the fitting refinements done already before product starts.
Its why car manufacture spend so much money developing the cars and production tooling first so that they can build them fast and make profit.
71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE
