Eric,

Please post:

1. 3M Adhesive part number for the glue you used.  I'm told that there
are a couple of varieties.

2. In my 84 Westy, only the first four inches of "paper" liner above the
windshield are deteriorated from the sun in this California Desert area.
The remainder is perfect, uncut and unscarred. Do you or anyone on the
list have a suggestion on s "repair" that would be both easy to a
layman,  and esthetic?  I would like to avoid removing the headliner
with its lots of screws and edging and wires.

Thanks,

Tom Hanlon
Palm Springs, CA

Eric Henning wrote:

> Muffley, Shane, wrote:
>
> >Subject: LOW TECH - Replacing wallpaper in van - has anyone done
> this?
>
> >I started to scrape away the old wallpaper (or contact paper?)
> >throughout the vehicle as it was old and had been peeled away by time
>
> >and humidity...
>
> the contact paper on my 80 westy was falling off, ripped, wrinkled,
> etc...
>
> i went to my local fabric store (i was the only male present everytime
> i
> went, felt like a lost puppy)
>
> picked out a nice light brown fabric (thought about leopard or zebra
> print).
>
> first i used a hair dryer to pull off the remaining contact paper,
> worked great.  then got the good 3m automotive trim adhesive spray
> glue
> (don't breathe this stuff as it will glue up your lungs).  sprayed
> both
> the
> panel (which was removed) and the cloth.  laid the panel flat, sticky
> side up, had two helpers stretch and hold the fabric above the panel
> while i started pressing down in the middle and worked my way to the
> outside edges to avoid air bubbles (much like household wall papering)
>
> put a piece of weighted board on top and let dry over night.  trimmed
> excess fabric and re-installed panel.  still holding up after 7 mos.
>
> plan on doing same to headliner.
>
> eric
> henning@fp.com
>
> ps - make sure you buy the good 3m trim adhesive, have heard from many
>
> folks this works the best.  formulated to deal with changing temp and
> humidity autos see.