Roof headliner decision

[siii8873]

I used contact cement for putting up my foam. I have used that stuff for everything with my canoes over the years and it has always held up.
This is a little different application so time will tell.
I like the double layer for my truck with just a basic top.
Since I did mine I found a place that sells all types of foams in wider widths, no seams. It's called the foam factory, google it. I found out that the headliner material does not cover up any imperfections as I thought it might. Keep seams as tight and level as you can.

[John O from Jersey]

Thanks for the responses everybody. I think I'm going to abandon the Rhino idea and go with the foam and hull liner method. I'll probably go with a thinner foam if I can find it, say 3/8 ". Specifically which adhesive did you guys use?? Does 3m 8088 sound right??

I'll try to document w/ pics when I do it.

JO

[Tim Smith]

I used the 3M but like I said, it failed this summer. Could be that I didn't use enough though. Watch those fumes!

[siii8873]

I used contact cement for the closed cell foam to the top and a weldwood spray adhesive recommended by midwest fabrics for the head liner material to the foam. Like I said they seemed to work very well but have only been up for about 2 months. The nice thing about the weldwood product is that it had an adequate open time to get the fabric in position. It took me more than one spray can for the fabric and two quarts of contact cement for two layers of foam.

[John O from Jersey]

Thanks - any chance you remember which Weldwood spray adhesive you used?? (High Strength Spray or Multi Purpose Adhesive)?

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/search.do?freeText=weldwood%20spray&page=GRID&engine=adwords!6456&keyword=dap_weldwood_spray_adhesive

I'm guessing that would be a good choice to use for hull liner to the foam. I'm leaning toward the multipurpose.

[siii8873]

I used the high strength. It has a higher temperature range. The company that sold me the GM headliner material recommended it for that product.