So this week’s update is pretty black and white. Or should I say, white and black.
Last night, got the slider board hung up and wiped down...
...then shot it with a couple coats of white epoxy. (Didn’t have enough in grey to do the whole thing):
As you guys have seen me do countless times before, the epoxy got its one hour setup time, then 2 coats of Satin black:
Nothing special or fancy about this, it’s just for corrosion protection before the headliner material goes on. Something even the factory didn’t do.
Speaking of headliner material, I got a call yesterday afternoon saying that the stuff I had ordered last week was in, and I could come pick it up. The minimum I could order was 3 yards, more than enough to recover the AstroRoof slider board and the entire headliner.
Imagine my surprise however when I found that it came pre-foam backed, I guess most of them come this way now:
Hopefully this won’t interfere with the operation of the AstroRoof, the slider board from GM didn’t have any backing to it, just the cloth glued on.
For anyone that’s curious, 3 yards of headliner material equates to about 9’ - 4” long by about 5’ wide. Not bad for $80.
It IS huge though, I had to roll it out on the basement floor because that’s the only space I had big enough to do it!
The material texture and pattern weave looks very close to the original, I think once it’s done and in the car you’d be hard pressed to tell it’s not stock.
With the slider now painted and the headliner material in my hot little hands, that means I’m still on track to try and get the AstroRoof installed back into the car on Monday. I’ve gotta try and track down some 3M heavy duty Spray Adhesive 90 to attach the material tomorrow though, so hopefully that won’t be an issue.
Wish me luck with that!
That’s all for now gents, thanks for looking in on the progress and Happy Easter!
D.
Last night, got the slider board hung up and wiped down...
...then shot it with a couple coats of white epoxy. (Didn’t have enough in grey to do the whole thing):
As you guys have seen me do countless times before, the epoxy got its one hour setup time, then 2 coats of Satin black:
Nothing special or fancy about this, it’s just for corrosion protection before the headliner material goes on. Something even the factory didn’t do.
Speaking of headliner material, I got a call yesterday afternoon saying that the stuff I had ordered last week was in, and I could come pick it up. The minimum I could order was 3 yards, more than enough to recover the AstroRoof slider board and the entire headliner.
Imagine my surprise however when I found that it came pre-foam backed, I guess most of them come this way now:
Hopefully this won’t interfere with the operation of the AstroRoof, the slider board from GM didn’t have any backing to it, just the cloth glued on.
For anyone that’s curious, 3 yards of headliner material equates to about 9’ - 4” long by about 5’ wide. Not bad for $80.
It IS huge though, I had to roll it out on the basement floor because that’s the only space I had big enough to do it!
The material texture and pattern weave looks very close to the original, I think once it’s done and in the car you’d be hard pressed to tell it’s not stock.
With the slider now painted and the headliner material in my hot little hands, that means I’m still on track to try and get the AstroRoof installed back into the car on Monday. I’ve gotta try and track down some 3M heavy duty Spray Adhesive 90 to attach the material tomorrow though, so hopefully that won’t be an issue.
Wish me luck with that!
That’s all for now gents, thanks for looking in on the progress and Happy Easter!
D.
