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Some of that trunk paint of hammerite could finish that off pretty good. ryan At 04:56 PM 12/21/1999 -0500, Jaranson, John (J.W.) wrote: >Hmmmmm....a diamond plate headliner. I had not thought of that one. > >However, I am planning on putting a non-fabric headliner in my Fasty (more >of my wild dreams, I know, but....). Today's cars have a felt-like material >over a thermoformable backing. They are not structural but are not just >stretched fabric either. This way they can form in the recesses for the >sunvisors and interior lights and stuff. The backing is a thermoplastic >(read as reformable) so one could take a junkyard, or should I say recycling >center, headliner from say a large van or the like and then reform the >material and trim it for a T3. > >I might try this, but will likely just glue blocks of rigid foam to the >inside of the roof, carve and sand to the desired shape and then use a light >fiberglass reinforced composite to make a durable surface. I would then >either glue felt-like material to the composite or finish it and paint it. >Not real sure of the finish I would be looking for yet. Leaving the foam in >there will really quiet the car down too. > >Check out my website (see below) for other crazy ideas and for some basics >on composites. (Yeah, I know I need to finish Part 2, Vader) > >Later, >John Jaranson >'71 FI Auto Fasty >http://members.aol.com/jaransonT3 > > >------------------------------------------------------------------- >List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > >