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John Jaranson wrote: > > 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. > I did something similar once installing a home-made vinyl headliner inside a bug: I cut a large sheet of 12 mm concrete insulation foam (kinda like the stuff you use under your sleeping bag when camping outside) to fit inside the roof. Then I spray-glued (3M spray is great) the complete vinyl liner onto the foam sheet, pre-stretching it to match the bugs curved roof. Then I sprayed glue inside the roof and the back of the foam sheet and attached it to the roof. Careful and avoiding bubbles and wrinkles. Then I trimmed and glued the details around the pillars and windows. It worked great! And yes, it got more silent! I also once had a «59 bus with a "custom" headliner made of fine-perforated steel sheets, as on loudspeaker fronts. Painted black - pretty cool! /Karl-Olov Sandin ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/