A couple of foam-backed vinyl panels are falling off the interior of my car doors that catch the most sun.

As they are small, I'm not about to replace the whole inner door panels, and I doubt these are a replaceable part of those panels.

So I guess I'm looking for some kind of adhesive that will let me attach and secure the vinyl and adjust it before the adhesive sets up. I'll have to brush the foam off the parts and will lose the "plush" feel, but this is a fix, not an actual restoration.

Sprays might be messy as part of the panels are still attached and aid in alignment.

Any suggestions?

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3M 77 spray adhesive. Just mask off stuff with newspaper and masking tape to hold it up.

Did the original adhesive let go, or is the foam breaking down?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/03/2012 04:36PM by Racer X.

The foam is breaking down.

I'll probably have to remove it from the vinyl and the door panel.

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You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.

We don’t do focus groups. They just ensure that you don’t offend anyone, and produce bland inoffensive products. —Sir Jonathan Ive

-An armed society is a polite society.
And hope is a lousy defense.

There is no safety for honest men
except by believing all possible evil
of evil men.

Pixels were born to be punished. -Frederick Van Johnson

Mister, that's a ten-gallon hat on a twenty-gallon head.

I *love* Sigs. It's Glocks I hate.

Make/model/year?

Got any pictures?

Mostly, I'm just curious. Not sure knowing the above will help to provide an answer.

You need to scrape the majority of the foam off, then use the spray. Should solve the problem. GM used a foam-backed velour for the headliners in the late 70s on, so did Ford. When the foam breaks down, all the headliners start to sag.

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Racer X
3M 77 spray adhesive. Just mask off stuff with newspaper and masking tape to hold it up.

That 77 adhesive is about the best thing you could use. Be sure to mask very well, you don't want to get that 77 on anything but what you need to adhere. I can't remember if you have to spray both surfaces with the 77, I think so, but read the directions carefully.

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Thanks, rg and Racer.

Confirm, I'll have a minute or so to align and smooth out the cover? Something that sets up like contact cement wouldn't do.

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You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.

We don’t do focus groups. They just ensure that you don’t offend anyone, and produce bland inoffensive products. —Sir Jonathan Ive

-An armed society is a polite society.
And hope is a lousy defense.

There is no safety for honest men
except by believing all possible evil
of evil men.

Pixels were born to be punished. -Frederick Van Johnson

Mister, that's a ten-gallon hat on a twenty-gallon head.

I *love* Sigs. It's Glocks I hate.

To be honest, I can't remember how much repositioning time you have, I think there is a little wiggle room, but here is the link to the 3M line of adhesives. There is a lot of info there, and there are some other adhesives that might also work, depending on what the fabric and substrate are. HTH

[solutions.3m.com]

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Make/model/year?

Got any pictures?

Mostly, I'm just curious. Not sure knowing the above will help to provide an answer.

I was wondering the same thing. Interior door panels on cars vary greatly in complexity and assembly method from model to model and even between different trim levels of a single line.

The original trim package that came on my '66 Corvair consisted of cardboard panels on the doors. Seriously. There's a blank covering the hole where the radio should go and a plug where the antennae would have gone. I think GM debated including seats in the thing. It's fun to drive though.

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