Headlining adhesive

I'm tarting up J's forecabin by covering the ply panels with vinyl.

Using non-foam headlining. Was going to use Evostik but I seem to remember
a post a while back about carpet adhesive. I can take the panels outside
to nasty solvents isn't a problem.

What's UKRS's suggestions; the last thing I (or J) want is droopy
headlining.

On 12 Mar, 17:35, Tony of Judicious <t...@deletethis.thoward.plus.com>
wrote:
> I'm tarting up J's forecabin by covering the ply panels with vinyl.
>
> Using non-foam headlining. Was going to use Evostik but I seem to remember
> a post a while back about carpet adhesive. I can take the panels outside
> to nasty solvents isn't a problem.
>
> What's UKRS's suggestions; the last thing I (or J) want is droopy
> headlining.

I bought a kit from Hawke House marine which included some very
effective 3M stuff. I might be able to dig out an almost-empty can,
but you could ring them and ask - they are very affable. The kit
included a super-posh face mask which was astonishing effective at
catching the fumes. Or at least the ones I could smell ...

Ian

You can buy an aerosol can of evostick. works very well.. although if you
try to stick foam backed material it dissolves and you have to start
again...

Wonder how I knew that...
Regards

Bob

"Ian" <ian.groups@> wrote in message
news:2bd0fa4d-d729-4d0a-b862-8274947d5e90@s8g2000prg..com...
> On 12 Mar, 17:35, Tony of Judicious <t...@deletethis.thoward.plus.com>
> wrote:
>> I'm tarting up J's forecabin by covering the ply panels with vinyl.
>>
>> Using non-foam headlining. Was going to use Evostik but I seem to
>> remember
>> a post a while back about carpet adhesive. I can take the panels outside
>> to nasty solvents isn't a problem.
>>
>> What's UKRS's suggestions; the last thing I (or J) want is droopy
>> headlining.
>
> I bought a kit from Hawke House marine which included some very
> effective 3M stuff. I might be able to dig out an almost-empty can,
> but you could ring them and ask - they are very affable. The kit
> included a super-posh face mask which was astonishing effective at
> catching the fumes. Or at least the ones I could smell ...
>
> Ian

You are correct I must pay more attention

In message <fr946m$e62$1@aioe.org>, Tony of Judicious
<tony@deletethis.thoward.plus.com> writes
>I'm tarting up J's forecabin by covering the ply panels with vinyl.
>
>Using non-foam headlining. Was going to use Evostik but I seem to remember
>a post a while back about carpet adhesive. I can take the panels outside
>to nasty solvents isn't a problem.
>
>What's UKRS's suggestions; the last thing I (or J) want is droopy
>headlining.

About to do similar. Have seen one done by a sister boat of ours this
winter and spoken to owner who did it. He used PVA glue to put the vinyl
onto 1/4 inch ply and used 1/4 inch staples on the back as well to be
sure. Then strips of velcro on back onto velcro on small battens on
cabin ceiling. (In our boats, electric cables run behind the cabin
ceiling panelling, so very useful to be easily removable).

Looks good, so I will try it, probably in summer.

--
Spike

NotMyRealName wrote:
> In message <fr946m$e62$1@aioe.org>, Tony of Judicious
> <tony@deletethis.thoward.plus.com> writes
>> I'm tarting up J's forecabin by covering the ply panels with vinyl.
>>
>> Using non-foam headlining. Was going to use Evostik but I seem to
>> remember a post a while back about carpet adhesive. I can take the
>> panels outside to nasty solvents isn't a problem.
>>
>> What's UKRS's suggestions; the last thing I (or J) want is droopy
>> headlining.
>
> About to do similar. Have seen one done by a sister boat of ours this
> winter and spoken to owner who did it. He used PVA glue to put the
> vinyl onto 1/4 inch ply and used 1/4 inch staples on the back as well
> to be sure. Then strips of velcro on back onto velcro on small
> battens on cabin ceiling. (In our boats, electric cables run behind
> the cabin ceiling panelling, so very useful to be easily removable).
>
> Looks good, so I will try it, probably in summer.

I have also used sticky-backed velcro to hold ceiling panels. The trick is
to use the lightest possible ply and the strongest possible velcro (yes, it
does come in different strengths!).

Dennis.

On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:35:19 +0000, Tony of Judicious
<tony@deletethis.thoward.plus.com> wrote:

>I'm tarting up J's forecabin by covering the ply panels with vinyl.
>
>Using non-foam headlining. Was going to use Evostik but I seem to remember
>a post a while back about carpet adhesive. I can take the panels outside
>to nasty solvents isn't a problem.
>
>What's UKRS's suggestions; the last thing I (or J) want is droopy
>headlining.

We used carpet adhesive bought from B&Q.
--

Martin

On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:33:30 +1300, Duncan McC (NZ) <hard@work.ok> wrote:

>In article <4udku3h4irgjneaet6k75v7ge5a5ecppgc@>,
>me@address.invalid says...
>> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:35:19 +0000, Tony of Judicious
>> <tony@deletethis.thoward.plus.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I'm tarting up J's forecabin by covering the ply panels with vinyl.
>> >
>> >Using non-foam headlining. Was going to use Evostik but I seem to remember
>> >a post a while back about carpet adhesive. I can take the panels outside
>> >to nasty solvents isn't a problem.
>> >
>> >What's UKRS's suggestions; the last thing I (or J) want is droopy
>> >headlining.
>>
>> We used carpet adhesive bought from B&Q.
>
>Is that the adhesive for carpet tiles? That's really cool stuff. It
>stays tacky for ten years or so - allowing carpet tiles to be lifted and
>replaced.

It's held the vinyl to the ply for eight years so far. The super ecologically
friendly stuff sold to us by the vinyl supplier didn't have adhesive properties.
You can't expect everything to work in the ecological world.
--

Martin

SNIPPED

>>>>>>>>> I'm tarting up J's forecabin by covering the ply panels with
>>>>>>>>> vinyl.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Using non-foam headlining.  Was going to use Evostik but I seem
>>>>>>>>> to remember a post a while back about carpet adhesive.  I can
>>>>>>>>> take the panels outside to nasty solvents isn't a problem.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> What's UKRS's suggestions; the last thing I (or J) want is
>>>>>>>>> droopy headlining.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> About to do similar. Have seen one done by a sister boat of ours
>>>>>>>> this winter and spoken to owner who did it. He used PVA glue to
>>>>>>>> put the vinyl onto 1/4 inch ply and used 1/4 inch staples on the
>>>>>>>> back as well to be sure. Then strips of velcro on back onto
>>>>>>>> velcro on small battens on cabin ceiling. (In our boats,
>>>>>>>> electric cables run behind the cabin ceiling panelling, so very
>>>>>>>> useful to be easily removable).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Looks good, so I will try it, probably in summer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have also used sticky-backed velcro to hold ceiling panels. The
>>>>>>> trick is to use the lightest possible ply and the strongest
>>>>>>> possible velcro (yes, it does come in different strengths!).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dennis.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Perhaps this is being a bit pedantic but the headliner is attached
>>>>>> to the "overhead" not the "ceiling".  On a boat, the "ceilings"

Well, done it, using B & Q carpet adhesive. Took nearly 3 cans of aerosol.

Worked really well, as it had good tack, but did not stick initially as
evostick would have done, so it was easy to move it around a bit and to
smooth out the bubbles.

Only time will tell how it lasts........

At least it has brightened up J's forecabin.

On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:00:09 +0100, Tony of Judicious
<tony@deletethis.thoward.plus.com> wrote:

>SNIPPED
>
>>>>>>>>>> I'm tarting up J's forecabin by covering the ply panels with
>>>>>>>>>> vinyl.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Using non-foam headlining.  Was going to use Evostik but I seem
>>>>>>>>>> to remember a post a while back about carpet adhesive.  I can
>>>>>>>>>> take the panels outside to nasty solvents isn't a problem.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> What's UKRS's suggestions; the last thing I (or J) want is
>>>>>>>>>> droopy headlining.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> About to do similar. Have seen one done by a sister boat of ours
>>>>>>>>> this winter and spoken to owner who did it. He used PVA glue to
>>>>>>>>> put the vinyl onto 1/4 inch ply and used 1/4 inch staples on the
>>>>>>>>> back as well to be sure. Then strips of velcro on back onto
>>>>>>>>> velcro on small battens on cabin ceiling. (In our boats,
>>>>>>>>> electric cables run behind the cabin ceiling panelling, so very
>>>>>>>>> useful to be easily removable).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Looks good, so I will try it, probably in summer.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have also used sticky-backed velcro to hold ceiling panels. The
>>>>>>>> trick is to use the lightest possible ply and the strongest
>>>>>>>> possible velcro (yes, it does come in different strengths!).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dennis.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Perhaps this is being a bit pedantic but the headliner is attached
>>>>>>> to the "overhead" not the "ceiling".  On a boat, the "ceilings"
>
>
>Well, done it, using B & Q carpet adhesive. Took nearly 3 cans of aerosol.
>
>Worked really well, as it had good tack, but did not stick initially as
>evostick would have done, so it was easy to move it around a bit and to
>smooth out the bubbles.
>
>Only time will tell how it lasts........
>
>At least it has brightened up J's forecabin.

The stuff we used in 2000 was in a tin and was applied with a spatula.
It's still sticking.
--

Martin