Hi all. What product is best for resticking the velour upholstery to the inside of the rear quarter panels where the speakers live?

Cheers,

Scott

 

not sure about the velour but i know 3M makes really good adhesive for doing upholstery. Alot of people on here have used 3M to do speaker boxes and door panels and what not.

 

Ok cool. I thought of 3M straight up but thought someone may know the name of a specific product to do the job. I will check out my local 3M supplier or contact an Auto Trimmer to find out for sure.

Cheers.

 

I used 3M #91 adhesive, you can also use 3M upholstery adhesive if it isnt a heavy material. The trick is, coat both the back of the material and the front of the panel, let it set for 2 minutes to let it get tacky and put it on. you can use hot melt glue to glue the excess to the underside of the panel.

You can buy the #91 at Home depot or lowes for around 13 bucks (worth it) and the upholstry adhesive is avail at Walmart in the auto section - around 10 bucks i think.

 

I used weldwood contact cement on my convertible top I am sure it would work for your stuff too. one can last forever too and it doesn't come loose again. I would use either this or 3m both very good products.

 

I just used a hot glue gun...

 

I intend to reupholster the interior in the future so hot glue may not be the perfect solution. Want something that I can pull off at a later date.

Then again if the sail panels are damaged they can be remanufactured anyways.

Cheers.

 

The velour, as you call it, is the foam still attached to the speaker cover?

Third gens use the same material for the speaker covers as they use for the headliner.
If the material is separated from the foam backing, the material needs to be replaced. Unfortunately, if the interior is faded this will make the panels look, well new and will not match the headliner.

The 3M general adhesive will not hold headliner material in the heat that the interior of vehicles produce in the warmer weather. the bond will release.

3M headliner adhesive would be a better choice

I say this because I am an automotive trim tech, for a living
(I do upholstry on cars)

Hot glue is not a good choice for the long run

Weldwood contact adhesive is great, but follow the directions on the side of the can.

Hope this helps

 

Awesome. Thanks heaps. Yeah I am guessing the foam has dissapeared so will have to have it redone.

 

what about 3M super 77, that should work pretty well. I've used it in the past