Thread: Inner roof material?

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I have stripped the interior out of the Malibu, to get it ready for painting. I noticed after I removed the headliner board, that there is some material hanging from the inner roof x-beams, and tucked in around the inner roof superstructure. It looks like a thick roofing paper, is about as good as I can describe it. It was probably glued, (again I'm not sure of this) to the inner roof from the factory, but now a thin layer of rust on the rood has let it hang down.

I wondered firstly, (is firstly a word ) if any of you would know if I simply removed it, (so I could paint the inner roof), then stuck the headliner board back in without it. Potential problems? Original purpose?

Secondly, if the general consensus is that it should be replaced, do you think that regular black roofing paper, glued on with a good spray adhesive like 3M #90 would be sufficient? I doubt that I could tuck much of it back in behind the x-beams and edge rails, so I hope it will not eventually drop, and put stress on the headliner board, although realistically it won't weigh that much.

Opinions, alternative ideas, etc. Please, and thank you.

Bill

It's sound deadener, and since it's between a brace and the roof skin probably for rattle proofing. You can reattach to a cleaned surface with a good grade of adhesive.........construction adhesive might be more economical than the spray 3M.

A light weight alternative I've used is a material available in any home supply store (Home Depot, Lowe's, etc). It's a bubble wrap like product with aluminum "foil" on both sides. Excellent sound proofing and heat reflection. Nice and light weight so it doesn't need a lot of adhesive.

Excellent suggestion Uncle Bob! I'll have to look into that foil/bubble stuff.

What do you mean by construction adhesive? Is that the stuff in the tube you apply with a caulking gun, for wood adhesive? I wonder how that works with the inside temps of a vehicle in the summer? I like the idea of saving a buck as that 3M #90 is plenty expensive. If I have enough left over after gluing my new headliner on I may still go the 3M route.

Originally Posted by Chev malibu

What do you mean by construction adhesive? Is that the stuff in the tube you apply with a caulking gun, for wood adhesive? I wonder how that works with the inside temps of a vehicle in the summer?

Yup.

You're in Canada........................what summer temps? I've not experienced any problems here.