Cost to rhino line headliner, and pics please

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capri_auto

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I want to rhino line my headliner while replace the sunroofs and have a few questions. Whats the going price to have it done, I'll strip the headliner before I go in. Does it come in tan or can I just spray paint it with flat paint when it's done?

If anyone has pics of theirs, please post. I've searched a bunch of posts but couldnt find more than 1 pic.

Best regards
 
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1995-Disco-I

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Never heard of such a thing...... but i would be interested in seeing this done.... would you be able to bend a little to put it back in?..... the sagging headliners look a little shitty considering it a LR for crist sake!.... i guess they all do it!....
 
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There was a write up in LRM, I think, about this a couple years ago. I have it at home, I'll check tonight and post the issue.
 
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I did it last summer on my truck using Durabak grey smooth paint, heres an old post with pics http://www.discoweb.org/forums/showthread.php?t=50670&highlight=durabak

Its holding up great, I went with the smooth paint as to minimize scraping and cutting yoursellf when you use the bumpy rough kind like linex or rhinolining. The great thing about the mod is that the headliner will never again sag! Road noise is not bad, once you do this mod usually you dont give a damm anyways about road noise.

Mike
 
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Watch your knuckles ...a friend of mine did it and it looked good. Made sausage meat of your hands when using the handles wheeling. His may have been Line-x though...I think Rhino Lining is a little different texture.
 
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barefoot

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precisely. the liner is glued to a fiberglass shell. remove the material, rub the remaining fuzzies off and then paint the fiberglass shell. put enough coats on until it is smooth. i didn't remove all of the fuzzy stuff or put enough coats on so i have a bit of a rough texture which could make mince of you knuckles...i guess. though, i haven't had any problems with it.
 
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capri_auto

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Sounds easy enough, I'll use some thinner to get all the fuzz off. I like the 40 grit texture. I will prob spray it or have it sprayed. I did this to the inside of my center console boat and it looked great. I used the stuff off of ebay in white but it's kind of pricey. How much would I need if I were to do it myself? How much do the rhino liner dealers charge?
 
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capri_auto

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rmuller said:
Why not just get the headliner replaced? I know a friend of mine got his done somewhere in central jersey for about $100 and it looks amazing.
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I want it to be durable and easier to clean, I was thinking about getting it recovered, I rather bed line it though.
 
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barefoot

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yup, a used headliner will soon sag if not after the removal and refit of imho.

i think i used 4 cans the size of regular ole spray paint? not sure about the cost of having it professionally done but that would have defeated half of the purpose for me.
 
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As I've said previously, some people freak over the idea of a bedliner material on a headliner, but it worked well for me. I did durabek, which come in several colors. It was easy to apply and I just did it when it was time to do major work on the sunroofs. It's been over a year and shows no sign of wear and tear. Using the smooth texture type and a matching color makes it low impact visually, and it's pretty bulletproof ...
 
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barefoot said:
precisely. the liner is glued to a fiberglass shell. remove the material, rub the remaining fuzzies off and then paint the fiberglass shell. put enough coats on until it is smooth. i didn't remove all of the fuzzy stuff or put enough coats on so i have a bit of a rough texture which could make mince of you knuckles...i guess. though, i haven't had any problems with it.
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I didn't use enough coats either or use the right spray. I used a regular plastic spray (I thought there would be weight issues) But I'm still so much happier than I would have been getting it relined with cloth...
 
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Why bother with Rhino, et al?
I had a SAAB 99 with real bad headliner sag. I took it out, placed it on the ground, let Mr. Gravity hold the cloth in place and saturated it enamel paint and let it dry. The result was a hard shell that looked like suede and cost me less than $10. I was very pleased.

You could probably even do it in-situ with a small roller in stages after removing the obstructing trim.
 
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