Interior fabric adhesive

David Iggulden · 28th August 2018, 11:14

Hi, everyone,
The time has come to re-stick the interior fabric of my 2001 Rover 75 X-reg sedan. The fabric is - I think - that man-made 'velor'(?) which looks and feels like a genuine soft fabric. It's peeling away from the back of the front seats and interior door panels, revealing an orange residue of the original adhesive. The interior trim colour is recorded as 'SCF', a light beige.
Can anyone recommed a suitable adhesive for this, please? Halfords etc have various spray adhesives, but none that seem to be particularly for this job. I imagine there's the one chance to do it properly, and not leave wrinkles or a hard finish or muck it up completely.
If anyone can recommend the correct adhesive and method I'd be very grateful. Thanks!
Dave Iggulden.

neilbaker86 · 28th August 2018, 11:22

I bought some recently off ebay that was a high temperature headliner adhesive.

I tried a can of ordinary spray-on adhesive that I had from Screwfix, but it all peeled off in the hot weather! The interior of a car is like an oven in the summer, so would recommend the high temperature stuff.

David Iggulden · 29th August 2018, 14:21

Thanks, Neil, of Oxford. High Temperature spray adhesive it is. And very clean hands, I imagine!

Dave Igg.

Jim Jamieson · 29th August 2018, 20:50

If your trim is that bad I would replace it with new cloth.
The orange stuff you mention is the foam backing on the original trim which degenerates with age and heat.

I’ve recently re trimmed my head cloth and door cards with new cloth.
Simply re glueing the old cloth will not give very satisfactory results.

Gazmo65 · 29th August 2018, 22:09

Get some soft white cotton gloves from a pharmacy, if your worried about finger marks.

28th August 2018, 11:14	#1
David Iggulden Newbie Rover 75 Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Chorleywood Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Interior fabric adhesive Hi, everyone, The time has come to re-stick the interior fabric of my 2001 Rover 75 X-reg sedan. The fabric is - I think - that man-made 'velor'(?) which looks and feels like a genuine soft fabric. It's peeling away from the back of the front seats and interior door panels, revealing an orange residue of the original adhesive. The interior trim colour is recorded as 'SCF', a light beige. Can anyone recommed a suitable adhesive for this, please? Halfords etc have various spray adhesives, but none that seem to be particularly for this job. I imagine there's the one chance to do it properly, and not leave wrinkles or a hard finish or muck it up completely. If anyone can recommend the correct adhesive and method I'd be very grateful. Thanks! Dave Iggulden.

29th August 2018, 14:21	#3
David Iggulden Newbie Rover 75 Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Chorleywood Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Fabric Adhesive Thanks, Neil, of Oxford. High Temperature spray adhesive it is. And very clean hands, I imagine! Dave Igg.

28th August 2018, 11:22	#2
neilbaker86 Gets stuck in MG ZT Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Oxford Posts: 847 Thanks: 124 Thanked 312 Times in 147 Posts	I bought some recently off ebay that was a high temperature headliner adhesive. I tried a can of ordinary spray-on adhesive that I had from Screwfix, but it all peeled off in the hot weather! The interior of a car is like an oven in the summer, so would recommend the high temperature stuff.

29th August 2018, 20:50	#4
Jim Jamieson This is my second home Rover less ! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tarbolton Posts: 3,442 Thanks: 393 Thanked 888 Times in 542 Posts	If your trim is that bad I would replace it with new cloth. The orange stuff you mention is the foam backing on the original trim which degenerates with age and heat. I’ve recently re trimmed my head cloth and door cards with new cloth. Simply re glueing the old cloth will not give very satisfactory results.

29th August 2018, 22:09	#5
Gazmo65 Loves to post Volvo S80 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Burton Latimer Posts: 268 Thanks: 11 Thanked 39 Times in 20 Posts	Get some soft white cotton gloves from a pharmacy, if your worried about finger marks.