Not bad for the first go.

simon.jane · 15th April 2019, 17:20

Just had a go at doing my head liner. I removed it months ago and it’s been slowly driving me mad. So l dug it out of the garage gave it a clean and stuck the stuff on.

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trikey · 15th April 2019, 17:24

Looks good, well done for giving it a go, horrible scratchy stuff behind the material isn’t it.

Bolin · 15th April 2019, 17:36

What is the scratchy stuff?

Something similar to glass fibre?

Makes my hands itch, I wonder if I'm allergic to it, but I'm not allergic to glass fibre

I wouldn't want to do the job to the itchy stuff, so well done on getting it recovered

planenut · 15th April 2019, 17:47

Well done, that is a job I don't envy you in undertaking.

markypicks · 15th April 2019, 18:16

job well done that man rgds amrk

trikey · 15th April 2019, 20:45

Pretty sure its a form of glass filler used in the polyurethane foam backing of the headlining, it teats your skin exactly the same as glass fibre.

simon.jane · 16th April 2019, 11:48

Yes it feels like it I clean it mouths ago with a wire brush and that was pain full it felt like I had loads of pins in my arms. It does look that way trikey even just picking up from the garage it got on to my hands.

roverbarmy · 16th April 2019, 12:18

I used to work for a firm that distributed glass fibre insulation. We were told to wash in cold, soapey water after handling it. The ends of the microscopic fibre strands pierce and stick into your skin (which makes you itch). The cold water makes the strands brittle and they then break off in the washing process, the bits in your skin just fall out or grow out as your skin grows and sheds. I didn't believe them at first but after fibreglassing a loft, tried the cold shower routine and it worked a treat. The secret is to wear gloves, goggles and full body coveralls in the first place!

(not in the shower - Doh!)

15th April 2019, 17:20	#1
simon.jane Loves to post we have a 75 connoisseur cdt se saloon and a 75 conniosser se cdt tourer Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Romford Posts: 492 Thanks: 177 Thanked 62 Times in 52 Posts	Not bad for the first go. Just had a go at doing my head liner. I removed it months ago and it’s been slowly driving me mad. So l dug it out of the garage gave it a clean and stuck the stuff on. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ I have been driving for 20 years and most of it is in rovers [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,754 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	Looks good, well done for giving it a go, horrible scratchy stuff behind the material isn’t it. __________________ Lest we forget..

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Bolin This is my second home Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE 4dr manual Wedgewood Blue 2 04-05/06/2001 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N.E. Hampshire Posts: 4,617 Thanks: 289 Thanked 308 Times in 243 Posts	What is the scratchy stuff? Something similar to glass fibre? Makes my hands itch, I wonder if I'm allergic to it, but I'm not allergic to glass fibre I wouldn't want to do the job to the itchy stuff, so well done on getting it recovered __________________ "...the new Rover 75, which is a fabulous car......I think it looks fabulous....It's like sitting in a Rolls Royce......For me, this is the star of the show.....it looks so good" - J. Clarkson, motoring journalist on the launch of the Rover 75 in 1998.

15th April 2019, 20:45	#6
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,754 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	Pretty sure its a form of glass filler used in the polyurethane foam backing of the headlining, it teats your skin exactly the same as glass fibre. __________________ Lest we forget..

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simon.jane Loves to post we have a 75 connoisseur cdt se saloon and a 75 conniosser se cdt tourer Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Romford Posts: 492 Thanks: 177 Thanked 62 Times in 52 Posts	Yes it feels like it I clean it mouths ago with a wire brush and that was pain full it felt like I had loads of pins in my arms. It does look that way trikey even just picking up from the garage it got on to my hands. __________________ I have been driving for 20 years and most of it is in rovers [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

15th April 2019, 17:47	#4
planenut Regional Secretary Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Heathrow Posts: 6,944 Thanks: 1,551 Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts	Well done, that is a job I don't envy you in undertaking.

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markypicks Gets stuck in rover 75 saloon cdt club se re map 160 bhp Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: sheffield Posts: 558 Thanks: 227 Thanked 169 Times in 135 Posts	job well done that man rgds amrk

16th April 2019, 12:18	#8
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,048 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	I used to work for a firm that distributed glass fibre insulation. We were told to wash in cold, soapey water after handling it. The ends of the microscopic fibre strands pierce and stick into your skin (which makes you itch). The cold water makes the strands brittle and they then break off in the washing process, the bits in your skin just fall out or grow out as your skin grows and sheds. I didn't believe them at first but after fibreglassing a loft, tried the cold shower routine and it worked a treat. The secret is to wear gloves, goggles and full body coveralls in the first place! (not in the shower - Doh!) __________________ Oil in my veins!

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