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[JonnyAlpha]

Eventually I'll be respraying the interior, the headlining us coming away in the usual places so I was going to tape it out of the way.
Its discoloured in places so when it goes back it needs tidying up.
I have heard of some people painting it with fabric spray paint ? Can anyone point me in the direction of suitable fabric spray paint?
It's white at the may stay white but could go black.
The interior was beige seats but the new carpet is black and the seats will be black and white.
What's the best glue to re-fit the headlining?

[skoughi]

I used a satin gloss oil paint, dulux, and rolled it on with a radiator roller. One coat and it came up quite nice, it was badly stained from either spray glue or cavity wax . I used double sided tape on the metal edges to save on making a mess with spray glue and held in place with spring loaded bulldog grips. Whilst fitting it I carefully stretched it with a hot air gun, pulled it so it just removed wrinkles then clamped in place. Then once it cools it goes lovely and smooth! The only mistake I made was to not repair the few rips I had with superglue as I just put some duct tape on the back and this has slightly lifted when I was pulling the lining this way and that.

[ChopperHarris]

White emulsion works well

[skoughi]

I thought about doing with emulsion but feared it would start to crack and flake off but it obviously does work!

[ChopperHarris]

Emulsion is better as it "breathes" and bonds better to the material....also can be recoated easily