Hoodlining instalation help please

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Oh Cameron, such a plea needs a response. Over to the boss. [MENTION=711]Q set[/MENTION] says...

Remembering the panno that we did last.... and the ute many years ago..... a few tips that I recall. ; have your lining a little bit warm so its more flexible and easier to work. Same goes for that front plastic strip, making sure it locks in the moulding well. Give yourself a centre mark front and back on the liner that you can check that things are going up straight. Have your bows all 'falling' forward when you are tensioning up the liner (pulling the liner back and thus having the bows stand up ). The summer heat will pull your lining up taut once in. I was stressing on some loose wrinkles around the curve of the roof onto the B pillars in the van, but a few warm weeks and these disappeared plus the whole lining tensioned up as well. Feel out your screw holes (belt hangers), when everything is up and secure, with a fine needle if you cant feel them under your fingers. Probably best advice is to have a second person on hand to pass you all the bits that are out of reach on the shed floor. ... oh, and use a really sharp knife for final trim ups.... there's my two bob.

What I remember... being the tool passer... is to have lots of clamps on hand to use as extra hands and to hold different sides tight.

Good luck.

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Oh Cameron, such a plea needs a response. Over to the boss. [MENTION=711]Q set[/MENTION] says...

Remembering the panno that we did last.... and the ute many years ago..... a few tips that I recall. ; have your lining a little bit warm so its more flexible and easier to work. Same goes for that front plastic strip, making sure it locks in the moulding well. Give yourself a centre mark front and back on the liner that you can check that things are going up straight. Have your bows all 'falling' forward when you are tensioning up the liner (pulling the liner back and thus having the bows stand up ). The summer heat will pull your lining up taut once in. I was stressing on some loose wrinkles around the curve of the roof onto the B pillars in the van, but a few warm weeks and these disappeared plus the whole lining tensioned up as well. Feel out your screw holes (belt hangers), when everything is up and secure, with a fine needle if you cant feel them under your fingers. Probably best advice is to have a second person on hand to pass you all the bits that are out of reach on the shed floor. ... oh, and use a really sharp knife for final trim ups.... there's my two bob.

What I remember... being the tool passer... is to have lots of clamps on hand to use as extra hands and to hold different sides tight.

Good luck.

Awesome advice there. By "clamps" could I suggest those "alligator" type black paper spring clips. They work a treat for this.


Dave.