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mercedesme28
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Aug 17, 2014

Bounder ceiling cloth

My older Bounder has a cloth ceiling and in the rear bedroom it is starting to sage, does anyone know what's above it ?
I was thinking I'd cut it down and put up a veneer of some sort, wood or plain white.
Or should I just use a needle and glue it back,( as I did in a car once)
But I'm updating the room with new lights etc.
Is most likely remove the ceiling cabinets too..
So ?

Thanks for any advise
Eric

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  • mercedesme28 wrote:
    Do they attach up or side or both ?
    Hard to do ?
    Thanks for your help....


    Your exact coach, I'm not sure, I've seen top and back attachment points. If you do take them down, please have 2 other people there. Two to hold and one to unscrew all the attach points.

    Like I said, it's your coach, and the simple, easiest is to reglue it. But, use the clear 3M spray glue, if you do. And, it looks like factory, and lasts for a while. It may start to discolor in about 4 years, that's the drawback to glue.

    Take pics and post a thread on what you do, I'm sure folks would like it!!!
  • Hey, it's your coach, taking cabinets down is a chore. And even more to reinstall. In my opinion......
  • Can you in fact feel a foam under the headliner? Or do you feel a hard surface?

    That bounder should have a thin plywood without any foam on it. But, who knows.....
  • Instead of gluing, could if remove the fabric and glue on a hard surface ?
    How do I remove the ceiling hung cabinets to remove the fabric if I decide on another material ?
    I've always used 3 M. Best ever

    Thanks again
  • My older Southwind has the same problem. The foam above the headliner deteriorates. While regluing it was a temporary fix as it lasted about a year and then the foam deteriorates more and other places come loose. I ended up using heavy duty staples to keep it up. My eventual repair will be to remove the headliner completely and replace it with a piece of carpet like on newer rigs
  • Very simple to fix. I've done it a dozen times, I was a coach tech at a RV dealership. There is a thin plywood under the headliner, and it's called luan.

    Find the 3M spray glue that is white, or clear. Don't get any other, I warn you. They didn't work for me, and it cost me money by having the coach come back and I had to fix it for free.

    Start at the edge of the sag, about three or four inches inboard. Push up on the material, and use a very sharp, New no. 11 xacto blade and cut a slice about 1/2 to 3/4 inch. Put the spray tube in the slot and spray around to cover as much as you can. Let it hang for just a few, and stick it to the ceiling. And being careful to keep the material from bunching up as you go. It only takes a minute of thought to keep it smooth as you glue it back up. Good luck, it's really not hard and looks factory when done.

    Just remember to spin the spray tube around in the slit to get the glue around, in a circle. Then the same again in another spot, until it's all glued back in place. You might have to kinda push the headliner to keep it from being stretched, and go back in the same.place it was before it sagged.