Cool roof liner for 1st gen 4runner.

[toy4x4runner]

Thought i would share this with you all. This is a cheep and easy roof liner idea for those of us with 1st gen 4runners. I got this material from big lots. It was suppose to be a shop floor mat. $18 and another $15 for 2 cans of spray glue. The only problem i ran into was after it was all laid in, i think the glue reacted with the foam and producing some sort of gas. So it kept bubbling up. I had to poke a couple holes in the foam and keep pushing the air out until it was dry. But i love the result.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Looks nice.

 

[toy4x4runner]

Thanx!

 

[bryan89]

sweet. i like it!!!

three or four projects down from the ones i am working on now will be something like that.....

 

[4RUNNY]

Nice work! I've been thinking about doing something like this now that my once mint ceiling has had several holes poked in it since the start of my skiing career... On my to do list.

Did you first remove the original ceiling liner or just leave that in?

 

[Gun Runner 5]

In your opinion would the material take paint well if you wanted to change the color?
Thanks....

 

[toy4x4runner]

Nice work! I've been thinking about doing something like this now that my once mint ceiling has had several holes poked in it since the start of my skiing career... On my to do list.

Did you first remove the original ceiling liner or just leave that in?

My original ceiling had several holes in it and the corners were starting to droop. One corner was hanging down, which I had annoyingly left intact thinking that I could use the old liner as a template if I got it all out in one peace. The one peace thing doesn’t happen like that though. You peal the skin of (comes of nicely until you hit a little hole then it tears off and you need to start again. Under that there is a light foam material glued on to the fiberglass roof. Use a very stiff scraper for this and you can use one hand to steer/ push and the other hand to push down with a good deal of your body weight. If you do it like this it will come out clean just like you are mowing the lawn.
I would not suggest using this kind of material if you are having trouble with your skies putting holes in it. I don’t think this would do any better. I was originally going to put a plush fur multi animal print in there, you know, for the ladies. But after hunting for months I could never find the right stuff. So then I was going to use this.
Stadium Blanket by the_altered_state- 652182228
but didn’t want to spend the $60

In your opinion would the material take paint well if you wanted to change the color?
Thanks....

I do think the material would take paint if you used the right paint. I have a scrap peace and 2 different vinyl/ cloth interior paints. I was thinking of attempting a TEQ on the liner anyway but need to do some tests with the paint. I’ll let you know.

 

[PAToyota]

The only problem i ran into was after it was all laid in, i think the glue reacted with the foam and producing some sort of gas.

The solvents in many adhesives and paints will react with many "foam rubber" materials. There are adhesives specifically formulated for gluing foam insulation that can be used.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Thanks......

 

[Cannon88]

Man, that looks very good!

 

[toy4x4runner]

Forgot about this test strip until i found it yesterday. The black is paint for painting plastic. It looked good and you could poke and press it and it did not crack. It wasn't until i flexed the material and bent it around that is started to crack. The grey is paint for interior cloth and vinyl. Nothing i did to the grey paint could get it to crack or chip or anything. I also tested it for mask ability. And as you can see the mask line came out surprisingly crisp.