So a while ago my headliner fell down, so i re-glued it. Then i noticed that ever time it got wet (rain, snow, mud, car wash) my headliner would fall down even more. Starting from the back and moving forward. So i pulled my headliner to figure out wtf was going on and found water stains on the headliner in the back driver side corner....
After that i started think of ways to seal it all up so i don't have to worry about any more moisture getting in.
This is what i did.
Got about 3 cans of this stuff..
And filled every gap i could find. including the A pillars and all the way around the top. (Side note: wear gloves when using this stuff because if you get it on your hands it WILL NOT come off. I tried fast orange, gas, and pain thinner. Nothing worked. Also if it spills in your jeep it's best to let it dry before trying to remove it... Trust me...) Also, my first idea was to calk it all up. You can see that in this picture.
Once i finished with that i moved on to my roof. The plan was to calk under my roof rack rails. So i pulled it all off.
Then off came the rails.
And then i used some windex to clean off the dirt and gunk, and scuffed up both the roof and the bottom of the rail.
I used some duplicolor truck bed liner to freshen up my rails before putting down a thick bead of calking, stopping at every bolt hole to force some into the holes, but be careful not to put in too much or you'll make a mess inside your jeep like i did.
I was alone so i did this to place the rail back on without messing up the calking i put down. I'd start at one of the ends and get one of the bolts started before putting all of the rail down. Just so you know it'll line up.
After I did the outer two rails i did the same to the inner four, remove, paint, and seal... The whole thing took about 1/2 hour for removing the headliner, 3-4 hours for the foam stuff, and another 3 for the rack rails. But if you had a few buddies to help you could knock it out pretty quick.
I'll update you on how well this all worked out after i get my headliner glued and the next snow storm hits.
After that i started think of ways to seal it all up so i don't have to worry about any more moisture getting in.
This is what i did.
Got about 3 cans of this stuff..
And filled every gap i could find. including the A pillars and all the way around the top. (Side note: wear gloves when using this stuff because if you get it on your hands it WILL NOT come off. I tried fast orange, gas, and pain thinner. Nothing worked. Also if it spills in your jeep it's best to let it dry before trying to remove it... Trust me...) Also, my first idea was to calk it all up. You can see that in this picture.
Once i finished with that i moved on to my roof. The plan was to calk under my roof rack rails. So i pulled it all off.
Then off came the rails.
And then i used some windex to clean off the dirt and gunk, and scuffed up both the roof and the bottom of the rail.
I used some duplicolor truck bed liner to freshen up my rails before putting down a thick bead of calking, stopping at every bolt hole to force some into the holes, but be careful not to put in too much or you'll make a mess inside your jeep like i did.
I was alone so i did this to place the rail back on without messing up the calking i put down. I'd start at one of the ends and get one of the bolts started before putting all of the rail down. Just so you know it'll line up.
After I did the outer two rails i did the same to the inner four, remove, paint, and seal... The whole thing took about 1/2 hour for removing the headliner, 3-4 hours for the foam stuff, and another 3 for the rack rails. But if you had a few buddies to help you could knock it out pretty quick.
I'll update you on how well this all worked out after i get my headliner glued and the next snow storm hits.
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