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Boat Forum / Building / July 2006Headliner backing?
I just picked up a roll of Nautolex headliner on ebay and am trying to figure out the best way to install it. It needs some sort of backing to keep it from sagging so my first thought was 1/8" masonite but masonite doesn't resist moisture very well. Okoume is to expensive. Any ideas for a thin sheet good that is moisture resistant, inexpensive and will take a spray adhesive?  SignatureGlenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com Varnished cheap plywood after you fill the flaws with spackling compound? Sounds like a great use for these "door skins" people keep mentioning. (I've never seen them in the Big Boxes I frequent.) It won't be below the waterline for very long, if ever, and it shouldn't be too visible. Roger derbyrm@NOSPAMinsightbbNOSPAM.com http://home.insightbb.com/~derbyrm >I just picked up a roll of Nautolex headliner on ebay and am trying to >figure out the best way to install it. It needs some sort of backing to >keep it from sagging so my first thought was 1/8" masonite but masonite >doesn't resist moisture very well. Okoume is to expensive. Any ideas for >a thin sheet good that is moisture resistant, inexpensive and will take a >spray adhesive? As often as I hear the words "Door Skins" I have never found a place to actually buy any. SignatureGlenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com > Varnished cheap plywood after you fill the flaws with spackling compound? > Sounds like a great use for these "door skins" people keep mentioning. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >>a thin sheet good that is moisture resistant, inexpensive and will take a >>spray adhesive? Glenn, Door skin is usually there somewhere, but it is more often labled luan underlayment. This stuff is three layer really thin (1/8 - 3mm) plywood. Underlayment can often be gotten with exterior glue. When you go to cut it, you may do better with a mat knife than a saw as the surface cracks and splinters in preference to cutting. If you go to a real lumberyard, they may have "door skin" which is often provided varished and protected on the good side. Most of the door skin in my rack actualy fell off old hollow core interior doors. => I haven't seen updates on the site recently - Have you gotten a case of the "going together screamies"? Good Luck, Matt Colie > As often as I hear the words "Door Skins" I have never found a place to > actually buy any. > As often as I hear the words "Door Skins" I have never found a place to > actually buy any. The plywood refereed to as "door skins" is actually a type of mahogany. It's called Luan, and if it were refereed to as a type of mahogany it wouldn't be looked down on. This is really wonderful stuff. I've built several small boats from it. waterproof glue, rot resistant, tight, few voids. If you pick the right piece, it looks great varnished. It is the right material for a headliner backing. Don't know why people think it's substandard. It's at Home Depot, they sell it everywhere. How about that board they put in showers? Pretty cheap and should be available at the big box stores. I just finished building two dingies out of 5.1 mm Luan from the big box store - $9 a sheet... It is nice stuff and will work like gangbusters as a headliner backer... Give it a coat on both sides of urethane varnish... It will out last the boat... If you can find 3mm or 4mm that's great also... cheers ... denny - just starting my retirement power cat... |
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