Bongo Fury

Hi All

My Bongo belonged to the All Japan Smoking Champion, a dentist who should have known better and had to be ferociously valeted to get rid pf the pong and nicotine. As a result of this (probably someone used a steam cleaner), the sunroof cover lining has come unglued.

Since most of you have AFT's I will describe it. It is a sliding plastic plate with a grey fabric cover. This covers the sunroof for privacy from low flying planes or to prevent you being woken up by the sunrise. It is connected into the sunroof mechanism. The sunroof is a opening powered version and fairly large.

The fabric cover is peeling at the front edge and needs gluing back again. It needs to be done in place which looks fairly easy. Removal looks impossibleas the plate slides into the roof of the Bongo.

Can anyone recommend a product for the job. Its a very light weight fabric. Some type of nylon jersey. Thanks in advance

New Forest Terrier wrote:Hi All

My Bongo belonged to the All Japan Smoking Champion, a dentist who should have known better and had to be ferociously valeted to get rid pf the pong and nicotine. As a result of this (probably someone used a steam cleaner), the sunroof cover lining has come unglued.

Since most of you have AFT's I will describe it. It is a sliding plastic plate with a grey fabric cover. This covers the sunroof for privacy from low flying planes or to prevent you being woken up by the sunrise. It is connected into the sunroof mechanism. The sunroof is a opening powered version and fairly large.

The fabric cover is peeling at the front edge and needs gluing back again. It needs to be done in place which looks fairly easy. Removal looks impossibleas the plate slides into the roof of the Bongo.

Can anyone recommend a product for the job. Its a very light weight fabric. Some type of nylon jersey. Thanks in advance

Any chance of posting picies as it's hard to visualise (for me anyway!).

Provided you can slip a suitable (pallet) knife underneath the material, I wonder if some kind of contact glue might do (Evostick, or the spray on equivalent maybe).

Maybe some double sided carpet tape if you can get in there?

a sliding plastic plate with a grey fabric cover.

That must be the siding window blind in the AFT roof that gives you a nice dark rooftop bedroom on long summer's days. No idea about the type of glue to use. Perhaps Madmile a respected Bongo converter and member of this forum can recommend something.

Tony

I'd have thought the spray on type glue would do the trick too... Whichever way you try, don't do it in the freezing weather, the cold won't promote good adhesion...

Hi
Copydex is a suitable glue for fabric, but you will have to hold it in place with tape until it sets. I've used it successfully for years. Adhesives over here are VERY hard to find....it's a very backward country....most things are held together with chewing gum and spit.....occasionally flour and water paste....most wallpaper is stuck on with this!!!!
Cheers
Helen

the glue you need is called 1358 any coach trimmer will be able to sell you some it is the right glue for the job do not use spray glue it will fall down again. As a smoker has caused the problem you will need to coat both surfaces with glue and leave for a day to seal the contact areas then apply another thin coat to both faces and when almost dry join together you will need to air the van for a while to get rid of fumes oh and dont have the doors closed when you do it it is an halusionagenic in other words make you high as a kite

Brilliant Shaun

Just the info I needed. I will search out the stuff Monday and follow your instructions to the letter.

Could be very dubious fun if I don't. Some of the things you could see in a Bongo might be interesting but not a good idea.

My Bongo interior should be completely restored thanks to this advice. Another triumph for the forum!

Thanks

Mary

hi mary thats the reason us coach trimmers are always happy

shaun.m wrote:the glue you need is called 1358 any coach trimmer will be able to sell you some it is the right glue for the job do not use spray glue it will fall down again. As a smoker has caused the problem you will need to coat both surfaces with glue and leave for a day to seal the contact areas then apply another thin coat to both faces and when almost dry join together you will need to air the van for a while to get rid of fumes oh and dont have the doors closed when you do it it is an halusionagenic in other words make you high as a kite

Thanks shaun, you may have just resolved the issue of the sagging headlining i have in the rear of my estate car...

hi BDC that would be the bedoin tent effect then. Same principal applies but is much easier if you can get the liner out and do the repair on the floor or a bench and give it a good day to go off before reassembly

Cheers shaun!