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Originally Posted by Offgrid
Sounds as if my idea of forgetting about liner, and just varnishing the backboard is going to be the easiest solution.  |
You are underestimating the amount of sanding you would have to do to remove the glue in order to varnish it. One thing is to remove 90% of the old glue to put new glue. Another is to remove the last 10% in order to varnish.
Even if you had to break it or cut it in half to take it out, re-upwolstering would be much better. It doesn't cost you much in materials and, besides the apparent issues with taking it out of the salloon in one piece, it is a very easy job. 2 Rattle cans of glue and a bit of fabric of your choice, is all it takes. Cost me like 50€ to do the Polo, but I overpaid on the glue.
If you have to vut it out, cut it in the area of the pillars so the area of the cut will be nicely supported. A single layer you fiberglass mesh with a bit of epoxy is all you need. It's a 48h job, just because it needs to dry. 15mins of actual work time and 1/10 in difficuty. a 10€ epoxy and fiberglass kit with be more than enough for this.
EDIT: Not even considering you would be sanding this glue upside down inside the car. What a nightmare.