As some of the club members saw at the de wildt gtg I got myself an ifs.
the previous owner washed the roof liner in an atempt to clean it and this caused an unsightly fluff on the liner. after a while it collected dirt and really looked bad.
I was even looking at buying a new/secondhand one.
today I got an idea and tested it. seeing as I wanted to replace the liner in anycase.
I bought a old style razor R8.50 and some blades(5) R5.30 and started to "shave" the liner. After about an hour of shaving, the liner was good as new.
as can be seen in the pic of the liner the before and after(actually halfway complete).
just thought I'd share this fix. Someone out there might find this helpfull.
removing fluff from roof liner
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Re: removing fluff from roof liner
Thanks Danman, My s/cab looks the same, for the same reason as yours. Gonna give it a try
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Re: removing fluff from roof liner
My fluff is in the passenger seat & always looks good!
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Skeer af daai bumfluf dat hy hardebaard kry.... Nice tip, dankie!
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Re: removing fluff from roof liner
Smart idea!
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Re: removing fluff from roof liner
Works like charm...even easier is an electric hair clipper. OOOOMS did his (bakkie) roof with it...turned out very nice as well.
Re: removing fluff from roof liner
Nice tip Danie, I did not have an hour to shave so used the clippers....Stef wrote:Works like charm...even easier is an electric hair clipper. OOOOMS did his (bakkie) roof with it...turned out very nice as well.