Even if you carefully operate your car, it will still not be possible to protect the passenger compartment from unwanted pollution, no matter how sad it may sound. With the help of modern dry cleaning of the car, you can get rid of any stains and debris. But some of them, like spots on the ceiling, are extremely difficult to remove. Sometimes even an innovative chemical product for cleaning can not cope with this goal.
Transporting items or some furniture may cause mechanical damage to the passenger compartment. In this case, there is a need to update the ceiling. Is it possible to carry out such a procedure and make the ceiling hauling Alcantara with your own hands and what materials will be required for this?
The upholstery of the roof of the passenger compartment is the main component of the interior design. Therefore, the selection of material, its shade and the quality of the work performed are of such great importance. These factors contribute to the formation of a good mood while in the car.
We select the material for the banner
Before buying upholstery for the ceiling, make sure that it matches the overall color scheme of the passenger compartment in tone.
It has always been difficult to choose one material, especially today, when the market is full of all kinds of offers. There is only one rule: for the purchase of quality material, give preference to specialized stores. Although in such institutions, prices are slightly higher than in the market, but in return you get high-quality licensed goods.
Performing a ceiling constriction with their own hands, the masters are limited to the three most recognized options: leather or carpet. But the most popular is hauling the ceiling of the car Alcantara.
Leather interior
Such a finish immediately attracts attention and emphasizes the prestige of the owner of such a car, even if it is not so expensive or well-known brand of the car.
This type of skin is not only visually attractive, but also has a distinctive feature - the ability to significantly reduce noise in the cabin. The plastic parts of the interior sealed with leather creak less and do not emit knocks, noises and other sounds unpleasant for the human ear.
Carpet in the car
By purchasing this material, you can constrict it by placing the fabric on the glue or using a needle with a dense thread. It’s nice to work with such a texture. It is distinguished by elasticity and suppleness, looks attractively outwardly.
A wide range of materials in different shades and colors allows you to choose a carpet for any salon.
Alcantara and cars
In Moscow, the ceiling hauling Alcantara is the most common option for updating the interior of the car. Today it is the most popular material for the ceiling in the car.
Outwardly, Alcantara looks attractive, and even a beginner can cope with the installation of such a "roof".
This synthetic coating will cost more than leather, but in fact it will be more practical, since it has the correct shape. Presented in the market in the form of long and wide rolls. The range is extensive: a free range of models with different shades.
The texture of the material is somewhat similar to nubuck, resembles a strongly worn skin. Characteristic differences include high strength and wear resistance. The inner layer and the front side are color fast, therefore, by dragging the ceiling with Alcantara, you need not worry that the material will soon fade.
The use of such a coating has an advantage over the skin, because it is durable, which is guaranteed due to the thickness and structure. The manufacturer manages to achieve a phenomenal effect of the distribution of fibers with the same strength indicators over the entire area of the material cut off for hauling the ceiling in the car.
On the entire surface of the ceiling of the machine, one whole piece is cut, cut to size, without joints and slices.
Getting started
Before you cut off a piece of material for the ceiling banner with Alcantara, be sure to make a template.
To carry out all stages of the work efficiently, prepare a complete set of tools and materials for ceiling upholstery. You will need:
- Alcantara of a selected shade;
- glue;
- brush or roller;
- building hair dryer;
- masking tape ;
- scissors;
- a knife;
- screwdriver set;
- fasteners for canvas and decorative caps for them.
Stages of hauling
Important! As a template, you can use the old upholstery removed from the ceiling of the passenger compartment.
In order to perform the hauling of the ceiling with Alcantara, follow the suggested instructions:
- Prepare a template for cutting new upholstery. Use the old skin removed for this. Remove dust and dirt from it, carefully attach to the purchased canvas - Alcantara.
- Fix the edges of the prepared pattern with the canvas using masking tape.
- Having placed the material on the pattern evenly over its entire area, cut out all the holes provided for by the design of the ceiling area of the car. Use a sharp clerical knife or scissors to do this, so as not to damage the material.
- Make a backing for ceiling hauling Alcantara. For this, you can use all kinds of materials. But whichever you choose, pre-clean it and degrease using a special composition suitable for the type of your material.
- Coat the substrate with glue. Use a brush or roller to apply glue from the center to the edges of the workpiece. Special attention is paid to the edges: they are coated on both sides to ensure reliable fastening of the material to the substrate.
- After applying the adhesive composition, the substrate is left for a short time, from 30 minutes to 1 hour, to dry (depending on the ambient temperature).
- When the substrate dries, the Alcantara is carefully placed on it, and the substrate is glued to the ceiling of the machine. The procedure is carried out, performing actions from the middle of the roof to its edges. In this case, the surface is additionally heated with a building hair dryer. Such manipulation allows you to increase the ductility of Alcantara and evenly smooth it around the entire perimeter of the ceiling.
As you can see, the process of hauling the ceiling of Alcantara is not difficult, and following the simple 7 steps, you will get an updated interior of the car, impressive in beauty.