Where to find interior white edging material

[CharlesJ]

Bit if an odd one, but I am trying to find the white edging that goes on the headliner handles/slots ( not really sure what they are) pictured. I know a lot of coupes do not have these, but the material looks like a thinner version of the white edge trim in the trunk. My old trim has browned over time and no amount of cleaning is bringing it back.

 

[boonies]

Unless the material is torn or worn through I would clean it and use some interior upholstery paint to freshen it up.

 

[HB Chris]

SEM Ranger White

 

[CharlesJ]

Does the paint hold up on the rubber? It is otherwise fine, just discolored through and through

 

[Thomas76]

Does the paint hold up on the rubber? It is otherwise fine, just discolored through and through

If you follow the instructions with that special paint it works perfectly. I repainted the entire headliner using SEM vinyl paint 5 years ago and is still perfect.

 

[HB Chris]

I painted a 2002 headliner with it and all of the trunk trim too.

 

[CharlesJ]

Fantastic - ordered and will post the results as a future reference.

 

[jmackro]

Does the paint hold up on the rubber? I

As Thomas76 wrote, it does hold up. SEM paint is formulated to bond to vinyl and other plastics. Note that you should also use the SEM cleaner / preparation prior to applying the color coat.

it is otherwise fine, just discolored through and through

Discolored or just dirty? I cleaned the similar material used on the edges of my trunk caddy with mineral spirits and a toothbrush, and it came out looking pretty good. But your headliner pocket edging probably gets more sun exposure than my trunk caddy did, so that may have yellowed it.

 

[HB Chris]

And I have used kitchen cleanser and a brush and it worked very well.

 

[rsporsche]

if you don't have good results, you can buy replacements from CS Werk. that being said, i have had great results with SEM vinyl paints / color coats. great stuff

 

[CharlesJ]

I tried the cleaning approach - scrubbed with ever type of cleaner possible, and left it sitting in a bleach mixture for a day. Much better, but still heavily discolored. I even tried lightly sanding the top layer off, but it permeates the rubber

For replacements, CS werke has the thicker trim used in the trunk (which I bought for that), but do not seem to have this thinner/smaller trim. I am sure there is something out there that closely matches, just could not find any. Either way, ordered the paint and will see.