Hey guys did a search for headliner repair and came up with 1 thread. However I'm still a little unclear on how it's done. Does the frame that bolts the pannel in the car come off the fiberglass roof pannel? I removed the caps in the corners but there is some plastic, pins or somthing in there. Or, do you have to try and pry the liner out with the frame in place? I read an article in corvette or corvette fever a while ago and of course now I want to do it, can't find the article.

 

Any one?

 

I have a scan (article) from C/F. Shoot me an e-mail & I'll send it.

 

I did not remember removing any screws or side pieces so I had to take the top off to remember just what I did. This was a couple of years ago so if I miss something, blame it old age. First off, I found a upholstery supply house around the corner that had the headliner material and a REALLY GOOD spray adhesive. And they gave me some good advice. Go slow, clean off ALL the old foam carefully, don't break the styrofoam, clean off ALL the old foam (again), dry fit, start from the center when you glue the new headliner to the styrofoam, and go slow, smoothing as you go. Use a REALLY GOOD spray adhesive.
Try to protect all the sides from scratches and the spray glue by using a easy release masking tape. And if you have somebody to help, it'll probably make your life a little easier. Find a loose, inconspiciuos corner and with a thin, flat, bendable blade, GENTLY pry up the old headliner a little at a time. If you have some areas that get tough, try a LITTLE contact cement remover. Go slow, be patient. Once the headliner is removed, remove any debris, glue and left behind styrofoam. I used a sparing amount of denatured alcohol and some elbow grease. Anything left could create some challenges when your ready to put the headliner back in.
Check how the old headliner is cut, folded over and attached before you start taking it off. If you have a short memory, a camera shot or 2 works. After the old headliner material is removed (save it), the fun begins- - NOT. But without taking ALL of the foam off of the back, the new one won't adhere to the back, just the old foam. Once REALLY clean, you can use the old material for a loose pattern to cut the new material. Check how the old one was cut for corners and cut just short of the original cuts. You can cut more if you need to, but you can't un-cut. Dry fit with folds, etc., your helper will have to hang on to some of it.
Follow the directions on your spray glue to adhere the headliner to the back - go slow - and again, gluing the back to the top Once it's all glued in, I used a blunt 2 1/2" piece of thin (1/16" or so) aluminum plate to tuck all the sides in. Got kind of a "pillow" effect.
Overall, it came out pretty well and the headliner doesn't flop down to tap me on the head.
Good luck
Subman

 

in addition, go to barnes and noble book store, and buy the book "101 projects for your corvette".
the supplemental info in that book makes it way more worth your while than just the 101 projects.
BTW, he outlines a headliner project in that book as well.

 

Thanks for the info all. I'm going to do it this weekend.