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Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Phoenix AZ
2021 C4 of the Year - Modified Finalist
headliner
Hey guys
Just wanted to say I fixed my headliner, and I've been putting it off for almost a year. I was dreading the whole roof "rebuilding" process. I finally got fed up with the thing looking like the inside of a poorly stretched circus tent. It turned out to not be bad at all.
I have a sharp looking headliner, and it took me almost an hour plus the 3 minutes to remove it and the 3minutes to put it back on.
What I did was to pull the headliner material out from around the circumference of the roof without pulling the front material out.
I got some red scotchbright, and rubbed the old 1/8 inch foam till it turned to powder, and vacuumed it all up.
Then I carefully vacuumed the headliner material of all the old glue.
vacuumed the pad one more time, and lightly sprayed 3m glue on the pad, and started from the center front, pressed lightly until the whole headliner was adhered to the pad except for the edges, and I used a super thin spatula (yes from the kitchen) with round edges, and poked the material back into place.
looks awsum!!! took less than an hour.
I had the can of spray glue left over from another project, so the cost was almost zero, and it's the original material.
Just wanted to say I fixed my headliner, and I've been putting it off for almost a year. I was dreading the whole roof "rebuilding" process. I finally got fed up with the thing looking like the inside of a poorly stretched circus tent. It turned out to not be bad at all.
I have a sharp looking headliner, and it took me almost an hour plus the 3 minutes to remove it and the 3minutes to put it back on.
What I did was to pull the headliner material out from around the circumference of the roof without pulling the front material out.
I got some red scotchbright, and rubbed the old 1/8 inch foam till it turned to powder, and vacuumed it all up.
Then I carefully vacuumed the headliner material of all the old glue.
vacuumed the pad one more time, and lightly sprayed 3m glue on the pad, and started from the center front, pressed lightly until the whole headliner was adhered to the pad except for the edges, and I used a super thin spatula (yes from the kitchen) with round edges, and poked the material back into place.
looks awsum!!! took less than an hour.
I had the can of spray glue left over from another project, so the cost was almost zero, and it's the original material.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 8,700
Likes: 298
From: Ft. Lauderdale Fl
Hey guys
Just wanted to say I fixed my headliner, and I've been putting it off for almost a year. I was dreading the whole roof "rebuilding" process. I finally got fed up with the thing looking like the inside of a poorly stretched circus tent. It turned out to not be bad at all.
I have a sharp looking headliner, and it took me almost an hour plus the 3 minutes to remove it and the 3minutes to put it back on.
What I did was to pull the headliner material out from around the circumference of the roof without pulling the front material out.
I got some red scotchbright, and rubbed the old 1/8 inch foam till it turned to powder, and vacuumed it all up.
Then I carefully vacuumed the headliner material of all the old glue.
vacuumed the pad one more time, and lightly sprayed 3m glue on the pad, and started from the center front, pressed lightly until the whole headliner was adhered to the pad except for the edges, and I used a super thin spatula (yes from the kitchen) with round edges, and poked the material back into place.
looks awsum!!! took less than an hour.
I had the can of spray glue left over from another project, so the cost was almost zero, and it's the original material.
Just wanted to say I fixed my headliner, and I've been putting it off for almost a year. I was dreading the whole roof "rebuilding" process. I finally got fed up with the thing looking like the inside of a poorly stretched circus tent. It turned out to not be bad at all.
I have a sharp looking headliner, and it took me almost an hour plus the 3 minutes to remove it and the 3minutes to put it back on.
What I did was to pull the headliner material out from around the circumference of the roof without pulling the front material out.
I got some red scotchbright, and rubbed the old 1/8 inch foam till it turned to powder, and vacuumed it all up.
Then I carefully vacuumed the headliner material of all the old glue.
vacuumed the pad one more time, and lightly sprayed 3m glue on the pad, and started from the center front, pressed lightly until the whole headliner was adhered to the pad except for the edges, and I used a super thin spatula (yes from the kitchen) with round edges, and poked the material back into place.
looks awsum!!! took less than an hour.
I had the can of spray glue left over from another project, so the cost was almost zero, and it's the original material.
Race Director
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 17,640
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From: Lenoir City TN
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
Chris,
Awesome job, I had to fabricate a whole board in the 86 because the fiber board in mine was completely shot. It annoyed the hell out me when the fabric was hanging down.
Awesome job, I had to fabricate a whole board in the 86 because the fiber board in mine was completely shot. It annoyed the hell out me when the fabric was hanging down.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 993
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From: Glen Burnie MD
You can buy headliner material (cloth glued to thin foam) at fabric or craft stores (I use AC Moore). That, a can of "Heads Up!" glue, and 45 mins fixed the liner in my 86. I tried just gluing the drooping fabric back in place, but the glue showed through the weave after it dried and it looked messy.
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