Start at the front and work to the back, hanging the rods in place as you go. Or you can start from the back and work to the front - either way will work just fine. When you finish hanging the headliner in the car, it is time to pull it tight front to back. Either by gluing it or stapling it which ever applies to your car.
This will give you a good start at working the headliner and getting it good and tight in the car. If you have a car that the headliner has a wide panel in the back, you should make a hole for the back window opening.
Remember, the material has to be long enough to attach around the window opening, so don't cut the hole to big. If you have a car like this, attach the headliner along the top of the rear window opening when you are going to pull it tight front to back. Now at this point, the headliner should be somewhat tight front to back.
Now it is time to start working the headliner in the car, pulling the slack out as you attach it around the car. The way we like to work the headliner is by starting in the middle of the car, pulling the slack out and stapling it as we go or tucking it in the metal channel with the teeth - which ever applies to your car.
If you start in the middle of the car, working the sides toward the rear or the front, you will begin to work any slack that may be int the headliner toward the 4 corners of the car. Once you get the sides attached to meet your approval, finish attaching the front and back of the headliner.
And with any luck at all, your headliner should be tight and smooth in the car. Comments How about fixing this site so people that film themselves with their cars can put the video up here, so others can see how he did it for his classic car.
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Although this one is of a contemporary design You could do one with a tuck and roll insert. I'm startin' one in a '41 Willys coupe. It does require a stitch around the outter edge by an industrial machine, Some good contact cement, a hand stapler, a piece of thin cardboard, some foam and an item called Plygrip available from any furniture repair shop.
With a few instructions, anyone can handle it Step one. Be sure you have good mounting points to attach your headliner to. Most early cars have wood and later cars have some wide metal bands that work well. The thin stock headliner wire bows will not work, as you'll soon see.
If you need to make new or non existent ones I suggest makin' them out of wood as it's easy to screw into. Here are two main bows in the Willys. No ryhme or reason to the placement. It just made sense to locate them here Next up It should go as far forward and back as possible as well as side to side. The curvature of the roof and how big the door opening is will have an effect on the size, but the bigger the better. Being centered is crucial to how the end result turns out!!!
Sometimes additional braces may be needed around the edges to hold the luan in place mostly in larger cars. Keep in mind it must easily fit through the door opening as your final piece will need to as well when it's covered in glue.
Take a piece of butcher paper, spray the back with 3M 77 glue and press it to the top of the door jamb. Trace the opening along the top and exactly at the door opening edge. Generally speaking stop the front just after the door top turns down and just short of that in the rear.
Like a paint job, prep time taken now will make the final product look better This is the all important above door gripper Okay, now some magic dust You'll need a length of product called Ply-Grip. Furniture repair places can get it. It has little rows of sharp teeth on one edge. Then fold and staple the top portion of the tin down and out of the way Repeat the above for the other side.
On early cars, plan to pattern both sides from scratch. They are rarely the same Next we gotta address windlace. I know it's not headliner, but without partially installing it we cannot move on. Available from any auto upholstery shop.
Here it is in da raw Cut yourself strips of material 4" wide per door the length of the opening. In this case we're usin' bone colored leather. This pic shows both strips and one piece of sponge rod. Spray contact cement on the strips of material. The glue isn't the issue, it's the foam separating from the fabric. Not Helpful 14 Helpful Not Helpful 6 Helpful Is a foam backing required when refinishing a headliner?
Can I just use straight fabric right on the headliner board? I would imagine it would look very wrinkly without the foam backing, as the fabric is extremely thin and would be hard to place without a certain level of stiffness. I suppose rolling the car on the roof may solve this problem, though creates others. Also, I would worry that the thickness wouldn't be appropriate and there would be gaps where the trim pieces and light fixtures met the headliner.
Not Helpful 14 Helpful 1. Drew Hawkins1. The best adhesive to use for a headliner is contact cement. It creates a tight seal and will help prevent bubbles, wrinkles, or folds in the material. Brush the contact cement on the underside of the headliner fabric and on the exposed headliner board. If you don't have contact cement, use 3M spray to glue your headliner fabric to the board.
Make sure you stretch the material tight when you attach it so it doesn't bubble or wrinkle. Not Helpful 0 Helpful 2. One trick you can try is to use an iron to smooth out the wrinkles. Take damp towel and hold it over the surface of the iron. Iron the wrinkle in the fabric until it's gone. Keep the iron moving so it doesn't stay in 1 spot for too long. The damp towel will help keep the iron from burning the headliner fabric, but it's important that you keep the iron in motion to smooth out the wrinkles without damaging the material.
Not Helpful 0 Helpful 1. The best way to repair or install a new headliner is to have a professional do the job. Contact a local body shop and bring your vehicle in to get a price quote to have your headliner repaired. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. To save on money, shop online auction sites and discount fabric stores, or local fabric liquidation warehouses for headliner replacement fabric.
Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0. If you don't want to purchase all of your supplies separately, you can buy a car headliner replacement kit. Be very careful about gluing the headliner fabric to the headliner board.
Contact cement bonds on contact, meaning once the cemented fabric touches the cemented headliner board, the 2 surfaces will adhere and you cannot undo it. Helpful 34 Not Helpful Be careful when removing and installing, as some cars have curtain air bags behind the headliner.
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