headliners..
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From: savannah, orlando, dc
headliners.. been reading alot of the posts on here through the years and found where people put new fabric on the headliner themselves but didn't find many "how to's" or pictures of completed work. i just did mine and i am not very happy with my work.
those of you who have done it, how did you get the fabric to fit nicely around the curves of the t tops? how did you keep the foam backing plate from completely going to ****? i just did mine and reinstalled it and i am not completely pleased... it looks better than it did but could still use some work.. i need to use velcro to keep some areas tight to the roof...
those of you who have done it, how did you get the fabric to fit nicely around the curves of the t tops? how did you keep the foam backing plate from completely going to ****? i just did mine and reinstalled it and i am not completely pleased... it looks better than it did but could still use some work.. i need to use velcro to keep some areas tight to the roof...
I also tried to do my own headliner and like you, it turned out crappy exactly where you mentioned, around the curves of the headliner. I ended up CAREFULLY taking the fabric off and I took it to an upholster who did it for $80. I think he used some sort of heat to stretch the headliner around the curve.
I just did mine over the weekend and just made some straight cuts pointing at the curves and wrapped it right under. I think it turned out great? What kind of material and glue did you use?
when you glue it down and roll it flat, flip it over and stretch the fabric a little, you have to do a series of very thin "pizza slice" looking cuts to get the contour right when going around the ttop curves... i did mine and its perfect. also the material youre using may have a directional grain, if this is crooked, it could cause problems with wrinkles but it really depends on the fabric.. Also, did you use a boars hair brush to clean off all the old foam **** from the original? that makes a huge difference in the look...
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Joined: May 2005
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From: savannah, orlando, dc
when you glue it down and roll it flat, flip it over and stretch the fabric a little, you have to do a series of very thin "pizza slice" looking cuts to get the contour right when going around the ttop curves... i did mine and its perfect. also the material youre using may have a directional grain, if this is crooked, it could cause problems with wrinkles but it really depends on the fabric.. Also, did you use a boars hair brush to clean off all the old foam **** from the original? that makes a huge difference in the look...
i made a bunch of cuts at the turns, the problem is that you can see when the t tops are off. it also seemed to pull the backing a bit out of shape. didn't have issues with wrinkles or it not sticking just with the backing shape and corners
3m or whatever the orange can is that is 10 bucks at advance and micro suede from jo anne fabrics.
most of the time the headliner core material is just baked and floppy... not much you can do about that.. if you pull too tight it changes the radius of the curve... I cut mine but my core was still rigid and fit nicely against the roof bar... if yours doesnt, its probably baked or has gotten wet at some point...
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From: savannah, orlando, dc
baked is likely it, i never use my t top covers. actually they haven't been in the car since i bought it lol. i'm gonna try some velcro to get the loose areas tight.