Well, as usual, when I have a question about my old firebird, no matter how obscure I may think it is, I use the search facility of this board and get lots of good information. Accordingly, I searched around for posts about headliners. Like most of the problems that crop up with my car, I guess my headliner problem is not so unique....
I still have a couple of questions though, for anyone that has ever repaired or replaced a headliner.
Recently, I have experienced the problem of the actual fabric starting to become delaminated from the foam backing. I could have saved some time by reading the forum, so I would know that trying to glue it back up is a waste of time, unless you have the right kind of heat resistant adhesive.
I know you can buy replacement fabric which is adhered to a foam backing.
If you use this solution, I would assume that you peel off both the existing fabric and existing foam backing.
Now, before I make a bigger mess than what I already have, what is under the foam backing that provides the underlying shape of the liner?
Also, about how thick is the backing foam when you buy replacement fabric?
Any and all other tips that anyone might have in tackling a job like this would be greatly appreciated. (BTW, my formula has T-tops.)
Thanks!
I still have a couple of questions though, for anyone that has ever repaired or replaced a headliner.
Recently, I have experienced the problem of the actual fabric starting to become delaminated from the foam backing. I could have saved some time by reading the forum, so I would know that trying to glue it back up is a waste of time, unless you have the right kind of heat resistant adhesive.
I know you can buy replacement fabric which is adhered to a foam backing.
If you use this solution, I would assume that you peel off both the existing fabric and existing foam backing.
Now, before I make a bigger mess than what I already have, what is under the foam backing that provides the underlying shape of the liner?
Also, about how thick is the backing foam when you buy replacement fabric?
Any and all other tips that anyone might have in tackling a job like this would be greatly appreciated. (BTW, my formula has T-tops.)
Thanks!
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