I'm hoping some of you who have recently reupholstered their headliners can chime in here on what type of material you used for your headliner... successfully.
What type of headliner fabric/material did you use?
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Black suede, used 3M Super 90 Spray Adhesive. Worked great, however, the more patience, the better the outcome.
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black, gm style with the foam inbetween, hides imperfections and looks really smooth and oem :thumbup:
Permatex Body Shop Heavy Duty Headliner & Carpet Adhesive works way better than the 3M glue. ive done alot of interior wrapping and its holds alot better. stretchy fabric is easier to work with in the curves and on corners but you can use pretty much any fabric. just have patience :beer:
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where did you get that? my headliner is starting to sag and I don't want to have to redo it at the end of the summer
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use the 3m super90
and get fabric thats foam backed so the glue can soak in a little without showing on the fabric side
also, make sure to wait the minute or two or whatever the bottle recommends before squishing the fabric to the headliner board, otherwise itll soak through.
and get fabric thats foam backed so the glue can soak in a little without showing on the fabric side
also, make sure to wait the minute or two or whatever the bottle recommends before squishing the fabric to the headliner board, otherwise itll soak through.
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anyone ever try a foam/neoprene "wetsuit" material? That's what I'd like to do. Also my current headliner is not currently a fabric, just like plastic (85 Golf) not sure if there is any special consideration when working with that type of headliner (separate the plastic, or glue over it)
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remove everything from your headliner board. thats the least fun part of all this is getting your headliner board clean and prepped. peel off the factory fabric, hope most of the orange factory foam comes off with it, then get to scrubbing with a piece of scotchbrite or steel wool. the glue wont set well, or at all, if you leave the backing board dirty.
The classic headliner diy... http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?2172704-DIY-Headliner-repair-lumpya2-and-dubgray-style
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ANyone ever use wool suiting fabric sucessfully?
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that sounds really heavy and hard to keep from retracting when you stretch it around corners.
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and it aitn cheap.... is why I am asking....
have been thinking about doing the whole interior in black/white/grey herringbone and black seude, kind of like my favorite jacket, whith the funny little elbow patches.
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you need to use a headliner glue or it will sag before the end of summer.. the glue needs a high heat resistance.
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