Questions on installing cloth headliners

[danny gabbard]

I have never have used a cloth headliner before, Whats the does and dont's. Thanks

[Rick Meredith]

Paging Mr. Zach Gomulka... Mr. Gomulka to the white phone   

[Zach Gomulka]

¡No habla ingles!




Ok, ok. I'm assuming you've done vinyl headliners before? It's not much different. Cloth is a little less forgiving than vinyl, you've got to make sure it's pulled right. DON'T use a heat gun on cloth, steam it instead. That's about it.

[danny gabbard]

Thanks zack, I have done a few vinyl ones before. I threw them in the dryer first to slighty heat them up first. Now on the steam method, Squirt bottle with water and a electric iron on low work ?

[T.Fabs]

Hi Danny,

Ask Lenny at WCCR. He will help you for sure!

[rick m]

Danny,

In the mid 90's I jumped on the tweed band wagon and put a gray tweed headliner in my 67 (not personally but had it done). It was a bugger (no pun intended) when cutting in around the rear and quarter windows.  It was a little thicker making the mounting of the rear and quarter windows a challenge to get the rubber seated in all the way.  Where some of the seams in the headliner (at the pillars) met the quarter windows, we had to use a little extra contact cement and lay down the seam with only half the fold going under the rubber. 

Besides the windows, the rest went in like a regular headliner...and definitely use a good steamer. I watched my go in and have an appreciation for anyone who does them.

Rick M

[Zach Gomulka]

We use a Jiffy Steamer, I've never tried an iron and a squirt bottle, but it might work(?)

Tweed is easier than normal cloth because it stretches a LOT more.

Rick, your door panels are done

[Bryan67]

Are you doing a one piece headliner or an original style multi piece?