On Fri, 1 Jun 2001, Denis P. Goldman wrote: > Last night I went to my local fabic shop to pick up > some headliner material. Well, all they really had > was lots and lots of plain fabric, nothing felt or > even cloth with a thin foam backing like I had hoped. > Then I saw some vinyl, which wouldn't cut it because > it was pretty heavy and would eventually sag. I > noticed a role of black pleather (plastic leather). > Very very nice grain, feels nearly like real leather. > And its lightweight, seems very durable, and stretches > quite a bit. It was $8.97 a yard (52" wide), so I > picked up two yards. Perfect size. I took the > headliner out last night, pulled off the old fabric, > taped up the cracks with duct tape and laid the > pleather over the shell. On each side, I expect to > have at least 3 inches of extra material after it is > glued down and in place. The only pain now is > deciding what glue to use. 3M has their headliner > adhesive, but I think something like 3M trim spray > might be a better bet. The headliner adhesive is made > to adhere the shell and foam together. Well, now I am > adhering the shell and plastic-like backing (of the > pleather fabric). I could probably even get away with > super 77. I will post some pictures on my website > once I get everything back together and in the car. >
You're probably gonna have a better chance finding headliner-ish materials from an upholstery place. You may be able to get them to sell you fabric direct, but they might get all pissy when you're not taking your headliner to them to have it done. I plan to do the same thing, as my headliner has been through about 10 botched jobs, and the fabric is cut, soaked in 3m adhesive, and ill-fitting almost everywhere. :) If I find anything good, of course I'll let you guys know. :) _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
