Rear hatch head liner recover techniques - Done!
04-28-2012, 03:55 PM
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Rear hatch head liner recover techniques - Done!
My 79 rear hatch headliner was in bad shape. I pulled it mionths ago and am ready to recover.
The original headliner, now badly dried and faded vinyl had inserts sewn in at the sun visor pockets to allow for a easier fit I assume but the later model cars I have seen do not have these pockets but rather are a single pice of vinyl laid over the head liner.
Looks like the sun visor pocket area had the vinyl glued to the head liner board and then the vinyl was pulled tight and glued around the underside edges.
I assume I am not the first to do this. I have planned to glue the pocket areas down first and then deal with getting the vinyl to lay flat in the inside corners of the sun visor pockets. Heat gun/ blow dryer to help stretch the vinyl so it will lay flat?
What tips to folks have?
The original headliner, now badly dried and faded vinyl had inserts sewn in at the sun visor pockets to allow for a easier fit I assume but the later model cars I have seen do not have these pockets but rather are a single pice of vinyl laid over the head liner.
Looks like the sun visor pocket area had the vinyl glued to the head liner board and then the vinyl was pulled tight and glued around the underside edges.
I assume I am not the first to do this. I have planned to glue the pocket areas down first and then deal with getting the vinyl to lay flat in the inside corners of the sun visor pockets. Heat gun/ blow dryer to help stretch the vinyl so it will lay flat?
What tips to folks have?
Last edited by jwillman; 04-29-2012 at 06:12 PM.
04-29-2012, 08:10 PM
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I got the bulk vinyl from Seatz Manufacturing in CA. They sell 928 seat covers on EBAY as well as selling the bulk vinyl. Rob Budd also sells bulk vinyl.
04-29-2012, 09:24 PM
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Nice job Jim thanks for posting updates to your project
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04-29-2012, 11:09 PM
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Was not straight when I pulled it off. I added a 1/8 by 1/2 inch strip of metal to the inside edge of the back end to straighten out the warp caused by a previous leak at the hatch. I secured with banana peel rivets to get as close to flush as possible.
04-29-2012, 11:34 PM
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Good job
I purchased a few weeks back a nicely recovered used panel, which looked so much better than what I had
The panel still had warped sections (although not severe like my old one).....installed it and I can see in areas the top roof..
not as bad as it may seems......kept it in because I was tried of looking at the bare roof...I'll try what you did when i have some time to concentrate on her
I purchased a few weeks back a nicely recovered used panel, which looked so much better than what I had
The panel still had warped sections (although not severe like my old one).....installed it and I can see in areas the top roof..
not as bad as it may seems......kept it in because I was tried of looking at the bare roof...I'll try what you did when i have some time to concentrate on her
