So I wanna do my own headliner
11-03-2008, 03:14 PM
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So I wanna do my own headliner
I got a write up on it off vortex which seems ok but the main reason i was looking for one was to figure out what to use product wise. anyone put in their own headliner or do upholstery? I was told 3m adheasive is good but when i called around none of my apholstery shops used or recomended it. also couldnt find cheap foam, I found headliner with foam attached ready to go for like 12-14 a yard but i found cool fabric for like a buck a yard and was thinking plain old foam would be much cheaper but cant find anyone selling it.
11-03-2008, 07:43 PM
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Re: So I wanna do my own headliner
3m spray is the best you are going to find for the everyday consumer. When I worked @ an upholstery shop we actually use a air gun similar to a paint gun and fill it up with a glue that I couldn't even tell you where to find it if I wanted to. Foam + fabric is the way to go, its much much easier to do. Just clean the old glue off the headliner with a wire brush. Spray about 6 inches, let it get tacky, lay the foam down from front to back in 6 inch increments at a time. repeat process. Cut slits for the overhead lamp, and slit the corners so they fold over easily and glue the corners on the backside.
11-04-2008, 11:08 AM
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Re: So I wanna do my own headliner
joanne fabrics ftmfw
3m ftmfw too
joanne's will have the fabric, the foam, and the 3m ----.
DONT use the fake leather. its to heavy and in the hot sun the adhesive cant hold it.
what link on vortex did you use? i need to take the headliner down to replace the sunroof in my mk4 jetta and cant find a good how to on there. their search feature sucks worse than HMT's
3m ftmfw too
joanne's will have the fabric, the foam, and the 3m ----.
DONT use the fake leather. its to heavy and in the hot sun the adhesive cant hold it.
what link on vortex did you use? i need to take the headliner down to replace the sunroof in my mk4 jetta and cant find a good how to on there. their search feature sucks worse than HMT's
11-04-2008, 12:18 PM
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Re: So I wanna do my own headliner
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3383936
But its a write up on the MKIII B4 passat. Like 95-97 i think or something so im not sure how different it would be for your jetta.
But its a write up on the MKIII B4 passat. Like 95-97 i think or something so im not sure how different it would be for your jetta.
11-04-2008, 08:50 PM
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Re: So I wanna do my own headliner
jesus. i did this last summer. i used a gnarly adhesive from 3M.
i would say this
or this
and a hot glue gun on the edges.
make sure that your material stretches well and it's plenty wide. a lot of the standard widths aren't wide enough. sunroofs are a real bitch too. avoid plaid and other ---- like that, because 99% of the time it is gay and all the stretching needed really ***** up the look.
my suede didn't stretch, so i never finished the passenger c pillar and the front has mad wrinkles.
i would say this
or this
and a hot glue gun on the edges.
make sure that your material stretches well and it's plenty wide. a lot of the standard widths aren't wide enough. sunroofs are a real bitch too. avoid plaid and other ---- like that, because 99% of the time it is gay and all the stretching needed really ***** up the look.
my suede didn't stretch, so i never finished the passenger c pillar and the front has mad wrinkles.
11-05-2008, 11:06 AM
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Re: So I wanna do my own headliner
IMO that Super 77 stuff is junk for headliners.
i used that on some felt that i put on as a head liner and it never held up. the first hot day of summer and the headliner was sagging.
use the high strength stuff, that is MUCH better.
i used that on some felt that i put on as a head liner and it never held up. the first hot day of summer and the headliner was sagging.
use the high strength stuff, that is MUCH better.
