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How To: Headliner Recovering
Alright gentlemen,
Took me some time to get the damn pics loaded but here we are. The quality and quantity is not as good as I hoped but I hope this helps.
Started off by taking out the pillars and trim panels holding up the headliner. The biggest pain in the ass was the coat hooks and the passenger grab handle. Other than that, 20 minutes and it's out.
Lay it out and peel back the stock liner. Be gentle around the edge as it will separate the fiberglass if you aren't careful.
They say it best to use a wire brush or something of the sort to help scrape off the foam left behind by the old material. As you can see in the picture, I found a giant grill scraper. This had mixed results. If nothing else, it was useful after the fact lol
http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/attac...3&d=1375413236
Once all the damn foam was removed I lightly sanded the backing to get all the residue off and wiped it down with a LIGHTLY alcohol soaked rag
http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/attac...4&d=1375413268
I used the 3M Extra Hold spray adhesive to stick the new headliner material down. Which, by the way, is about $15/yd from Hancock's fabrics. the black is more like a damn navy blue, but it did what I wanted for now, which was to get the old smoke stained gray crap out. 1 yard is plenty for a reg. cab.
Spray it down heavy on both sides and give it about 5 minutes before you lightly lay it over and trace the contours with the BACKSIDE of your hand. "Keeps from having wrinkles and finger marks in it"
http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/attac...5&d=1375413295
Also have a friend to help you keep you from wrinkling the material. It helps if your friend knows a decent amount about.... anything other than computers haha.
http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/attac...6&d=1375413328
And I missed a few shots, but after smoothing everything and trimming the edges "I highly recommend leaving an extra 2 inches all around the edges so it will have nice even edges". Punchline is, it's all back in and looking better than I expected for my first time. I hope this helps. If there is anything I didn't cover, let me know and I will explain better, but it's pretty cut and dry once you get into it.
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