64 Valiant Headliner

Yeah I read all about Kern's experience. I am hoping mine will be better.

If you were closer I would give you a hand helping you out. There was a Mopar magazine article that I had followed 20 years ago that really helped me through it. Put the bows into the headliner in the correct order and leave the headliner out in the sun for a day or two With the bows in it to get the wrinkles out of it. While it is out in the sun, use a good adhesive spray and attach some jute or similar insulation to the roof of the car like the factory did. There’s supposed to be some cardboard like pieces in the sale panel and if you don’t have those you need to make your own. Masonite would work, Just cut it to shape to cover the holes and glue it in there with the spray adhesive Or carpet adhesive. Then you start from the back of the roof and hang your headliner bows in place. The rest of it is the time-consuming part putting a better adhesive ( brush on Carpet adhesive ) around those gator teeth And stretching the headliner over those teeth and tucking it in with a putty knife. You will have to slit the white bow material away from the headliner about 2 to 3 inches from the sides. Start with 2 inches and then cut more if you need to. The hard part is tucking it in at the back window would you do first and then took it in at the windshield which is the step you do last. The rest of it is gluing a little bit and tucking it in a little bit at a time. Stretch it out from each side and clip it with whatever you have to hold it in place until the glue dries. Do it little by little and try to get the wrinkles out as much as possible. What you can’t get out, a hairdryer will take care of a few days later.