Anybody out there have good method for trimming these headliners. Mine fits great. Until I get to the corners, not terrible but enough ir bugs me. This is a covered headliner. I'm not a perfectionist but little stuff like that makes me crazy.
ABS Headliner
- Thread starter andysauto1
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Pictures for us to see the issue would be great. Nice to see someone is making them.
Will shoot pictures in the morning
The ABS can be cut with heavy duty shears or even tin snips. Trauma shears actually work pretty well and are pretty inexpensive.
Since you have a covered version you’ll have to peel back the upholstery and foam to expose the ABS you want to trim and then use upholstery adhesive to glue the covering back on.
Since you have a covered version you’ll have to peel back the upholstery and foam to expose the ABS you want to trim and then use upholstery adhesive to glue the covering back on.
Crazy to pay that much and end up with this
Lucy learned a few new words while watching me
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'73 Duster ABS headliner
- Thread starterozofrushtucky
- Start dateAug 8, 2015
ABS Headliner
- Thread starterDusterDaddy
- Start dateMay 26, 2017
Lucy is a beauty!
I mean, I’ve only told everyone that I would buy an uncovered one next time. It’s been in multiple threads. Personally I like the ABS better, at least it doesn’t absorb water like a cardboard replacement that also costs a ton of money.
There has to be a seam at a corner. And it’s pushing the window gasket down because the ABS headliner with the 1/4” foam backing is thicker than the original cardboard was. Some trimming and a heat gun can probably get that to lay flat.
I've just installed an ABS Headliner from Classic Industries, uncovered. All four corners are pushing the gasket. It was a true chore to get it up so I'm letting it acquire the proper shape, since it's shipped in a box rolled inside out, before I go back in and start trimming the excess. While it has some issues, it is so much better than the cardboard water damaged saggy shedding one that was in there with a rats nest made from the rotted out bench seat on top. I thought I had done something wrong but since there are others with this problem, I have hope.
Exact problem I had
Too bad it's not mid Summer where you are at, you could take it outside in the hot Sun to soften it up and push it up higher into the arch of the roof.
Hopefully that would take out some of the extra length around the lower perimeter.
By the way, I took an old cardboard out of shape one from a 1974 Dodge Dart and made a jig on the underside to hold it into proper shape.
Then took a couple coats of fiberglass resin with the hardener and sealed the backside up, made it good and strong and it held the shape.
Sprayed the inside finish with Tan flexible vinyl aerosol colored finish.
Turned out quite nice, had to do a little repair to the front corners where they were cheewed out up by the sun visors.
☆☆☆☆☆
Hopefully that would take out some of the extra length around the lower perimeter.
By the way, I took an old cardboard out of shape one from a 1974 Dodge Dart and made a jig on the underside to hold it into proper shape.
Then took a couple coats of fiberglass resin with the hardener and sealed the backside up, made it good and strong and it held the shape.
Sprayed the inside finish with Tan flexible vinyl aerosol colored finish.
Turned out quite nice, had to do a little repair to the front corners where they were cheewed out up by the sun visors.
☆☆☆☆☆
I used a covered one as well , I did not want to trim , so on the front I did not tuck under seal as it looked horrible , I used small self tapping screws and went into brace under visors and capped the screw with white plugs , looks better this way and no trimming , sides were a fight but managed , the rear I did similar with screws to brace in front of rear window , I am going to do something similar around the sail panel area , just haven't got that far yet , my cats learned some new words as well , I would rather stretch a headliner any day
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I would do that to mine but I am sure it's going to come out in a million pieces.
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