[DML] Re: Headliner Repair

["Joe OBrien" <joeyoseppijoe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Here's the EASY way, if you do other methods, you're just beating 
yourself up. Having helped replace half a dozen DMC headliners, this 
is the easiest method to follow.

#1 simply remove the headliners from the car very carefully, remove 
sunvisors, (cautious of windshield) loosen rear speaker trim. then 
remove the weatherstripping from both upper door seal areas.

Remove the headliners, front part, and rear T section.

Just tear the old cloth off since it is junk anyway, keep some if you 
want to try to match the exact color, but any light grey looks 
excellent.

After the boards have the fabric removed, clean them liberally with a 
dry dobie pad to remove as much old glue as possible, possible 
moistening them to remove more.

If your boards are straight with NO warping then continue. If not you 
may want to soak them liberally in the moist areas and put them in a 
clamp to dry them out flat again. Then stiffen with epoxy resin to 
maintain shape.

Either use stiff cardboard or metal, your choice for the custom DMC 
logo, glue it to the center of the headliner, or wherever you want it. 
The  head to the upholstery shop.

Have them recovered in the shade of grey you want, Usually only about 
$60 since you did the work of removing them from the car. Now 
resinstall them. You will half to carefully trim them to overlap the 
top of the door edges slightly, but NOT enough to touch below where 
the weatherstripping goes. A light 3M glue to hold them up along with 
clothespins for the edges works great. Then after they have set for a 
bit you can remove the pins and snap the weatherstripping back on.

All done, excluding some minor work in between, but that is the jist 
of the job. $60-$70 bucks and your labor. And you got beautiful 
headliners again.

Later,

Joe OBrien

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--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Josh Porter" <joshp1986@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> The headliner in my car is the original one and is sagging. I was 
> wanting to try to fix it myself before I get DMCH to fix it, so I 
can 
> learn something. I was wanting to put the DMC Logo in the middle of 
> it. How do I put the DMC logo in the middle and fix it with 3M spray 
> adhesive? 
>  Thanks a bunch,
>   Josh
>    10989








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