Chumley

Hi, haven't posted for awhile. I kinda hibernate for the winter. Now that it's starting to warm up a bit out here in California (70 degrees yesterday) I've been doing some prep work for installing my interior that has been in boxes in my living room for several months now. I fabricated some sail panel insulation since I can't find anyone who makes it for the Supreme body style. Here is a picture of the driver side, awaiting head liner and sail panel / package tray installation.

stevengerard

nice - and 70 degrees - man I just loved the storm we had today but after 12 hours of snow removal I'm looking forward to a warm day

Lady72nRob71

Good luck on the new interior - i will be watching the progress.

We had 75* 5 days ago but it did not last long. It is now 11*!

Chumley

Well after 2 days of contortions and half a can of Super trim adhesive, my headliner is more or less installed. (need to fix a few rough spots) Now I know why upholstery shops charge $100/hour for their work! Anyway, here are a few shots of my efforts. Next: sail panels and package tray. Chumley

Lady72nRob71

Nice work so far - yes, headliners are the most difficult interior projects next to convertible tops...
Package tray will be a cakewalk compared to what you just did.
What exact adhesive did you use?

garys 68

Nice work. I'm waiting for it to get above freezing to put my headliner in.

Chumley

I used 3M Super Trim adhesive, same as I used on the vinyl top. I followed steps in the Fischer body service manual. Started from the front and worked back. You really have to pull hard to stretch the liner to get it to look right. The sides weren't too hard but the sail panel areas were a bear. I might have to go back and redo a couple of areas, although when I get all the hardware back on it should help hide the "amateur" areas. Any tips from anyone who has installed these things? Chumley

garys 68

Interesting, is that the #8090? My question is how you managed to not get a spray adhesive all over the place while applying it in that little crevice at the roof line. Or did you just apply to the cloth?
Also, any reccomendations on how to clean out the chuncks of old headliner in that area? Mine pretty much disintegrated while removing it.

Chumley

Yes, I used the 08090. I spray a small amount in a small container, then use a foam brush to apply to areas. At first I applied adhesive to both sides of the tack strip when I started with the windshield, then I just applied to the outside of the strip and the appropriate area of the headliner. Believe me, I know how nasty this glue is when you get it on stuff you don't want it on.( including your skin) This happened in a couple of small spots on my vinyl top. As for removing the old headliner "chunks", I completely removed all of the tack strips and removed all the old glue and then cleaned up the rust and sealed with a rust converter. Makes a nice surface for the new glue to adhere to. I also used a lot of clamps to hold down tight areas I just glued until it set good. My only mistake was gluing in the wrong order. Manual says front first, then rear and sail panel areas, THEN the sides. I did the sides before the rear area. Lesson learned: Review the manual BEFORE starting project. Chumley

Lady72nRob71

Excellent. That is THE one to use.
You would be able to visit TX in the summer and not have your headliner fall out!

Chumley

Had a few days off and weather cooperated(San Francisco has a chance for snow this weekend-first time since 1976) so I took advantage and tackled my package tray and sail panels. ( Went fairly smoothly. This made me feel better after I accidently punched a hole in my new headliner yesterday with a screwdriver....OUCH!!) Anyway, here are a few photos....Chumley

Lady72nRob71

Looks very nice so far! Keep it up!!
Snow in San Fran? I want to see that!!