How To Truck Headliner Step By Step DIY
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- Äas pĹidĂĄn 5. 08. 2023
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Hello! This is a video about How To DIY Step by step Correctly install a replacement pickup truck headliner for Chevy, Ford and headliners for Dodge pick up and work trucks. No Links in Description. NOT SPONSORED! For do it yourself beginners. Featuring Techniques #8945, #8946, #329, #292, #521 and #79.
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I removed all of the old headliner material, and what's left is a very thin (beds sheet) fiberglass backing. It's very flimsy, and looks like applying a new headliner is going to be impossible... Any advice? Thanks
@@Confirm_selection Hello Confirm, If that is all you have to work with, the options stop. Just continue to the end? Maybe apply poor man's fiberglass to the backside. Burlap and wood glue. Please keep liking and watching!
Iâm watching all your videos now in 2024, after my Dadâs passing in 2019. He was an upholsterer since 15 years old till his passing at age 66! He was truly a very cool guy his whole life, & an awesome tradesman. I never was able to learn the trade due to us living in different states, but he did gift me a cool old PFAFF about a year before he left us, & didnât get too far along on my training. Now Iâm going to really give it a shot to learn it, & this reminds me so much of Dad. Thanks for your instructional videos sir. God bless.
Hello Big, Oh, those fond memories. I am so glad to hear about your interest in upholstery and my videos. I too started upholstery at 15 and am now 60. Please keep liking and watching!
43 yrs, a skilled craftsman, God I lament the eventual retiring of skilled men like you, there's just not enough new blood to fill your shoes. That goes for many skilled trades, my hat goes off to you, sir.
Hello TheRoad, Thank you for all of your wonderful kind words. I am trying for a few more good years. I have tried to legacy my trade but no takers... They would rather have a child like life. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery well thankfully between you and a few other skilled men on CZcams, who don't time lapse their work, you few are blessing us with knowledge and giving us confidence to try our hands at this.
@@TheRoadhammer379 Hello The Road, Once I did a 60 Second CZcams shorts of an interior restoration that really took me 5 weeks all within 60 seconds. Somebody complained that I didn't give enough information. Can you believe it? I time-lapse some of my videos instead of editing hours of work out of the video. If people get bored, they click off. Please keep liking and watching!
Can one use a hand held palm sander to remove the old foam.
@@michaelcruz2652 Hello Michael, You can try if you want, But I believe the headliner panel is too fragile and could easily get damaged. Besides the old foam would clog any sandpaper you are using. This is how we learn right? Sometimes from making mistakes. Please keep liking and watching!
14:21 -- the most golden advice when it comes to headliners. I made the mistake of using "headliner adhesive" once. It's way too much work taking apart the car and removing the headliner to chance it to anything but else but contact cement. Anyone watching this just follow this piece of advice if nothing else.
Hello Wowzers, Oh, yea. You got that right! Please keep liking and watching!
The people who say you charge a lot, will understand why once they see your video on how labor intensive it is. Old saying, you get what you pay for! Love watching your videos
Hello Gino, Thanks pal! I know right? People just see the finished product. They don't witness the sausage being made. Please keep liking and watching!
Many years ago my wife and I covered a car headliner with wide wale corduroy. It turned out awesome, perfectly straight! its been over 35 years and needs to be redone again. The velvet just turned to dust. I'm dreading doing it again cause we're old people now and I'm not sure it's going to turn out as good as we did it before. Thank you for the video, I appreciate you!
Hello Greg, You are so welcome! I am glad for your success. This time try with a little help. Please keep liking and watching!
I love the pro tip....where there's no glue it won't stick!
Hello Wc, Thank you so much! So true, so true... Please keep liking and watching!
Funny guy...still enjoys his work after 40+ years....that's cool!
Hello Robert, After 27 years, I thought I would do something different so I opened and worked in a Chinese factory for two years. I came back in 2009 to a bad economy then remembered where I was making the most money? Why, it was doing upholstery. Well, here I am writing to you 44 years after my start. You can see my bio here: www.rudolphsupholstery.com/rudolph-s-virtual-museum Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you for teaching me to pull and not push.
Hello Sheldon, Your so welcome! Yea, it makes life a little easier. Please keep liking and watching!
Great video sir. For those people not in the business of repairing / restoring, seeing you do it by hand is very helpful and appreciated. But for those who might want to get into this line of work and don't have 40+ years experience, I would hope there's a tool or drill attachment that can help quicken the process. Thanks for making this and your other awesome videos.
Hello Dan, You are so welcome! This one was pretty tough, they are not all like that. A drill attachment could cause some damage and it would be strenuous to hold the weight of a drill during this time. I'll stick to old school scraping. Please keep liking and watching!
Gracias amigo...!
Love this guy and love his humor and craftsmanship. Thank you.
Hello Thomas, You are so welcome! Thank you so much for saying so. Please keep liking and watching!
I absolutely love your videos and your style.
Hello Peter, Thank you for all of your kind words. I really appreciate you. Please keep liking and watching!
I was taught exactly that way 40yrs ago at a body shop. Headliners and vinyl tops and window motor bearings were always in the shop!
I canât wait for my broken leg to heal up so I can give this a shot. I have had the headliner out of my dodge pickup for over 10 years because it was sagging so bad.
Hello Daniel, By all means get healed! No you don't need me to tell you that 10 years is a very long time. Hehe. Please keep liking and watching!
That looks great Rudy! Iâve done hundreds of headliners over the last 31 years. And Iâve done it the same way you showed. Except I use a wheel wire brush on my drill to remove the old foam. Then I use a wire brush to clean it off smooth clean. It is messy. Iâve used the same glue and spray gun. I installed it back immediately in the vehicle after Iâm done . To replace a headliner on a Jetta with Sun roof is very tedious. Thanks for the video and keep posting more. I enjoy watching!! Ed
Hello Eddie, Yep, even though some things are the same, there is always more than one way to get it done right? Please keep liking and watching!
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise! Iâve done some interior work on my VW bug and my 50 Chevy hot rod and while itâs not rocket science it takes a lot of experience to get good. Iâve subscribed. And hello from Idaho!
@@dukesgarage Hello Idaho Duke, Thank you for the sub, I really appreciate it! I always say that upholstery is 10% knowledge, 90% technique. Technique is learned over time. I think you will do just fine with your VW and '50 Chevy. Please keep liking and watching!
I did this same process in my 79 Trans Am. Did this when I restored the interior back in 2007 and still holding up to this day. If you want a headliner to hold up it's always better to start a new. DAP makes their Weldwood contact adhesive in an aerosol for you folks that want to spray on the adhesive but don't own an air compressor. Great video.
Hello Sold, Thank you so much! I bet there is not much to that headliner if you had T-Tops. Love that Weldwood! Please keep liking and watching!
I did my 77 Coupe Deville like this less than four years ago. It has already gone to powder & sagging!
I am so rural I can only do mail order. My problem is avoiding garbage products on the market these days. This time I'm trying black poker table foam that appears pretty durable & some nice suede over that.
Hello Brad, You sound like someone with experience! I am sure your next project will turn out just fine! Please keep liking and watching!
pull for sure - thank you:)
Hello Laurette, You are so welcome! Yep, your right. Please keep liking and watching!
I get what you're saying about pricing. I get customers asking,..."Can you do it cheaper"? My response is, "Cheap things are of no value, and valuable things aren't cheap!" I've learned a great deal from your videos....Thank you.
Hello BM, You are so welcome! I hope my videos can be helpful to you. When a customer askes me if I can do it cheaper, I ask them, "Are you asking me to make less money?" Then you should see the look on their faces. Hehe. I have had people ask me if I price match. I laugh and tell them "I am not an item on a Walmart shelf." Haha! Please keep liking and watching!
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Hello Lips, You are so welcome! Thank you! Thank you. Please keep liking and watching!
Straight to the point!! No gimmicks.
Hello Leon, Thank you so much for saying so! Please keep liking and watching!
Another great video Rudy!
Hello Robert, Thank you so much! Thanks for hanging in there with me. Please keep liking and watching!
Tampa Florida check in thanks for sharing
Hello Bob in Tampa, You are so welcome! Thanks for hanging in there with me. Please keep liking and watching!
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Hello Aaron, You are so welcome! Thanks for hanging in there with me. Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks for sharing your expertise. Much appreciated!
Hello Melissa, You are so welcome! Please keep liking and watching!
Perfect timing and great video as always sir. Drove the truck today and I was sitting in the driveway looking up at where there should be a headliner. But all I see is where someone hacked the material out and left the old brown foam so it falls on me like brown snow while I'm driving. Louisiana with no a/c yet so windows down. That isn't going to wait for cooler temps, it's gotta go. Keep 'em coming and stay blessed.
Hello Sleaux, Thank you so much! Be careful! You don't want any of that foam getting in your eyes while driving. Please keep liking and watching!
great video and info
Hello My, Thank you so much for saying so! I really appreciate it. Please keep liking and watching!
Oh, and tgank you for showing me how to rebuild my headliner corectly
Hello Hank, Your so welcome! I am glad if I can help you. please keep liking and watching!
Keep up the great videos mate! Really enjoy watching your highly skilled work even though i will never fix a headliner.
Entertaining and relaxing viewing that i would watch every day.
Hello Sean, You are so welcome! Thank you for hanging in there with me! Please keep liking and watching!
It is really nice to watch a master at his craft! Thanks for sharing
Hello Tim, Thank you so much for saying so. It means a lot to me. Please keep liking and watching!
Radical!!
Hello Unfinished, Thanks pal. Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks for such a detailed video. I'll be doing my "98" dodge 1500 regular cab sst this weekend.
Hello Dead, You are so welcome! I think you will do just fine with your Didge 1500. Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks man. I love learning trades and I am also preparing to do my headliner. Hopefully, down the road, I'll be able to do more upholstery work.
Hello DJ, You are so welcome! I know you can do it, Remember learning is doing! Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Sir, just checking in and wanted to tell you that it is nice to watch someone that cares about what they are doing, something that you donât find very much of anymore. You do awesome work, almost makes me want to try my Suburban headliner, but Iâm afraid if I tried it would cost me a trip to Texas to let you fix it đ love your videos đđź
Hello Paul, Thank you so much for the kind words! I think you would do just fine with your Suburban headliner project. Please keep liking and watching!
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Pros with 1yr experience use a wire brush on a variable speed angle drill and be done with removal within 2 minutes and less fatigue.
Hello John, That is pure fantasy. I can see you never tried a wire brush angle drill. Hahaha! If you did you would know that the wire brush gets clogged within a minute Ha! What looks good on paper, is not reality. Welcome to the real world. Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks for the vids! I did my first headliner this week after watching your other headliner video, all I can say is experience matters, haha. It turned out pretty well except the back corners got away from me and I got a couple of wrinkles, experience! It was a test unit so I'm hoping for better on the next one! Thanks again!
Hello Tom, You are so welcome! I always say the second one always comes out better than the first one! Please keep liking and watching!
It may not be rocket science but it certainly takes time and effort. The process is very specific and we can understand why some headliners start sagging all over again. Some part of the process was skipped.
I'd rather pay and get it done and this is perfect to know what questions to ask and what to expect from a professional service.
Hello Jezli, What I think is it really comes down to how much the person doing the work cares about the outcome and keeping the customer happy. Please keep liking and watching!
Great video my friend. I used this technique on my 95 Dodge Ram truck and it looks great. I watch your videos over and over. Very entertaining and very informative. I think I'll make a log of all the techniques...lol!
Hello BM, Thank you so much! I love hearing good news like this. Remembering technique numbers are not that important. What it is, the lower the technique number, the more important it is. Please keep liking and watching!
BM, I just subscribed recently and I am watching and enjoying his videos too! I have a 96 Dodge Ram and this will be my very first headliner. It doesn't matter to me how long it takes because I want to do a good job foremost. But for learning purposes, how much time would you say you had in your Ram headliner?
PS thank you oldschoolautoupholstery!!!
Phillip Hall
@@PhillipHall01 Hello Phillip, You are so welcome! Welcome aboard! I'd say for a basic truck headliner, you should have it done in a few hours. Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you sir
Hello J3, You are so welcome! Please keep liking and watching!
An other job well done!!!
Hello Summer, Thank you so much! I am glad you liked it. Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks for all the professional tips. I would have bet you would have used mineral spirits to remove the rest of the foam from the headliner, but I would have been wrong. ;-)
Hello Jd, You are so welcome! There was no more glue to remove from the headliner. However, there have been cases where there was glue left over to remove with mineral spirits. Please keep liking and watching!
you are definitely a master at your craft!!!
Hello The, Thank you so much for saying so! I really appreciate that. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I like how personable you are and that you teach with common sense, I really enjoy your videos!!
@@theangrycamper Hello The, I really appreciate all of your kind words. Please keep liking and watching!
This is fun to watch lol
Hello Kristian, I am so glad you liked it! Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you for the video! The few headliners I have done before have been after the foam completely failed. This looks like a pain in the rear!
Hello Shadows, You are so welcome! I made sure to show that sometimes is does take some work to do. Please keep liking and watching!
Last part got me
Hello Buddy, Yep, watch out! Hehe Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you so much for your great instructions. This video inspired me to do the headliner in my 1996 Isuzu Hombre, which has been dangling on my head for years, and more recently creating a public nuisance by creating dangerous driving conditions! Thanks, you have probably saved a life or two! I did it in one day, and it really turned out well.
Hello Lieu, You are so welcome! I love hearing good news like this. I am so happy to help you out. Please keep liking and watching!
Eyyyyyyyy yours is close to my truck too a 98 Sonoma and I gotta do the same too buhhhh lol.
@@photondebuger45 Hello Photon, Yep, yours is another one! A very common problem. But we get them taken care of, don't we? Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery damn right, headliner and sun visors are coming soon to my truck here and these videos are a god send. My dad did this too eons ago too so I have his help too.
@@photondebuger45 Hello Photon, I think you will do just fine with your headliner and visors. Now, go get her done! Please keep liking and watching!
It's nice to see what seems a tricky, hope-for-the-best project shown not to be "rocket science" by a (shall we say) "seasoned professional"? Thank you for the instruction. I hope there won't be a test of my grasp of the Technique numbers.
Hello Steven, You are so welcome! Remember that the number of the technique is not what's important. The lower the number the more important it is. Please keep liking and watching!
Hadnât seen you on CZcams and have been doing research for awhile on finding the best teacher for upholstery. Luckily Iâm getting a Juki (junky) and found you that way. Im starting my upholstery journey and hope to have a business up and running here in the near future. Was going to sign up for a a course that teaches from the ground up. I wish you had a course, I definitely would give you my money. Thank you for your content hermano.
Hello Deested, Welcome aboard! My best advice is that when you get your sewing machine, just put it to work. Sew anything you can. No need to study a course or worse yet to be an apprentice. (1) Remember, learning is doing. (2) This is not rocket science. (3) Know that upholstery is 10% knowledge and 90% technique learned over time. I am sure you will do just fine in your new business. Lastly, be sure to watch this czcams.com/video/WOuzM5UPqM4/video.html Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery Thank you for the advice. Iâm sure youâll see a bunch of me in the comments here in the near future. Just heard in your video that you are in Texas, will definitely be supporting another fellow Texan.
@@Deested Hello Deested, You are so welcome! Feel free to chime in any time. Yea, Texas! Please keep liking and watching!
Truly enjoy this, I do headliners mostly BMW and other European vehicles, but unfortunately here in Barbados the contact spray adhesive is not available I can only get the 3m headliner spray one. I have tried the brushing technique but I have been successful so far with the 3m. I am going import the weldwood, keep the videos coming excellent work always
Hello Stanley, Yep, whatever works for you. I am glad to see you are staying busy. Please keep liking and watching!
Just a few questions...
Where do you get your materials?
What kind of glue do you use?
How do you apply it?
What size tip/needle do you use?
How often do you clean your gun?
Do you thin the glue?
How much do you charge to replace headliner?
Just kidding. Really fantastic demonstration... thank you! I'm going to tackle the one in my truck soon. We really appreciate your videos!
Hello Joey, Is it ok to still say, OMG? Hehe. Thanks for rubbing me, it was good. I think you will do just fine with your truck. Please keep liking and watching!
Hmmmmm think imma do this now on my truck head liner looking a bit crunchy so seems like a good idea. Plus keeps me from being bored out of my skull lol.
Hello Photon, Yep, good idea. Do something productive every day. You'll be glad you did. Please keep liking and watching!
!!!! Congrats to you Sir this is awesome too see great trade to be in takes time and money for tools knowledge ya make it look easy back in the 60,s and 70,s ther lots of you guys around not many left like mechanics were dying breed keep it up thks for sharing going to use this on my wiffee,s 54 International truck see how it goes keep ya posted oya got 28 Essex wood like to do head linner in it but has wooden ribs so not sure what kind of board too use for it any help wood be great thks again đ
Hello 521, You are so welcome! I am sure you will do just fine on the '54 International. Now the '28 Essex is a whole nother animal. Please keep liking and watching!
@oldschoolautoupholstery yes like what ya do your a error that will not before gottin thank you
@@521farmer Hello 521, Thanks for the comment.
Thanks for sharing your talent. Can you tell me if that is a water or solvent based glue?
Hello Jeffrey, You are so welcome! Well, I know that Contact Adhesive is not water based, And I am sure about solvent based, because you can't mix in mineral spirits. But I do know it has a strong smell. Also used in counter tops. Please keep liking and watching!
Good morning Sir, your content is amazing. Thank You. I have a VW with the sticky stuff underneath. Itâs a pain in the behind and itâs a mess. Do I need to remove all of it before I install the new one?. I got most of it off. Should I use goo gone to remove the rest? If I use the goo gone do I need to remove that before using the adhesive. Thank You so much.
Hello Xavier, Thank you so much for saying so! I hope this video can be helpful for you for glue removal. czcams.com/video/L-z0T-Z4_Uk/video.html Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! It is greatly appreciated. I was wondering if you think one of those nylon brushes on a cordless drill would remove the foam. Iâve seen people use them to scrub carpets just a thought if they are stiff enough to work.
Hello Carl, you are so welcome! I never used a machine to clean off the foam. I never wanted to chance damaging the headliner panel, especially to GM and Chevy headliners in the 90's made from the soft fiberglass insulation. Please keep liking and watching!
Please hit the "$uper Thank$ Button" I don't think it's working... And the LIKE button while you're at it! Thanks a bunch! đ
Hi. Thank you for this video. It is very instructional and I've learned a lot with it. I am trying to do the headliner on my 2010 Volvo XC70. I've striped the whole fabric and the foam but it still has a residual adhesive. Is there any way to remove that residual adhesive or should I apply the new adhesive on top of that old adhesive? Thank you again for the video.
Hello Fire, You are so welcome! I think you will do just fine with your Volvo headliner. I would try to get rid of most of the old gooey glue. Try removing it with mineral spirits. Please keep liking and watching!
Nice job ! Some head liner material have a white color foam on the back - does it need a different contact adhesive?.
Hello 1967, Thanks pal! Foam color does not matter. Contact adhesive works on everything. Please keep liking and watching!
As long as you keep up the good work?!
Hello Sam, I hope I'm still good after a few more years. 43 so far and I'm getting tired. Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you for such a good video. Much appreciated. Since I am in Denmark, and I want to do it myself on my old Land Rover, I've taken the headliner out of the car, and taken off the old material, plus the foam. The precious owner (I recently bought the car) used spray glue which of course did nothing good, and then staples. I could take off the foam and the staples with no problem, but the styropor (the firm plate) is super sticky. It's a bit like the spray glue kind of semi melted the top of the styropor surface a little bit, if that makes sense.
Should I clean this stickyness off, before I spray new glue on with my spraygun, or not?
And if I should remove the stickyness, what to use, so I avoid dissolving the styropor?
Really could use an advice for this from a professional like you.
Much appreciated.
Kind regards,
Redfox.
Hello Redfox in Denmark, I would remove the stickiness the best you can. I use mineral spirits to remove glue without damaging the styro. I hope this works for you. Please keep liking and watching!
Hey Rudy , I have a couple of sun visors that I need to change color on . I would accept black - my interior is gray - these are secondary visors. What can I dye them with ??
I used SEM ON MY PLASTIC INTERIOR panels
Thanks bunch
Hello Jeffrey, I see you can use SEM on vinyl and plastic, however, it will not work well for fabric-covered sun visors. I would just recover the visors in black, gray, or matching headliner fabric. Please keep liking and watching!
Yup, been putting off replacing it despite the new material sitting there. Question though, the new material has folds in it, should I iron it, can I iron foam, steam it maybe? Heat gun? Blow dryer? Just lay it out and wait?
Hello Francisco, Try steam, this works really well with wrinkled materials. Please keep liking and watching!
they have wire brush attachments for Sawzall
Hello Dean, Just be careful not to destroy the panel base. Please keep liking and watching!
You need a helper/apprentice to be doing that work man! Love the videos thanks for posting.
Hello Sound, In 43 years, I tried to get help exactly 2 times. Each one was a total disaster. SO, I am still a one man band and happy with a good reputation. Please keep liking and watching!
Your work is amazing! My headliner has fallen and I was wondering what if the headliner itself was deteriorating or broken what should I do whenever I come in counter in the future? Thanks đ
Hello Kevin, Oh no! My headliner fell and I can't get up! Thank you so much for saying so. I really appreciate it. With this headliner material, the foam goes bad and separates. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I was talking about the headliner board. What do I do about it if it comes apart in pieces? Where can I find a new replacement board?
@@kevinholbrook7174 Hello Kevin, Most headliner board has a shape to it. The only way to get a replacement would be from a junkyard. I have never done that. But what I have done is piece the pieces together and use tape. Then you could either fiberglass the backside or "Poor man's fiberglass" using burlap and wood glue. Please keep liking and watching!
I wish I had seen this a few days ago. I just helped a friend redo the headliner in his Volvo. We got a couple wrinkles in the corners, and also left a few small dents. We didnât let it dry for a day. Next time!
But as always, the pro makes it look easy. Itâs not.
Hello Auto, Well like I always say learning is doing! The next one is always better than he last one. Please keep liking and watching!
Do you know if on the four door crew cab pu if you have to take the front or rear glass out to get the headliner out being itâs so big? Awesome video Sir đđ
Hello Dave, Thank you so much! Oh, no. I would never do that. It take time, but they always go out the front passenger door. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I was just wondering, thanks for the reply đđ
do you have a video on how you do an roof liner that is made out of cloth with stitched seams.
Hello Gino, I have done that several times, but that was way before I had a CZcams channel. Please keep liking and watching!
Do you have any videos on old headliners with the ribs
Hello User, Sorry to say that I have not had that customer in the last two years that I have been making videos. The last one I did was a 1966 T-Bird. Please keep liking and watching!
At the factory we don't have time we have a work sheet with an amount of time on to put in the headliner so its wacked on and shoved in so we can finish the interior â¤đđđ˘đŽđ đ
Hello Geoffrey, Yep, never buy a car that was made on a Friday right? Please keep liking and watching!
I'm trying my luck with black vinyl for headliner. I'm using a drill with hard bristles (might be quicker). I've got a 2000 bmw 323i and a 1994 sierra k1500 that need this job done.
Hello Pg, Good luck with that! Vinyl is very unforgiving. Headliner fabric is much better on the curves. Be extra careful using your drill on the '94 GMC truck headliner since the headliner itself is made from a very loose fiberglass insulation. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery thanks for the tip. You're right. I've watched other videos and since this is my first time doing it I'm going to play it safe I have to buy foam for the vinyl anyway. May as well get a headliner and go with that. I'm having trouble finding the glue in the blue and white can. All home depot and Lowe's has is the red can by the same manufacture. You think that's ok to use? What's the difference? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
@@pg9112471 Hello Pg, Good choice with the headliner fabric. Really any contact adhesive will do. Even from the big box store. Go for it! please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery thanks again you have yourself a loyal subscriber.
I have a1959 apache In pieces no electrical, brake pedals, booster, master cylinder, brake lines, upholstery , instrument cluster, seat belts etc. It's sitting on a v6 chevy Sonoma truck frame from mid to early 2000's. It has suspension bags on all four corners. A 350 engine with transmission attached. It's got wheels and tires, new brakes on all four corners. Anyway I thought it was a deal I paid $6000 for it last year on my birthday. It's going to be a project for my retirement in a decade or so. I can do everything on it except upholstery. I purchased a paff straight stitch to do upholstery in 2016 but haven't used it yet to do any real work. It is industrial grade and sews through many layers of vinyl but the stitch length is a tad small. 4.5mm if I remember right. I need like a 5.5 or a 6mm stitch. I purchased a roller foot and a dog set with plate for piping. I will go through your videos to learn from a master. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
@@pg9112471 Hello Pg, Thanks for the sub, I really appreciate it. Wow, that is a steal for 6k! I think you will do just fine on your '59 Apache. It sounds like you are well on your way. For the sewing experience, just keep going! Learning is doing. Thank you for all the good news, I love it. Please keep liking and watching!
Would a electrical gun and a nylon wheel work too you do good work by the way
Hello Lee, Thank you very much! Any kind of wheel will load up with foam and glue in seconds and become ineffective and ruined. Also can damage the headliner base. Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks for Quick reply I know youâre a busy Dude proceed sir proceed Iâll keep watching your flickas thanks again
@@leesalazar1049 Hello Lee, Yep, yep so busy, but not too busy for you! Please keep liking and watching!
Thank god mine is a two seater pickup truck, that defoaming could take days.
Hello Francisco, I think you will do just fine with your truck interior. Please keep liking and watching!
could you use a air die grinder with a wire wheel cup on it ?
Hello J, I guess you could, but I wouldn't. Not only would it shred the soft fiberglass headliner base and destroy it, but the wire wheel will load up in seconds from the foam and old glue. Please keep liking and watching!
Can you use a circular fiber brush on electrical grinder?
Hello Sam, I guess you could, but I wouldn't and never have. Too risky for damage. Please keep liking and watching!
Not worried about price but how do I get a custom fabric to work right with foam or can you give advice on foam
Hello Kenny, The easiest fabric would be headliner fabric which has the stretch and foam added already. You could use 1/8" - 1/4" foam. Make sure the fabric that you are using is not to thin as the glue will soak through. Be sure the fabric has a very good stretch. Please keep liking and watching!
Can I use the Red contact adhesive instead of yhe blue can?
Hello Leon, Yep, as long as it is contact adhesive. Please keep liking and watching!
Is there any smaller can than 1 gallon for the contact adhesive you use? Not finding any online. About how much would you use for one headliner for a truck? How about using the spray can version of this particular contact adhesive? I have one headliner to do. Don't need a gallon or 5 gallons.
Hello Kristy, I think I have seen quart can contact adhesive at the big box stores. I might spray out 1/2 quart for a headliner. Please keep liking and watching!
Great videos! I've got a 64 and 65 F series Ford trucks. The 64 has no headliner and the 65 has a after market cardboard liner that's warped from moisture. I really don't want to buy an aftermarket piece of crap. What do you do or what do you suggest? Thanks
Hello John, I can see your beginning a collection of trucks! If the board is flat and your concerned about warpage, I would try 1/8 inch ABS plastic or Melamine wood. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery Thanks for the advice. I'd thought of using plastic but wasn't sure it would work. Even though the cardboard headliner is warped I should be able to use it as a template. It's getting cold here in Wisconsin but I was still outside doing rust replacing on the 65. Thanks for responding!:)
@@johnwesner3935 Hello John, You're so welcome! I hope it works out for you. Yep, Rust=bad. Please keep liking and watching!
Wonder if a nylon wire wheel on a grinder would be faster
Hello Kristian, You can try, but I know it would not be faster or better. A wire wheel can destroy the base of the headliner. Also the wire brush will be loaded with old glue and foam in seconds. Please keep liking and watching!
It looks like you're not worried about getting glue n your sewing table or machine platform. Do you have to clean dried glue once in a while?
Hello Lloyd, Sometimes when spraying glue on my table, I will cover it with an old blanket beforehand. I have not cleaned my table in three years. I keep telling myself that I am going to repaint it. Just sayin'. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I am really enjoying your videos and recognize quality work.
@@LloydRogers-px9vf Hello Lloyd, Thank you so much! If you are a car guy, you might enjoy seeing 44 years of my work or and even million-dollar and one-of-a-kind cars at: Rudolphsupholstery.com Please keep liking and watching!
what is the headliner board made from? it looks like fiberglass.
Hello Ram, depending on the manufacturer, some were made of cardboard, like Ford, and some were made of this layered fiberglass like GM cars of the 1980's to 2000's. Please keep liking and watching!
Sir how many ounces of glue does it take to do a youkon headliner or a crew cab truck?
Hello Leom, I would say for a large headliner, between 1-2 quarts of glue would be used. Please keep liking and watching!
When installing a phantom top do you also put phone on the sidewalls As well as the top roof
Foam not phone
Hello Abc, Yes, I would fully pad the top for a Phantom top. Please keep liking and watching!
Rudy I have not done a headliner yet. Is the base material plastic or some sort of cardboard? If it's plastic can we use a pressure washer to remove the od foam?
Thanks,
Phillip Hall
Hello Phillip, All cars and trucks are different. There is no real standard to what the base headliner panel is made of. I have seen, foam, cardboard, fiberboard, soft fiberglass insulation, and aftermarket plastic. I cannot imagine using a pressure washer to remove foam. I have always stripped the foam as you see me doing it in the video. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery
Thanks for sharing your experience with me and others and thank you for this video and answering my question.
PS I am now officially a customer of KEYSTON Bros. (all signed in and approved !) Thank you for recommending their materials and products!
Phillip Hall
@@PhillipHall01 Hello Phillip, You are so welcome! I love hearing good news like this! Sounds like you're on your way! Later you may be eligible for the Rudolph's University of advanced upholstery. Hehe. Please keep liking and watching!
Can you use a material that doesnât have a foam backing
Hello Michael, You could, but I wouldn't. The foam backing smooths everything out. It's better just to go ahead and use real headliner material. Please keep liking and watching!
I started driving in the 80s and everyone had to have a 70s Monte Carlo. I think they forgot to glue the headliners on those things. The good thing was every gas station around had headliner screw pins in all sorts of colors and shapes. The owner would put his headliner up but while driving around with a carload of idiots the artistic ones would make cool designs with all the pins. Bedazzling wasn't just for ugly sweaters. The main thing is to do like he said because the glue not only came loose on the material it lost the bond on the deteriorated foam too. I don't think I've seen a headliner newer than 85 but the foam turns to dust. The foam was the problem in the first place.
Hello William, You are absolutely right about the foam being the problem. Please keep liking and watching!
The advisory about the canned spray glue is something I have experienced first hand , the only good thing I can say is that its good for small arts and crafts jobs not the headliner đ
Hello Sean, Well we do learn don't we? Now we know. Please keep liking and watching!
Wonder how a da sander would work with 80 grit on foam removal.
Hello To, I know... Were not sanding dry paint here. You would be sanding gooey foam that would immediately clog the sandpaper. Not only that but if you were doing this loose fiberglass base headliner board, you would destroy it in seconds. Just sayin' Hehe Please keep liking and watching!
What was that about bmw headliner foam? I'm looking at this vid in anticipation of doing something about a bmw headliner. Not liking the sound of sticky syrupy mess...I might have to get creative if that happens to be the case and think up some HD method to deal with a HD problem.
Hello Papa, Yes it has bee my experience the the glue used is a real mess and does not remove easily. Just so you know. Please keep liking and watching!
If the headliner is cracked how do you repair it?
I haven,t removed the foam yet to keep its shape.
Hello Daryl, I think your can can repair the backside with fiberglass or also with what I call poor mans fiberglass using burlap and wood glue. Please keep liking and watching!
Vehicle is a second gen Dodge ['94-'02] extended cab. Was that a 1996??? I believe that Dodge interior color was "Driftwood". Headliner fabric you used was Keyston #AC1971 "Dk Sand". It looks like a very light color to be named "Dark Sand". Did you redo the visors also ? Because they totally match the color!!! Did that color match the Dodge seats and doors?? Keyston also has a "Lt. Driftwood" color - I wonder about this color matching the Dodge Driftwood interior - have you used it?
Hello David, I did not do the visors. Usually what I do is take my Keyston headliner sample card out to the vehicle, decide on the closest color. It really is that simple. Like I always say, it's not rocket science. Hehe. Please keep liking and watching!
I need from beginning and how to remove the interior light just a girl re storing my truck
Hello Natalie, What I do is just start pulling and prying, usually the removal process reveals itself. Please keep liking and watching!
Any techniques for repairing broken headliner boards?
Hello Naj, Tape 'Em, Glue 'Em! Just do what you need to do the repair them. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery Thank you! Love your videos by the way. Looking forward to the next one.
@@naj87528 Hello Naj, Thank you so much for saying so! I really appreciate it. PLease keep liking and watching!
Would a small wire wheel on the cordless drill work faster to remove the old foam?
Hello B, You can do that if you want to. I would be afraid of damaging the backing panel. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery thanks for the great videos!, can you explain what the problem is with the spray adhesive made by a certain company in Minnesota?, thanks !
@@b.powell3480 Hello B, The "Three Men" spray adhesives are unreliable as they never cure. They remain sticky and gooey. I would never use them. Please keep liking and watching!
Right right I tried it once and my garage took all the light off went back with 1in foam and why no that's some buttons made just put them whatever I thought they look good it worked out pretty good I'm no professional I'm just a DIY
Hello Kent, What ever works right? Please keep liking and watching!
I guess I fell asleep, did you glue fabric to foam?
Hello Roller, Yep, lazy day. Look back and you'll see I applied foamed back headliner material. Please keep liking and watching!
Did the 1930,40,50 two to tone trucks have a headliner when I was bullcatching we use old layland hippos and chieftaines 43 model Toyotas didn't even have roof and rhey where all 6 wheel drive â¤đđđ˘đŽđ đ
Hello Geoffrey, Yep, your absolutely right! And we used to have to walk uphill both ways in the snow... Hehe Please keep liking and watching!