Reinstalling cloth headliner

[Dartnewbie]

My headliner is all wrinkled and whoever put it in did a very poor job. I am trying to reinstall it to make it look better. It was not hooked over either the front or rear window and just tucked under the gaskets. I have removed the back window to start tucking it on the little teeth to hold it in place. Any advice on getting and keeping the wrinkles out? I will also be doing this by myself so any tips on doing it with one person would be helpful as well. Thanks!!

 

[ken5124]

I used contact cement to hold the middle , front and back , then worked outwards from those points.. There is a good article by Ron Fryer, http://www.upholster.com/auto/headliners-installation.html

I brushed the contact cement onto both surfaces, let it set for about 20 minutes, then carefully put it into place.. I did not use any cement on the sides, just the points from the teeth and the inside molding hold it in place on the sides.
A hair dryer to warm up the vinyl works well when streching.

Hope that helps!

 

[Burntorange70]

Here is another good rite up.

http://www.restorick.com/tech/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5


Put it out in the sun and let it get hot. It will stretch way better like that and help get all the wrinkles out when you pull it tight.

 

[Burntorange70]

Also I used a wooden paint stiring stick to push the headliner on to the teeth under the wether striping front and back.