Homemade headliner?

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

I'm fixing up an 85 Caddy Eldorado to sell. I am basically fixing all the little "biach" problems with it and then putting her up for sale, the car was given to me, so there is no lost money until I actually start to do things besides clean it and remove faulty parts.

THAT BEING SAID....

THe headliner- including the hard backing is totally shot. I removed it today, it fell apart in my hands.

Has anyone made their own headliner? Or is it best just to find an OEM part?

I am thinking of buying 1/2" foam sheeting, cutting out trenches in it to hide the imperfections in the roof when I adhere the sheeting, and then covering that that up with 1/4 inch foam sheeting, to cover the gaps I may have between the 1/2" foam and the trim parts. Then, to top it off, I'd cover that with Beige microsuede like material I have laying around (free).

Any suggestions? THis needs to be as cheap as possible, I'm looking to make as much as possible on selling this car, my labor means basically nothing.

Thanks in advance!

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Sounds decent.

Hell, all I have for a "headliner" is a single piece of plasic over the cab, and none behind the front windows //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

I tried that once, it was a total pain in the ***. 3M '357' adhesive was a major letdown, and I had a hell of a time fitting the pressboard backing back into it's oem fitment once I got everything tacked into place.

If you're going to do it, don't leave the pressboard out to warp.

You can pick up headliner material at a Jo-Ann fabric, IIRC.

 

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

Sounds decent.
Hell, all I have for a "headliner" is a single piece of plasic over the cab, and none behind the front windows //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Man, I wish I had a cargo van.

 

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

I tried that once, it was a total pain in the ***. 3M '357' adhesive was a major letdown, and I had a hell of a time fitting the pressboard backing back into it's oem fitment once I got everything tacked into place.
If you're going to do it, don't leave the pressboard out to warp.

You can pick up headliner material at a Jo-Ann fabric, IIRC.

My pressboard is toast. That is my problem.

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

I was just preparing an edit //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Maybe glassing a mould is the way to go?

 

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

Got the suff today! It's 1/2 carpet underlayment, a 6x12' slab of it. I also got 1/4" underlayment to finish it off, and 3M Super 77 spray adhesive. Will post pics of the progress when I start putting it in.

Total cost: $40

Prospective labor investment: 40 hours (LOLCOPTER!)

 

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

Got the suff today! It's 1/2 carpet underlayment, a 6x12' slab of it. I also got 1/4" underlayment to finish it off, and 3M Super 77 spray adhesive. Will post pics of the progress when I start putting it in.

Total cost: $40

Prospective labor investment: 40 hours (LOLCOPTER!)

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

dp for teh win