Another Black Suede Headliner Installed
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Black Suede Headliner Installed
I did my Black Suede headliner yesterday. (It's Black, Honest, I just can't get a good photo of this material for some reason. I guess the "Auto" setting isn't the best choice for this. lol)
I installed it today.
Painted the Trim pieces with some GM Ebony, but the match is Off, so I will go Match up another color and respray the A and B Pillars. The trim pieces on the headliner are good enough since the don't butt up to a factory oem interior panel.
Was a B*tch installing this Non stretch suede material, do yourself a Big Favor and go to an Auto interior supply house and get one that has S T R E T CH to it.
I had to place a Fold in the back there was no way around it with all the curves and form fitting humps and bumps in our headliners.
I will get another headliner and redo it next year.
After FIGHTING the material, I sadly scrapped the embossed Spinder I made.
The Visors are going out to a Auto Trim Shop, letting the Pro's Sew them up in Black, Maybe Leather, to Match my seats.
Now I gotta scrub down the interior panels after sitting in my open trailer for a month while doing the sound deadening they are filthy, I just gave them a quick wipe down as I installed them with a damp papertowel.
I installed it today.
Painted the Trim pieces with some GM Ebony, but the match is Off, so I will go Match up another color and respray the A and B Pillars. The trim pieces on the headliner are good enough since the don't butt up to a factory oem interior panel.
Was a B*tch installing this Non stretch suede material, do yourself a Big Favor and go to an Auto interior supply house and get one that has S T R E T CH to it.
I had to place a Fold in the back there was no way around it with all the curves and form fitting humps and bumps in our headliners.
I will get another headliner and redo it next year.
After FIGHTING the material, I sadly scrapped the embossed Spinder I made.
The Visors are going out to a Auto Trim Shop, letting the Pro's Sew them up in Black, Maybe Leather, to Match my seats.
Now I gotta scrub down the interior panels after sitting in my open trailer for a month while doing the sound deadening they are filthy, I just gave them a quick wipe down as I installed them with a damp papertowel.
Last edited by American & Proud; Sep 12, 2011 at 10:12 PM.
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Nice effect. What did you use for adhesive? I spotted the can of adhesive but could not tell what the brand is (I have a can of it around here somewhere I think). But can't remember the brand.
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The Glue is- DAP Weldwood Contact Adhesive
Landau Top and Trim HHR Solvent Type Spray Grade
Yup the can actually has "HHR" on it.
(Industrial Grade)
OrangeWhip hooked me up with 2 gallons.
The local auto trim supply house sells it in 5 gallon cans only. About a hundred bucks for the 5.
1 gallon cans are available if you can find a local supplier that carrys them.
I didn't even use up a gallon so if your only doing yours 1 gallon is plenty.
Used a cheap harbor freight auto spray gun to apply it. I sprayed 3 coats for a good even coverage.
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As in my first post - " After FIGHTING the material, I sadly scrapped the embossed Spinder I made. "
I have it sitting in my trailer, I may use it when I get a different material with some Stretch to it.
Had I used it with this suede material, and forced the material down in between the legs near the body I thought the force of the foam would have popped it all loose in a short time.
After I bought this material at a sewing store, I remembered a local Automotive supply house that has a huge warehouse full of auto and marine grade interior material tools and other supplies. I will buy my next choice in headliner material there.
They literially have hundreds of choices and a staff that knows what each materials use is for in auto and marine applications, I saw headliner material that looked like alligator, ostrich, and anything you can imagine.
The choices are pretty much endless at this place.
This will work for now, but I will be replacing it next Summer with something unique. Hopefully I can use the spider then or something else I decide to make.
I have it sitting in my trailer, I may use it when I get a different material with some Stretch to it.
Had I used it with this suede material, and forced the material down in between the legs near the body I thought the force of the foam would have popped it all loose in a short time.
After I bought this material at a sewing store, I remembered a local Automotive supply house that has a huge warehouse full of auto and marine grade interior material tools and other supplies. I will buy my next choice in headliner material there.
They literially have hundreds of choices and a staff that knows what each materials use is for in auto and marine applications, I saw headliner material that looked like alligator, ostrich, and anything you can imagine.
The choices are pretty much endless at this place.
This will work for now, but I will be replacing it next Summer with something unique. Hopefully I can use the spider then or something else I decide to make.
