hi gang,newbie here,i need some help and im told this is the place to go.i have a 2-door sedan 1954 belair im installing a headliner in it and could use some advice.i read a few articles on here for headliner but they dont seem to really answer my problem im having.i have the headliner in the car hanging there and i have it stapled in the front middle by the winshield about 20 inches aross and same for the back glass.my question is were do you go from there?there seems to be alot of different answers everyone has so i guess im looking for someone who actually did one for a 2-door 53 or 54 chev.do i continue along the front,or contiunue along the back or some say got to the door and do above there first and some say go do the rear side glass first???so you see im not sure what steps to take next and next and next..so any help would be soooooo great!!!thank you so much.
I've never done one but I would start at the front and go back. That way if you don't get it just right at least the part you see all the time should be nice and tight Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
I might be wrong, but I think the headliners on those were held in place by the windshield and the back glass.
do a search here: 1954 Chevy headliner???????? and online: http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/head...al-146600.html
They staple in. In the factory in the late 60's we did the front first then the back. Spooned in the sides. Be sure you have it centered. Be sure the listing rods are in the proper holes. Don't over stretch it. Good luck ! We were running 55 cars an hour then and you did every sixth car. One day a week you got the station wagon every twelveth car.
I just glued the edges of mine after hanging it up on the bows. From there, I trimmed the front and back, and then put the windshield/rear trim over it. On the sides, I think you buy windlace to go around. I'm thinking of just buying a few strips of the lowrider type dingle balls and using that as windlace...good luck you'll get used to it. I watched a video on youtube to help me, there are a few up regarding bowed headliner. Really very simple once you get a hang of it. Oh, and a tip. If you need to put on anything like coat hooks, put just the screw in. Then, feel around for it after the headliner is all glued/tacked. then, take a knife or scissors and make a small cut (small!) and then put it around the screw. Bam, you have your cut spots for coat hooks, dome lights, sun visors, etc. PM me if you need help.
A while back Thommyknocker asked this about his 51(I think) on a thread called upholstery a beginners journey, some of us trimmers helped him thru the headliner and other parts . Look that up and if it isn't enough you can p.m me. The process is the same. Good luck Jack. By the way headliners scare lots of folks ,but they aren't that hard. Normally take me about 3 hours.
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