What my dad did was sprayed that rock textured paint right on the backer board and it looked good. Didn't use material

Try some fibreglass resin on the molded backing prior to glue... It stiffens up the job and helps with the glue going off... I was told this by a mate after I did mine...

I did this exact job last summer! I was lucky to find some original material. One benefit from living in the Midlands! Great video Mike.

Great job Mike, a great inspiration to us all. Best wishes from Yorkshire Rob.

Awesome - I've got to do this on my classic! Been putting it off for a year since I took the headliner out. at least these a manageable size panels - The classic one's one piece. and this is an LWB - so even bigger.

Good job, Regards from Germany

My old man used to say that you can't make strawberry jam out of shit. You've done a bloody good job with the materials at hand.

Good job Mike.

Thanks for the tips! I just took my headliner out this week for restoration. Hope I can make it as nice as, or nicer than yours. Kind of a tricky project!

Looks good mike, even the sunroof outline looks factory, i don’t think any one will notice any imperfections in that.

I have done one or two headliners and door panels.. the trick is go a bit overkill with the glue.. and use a heat gun or a hairdryer to speed up in the corners..

Looks good compared to what you started with. Making a series headlining and trimming one out from scratch using 4mm ply is a similar pain in the bum. Keep up the good work. Definite improvement over what it was.

Yay. Two things. 1. The marine industry became enamoured with foam-backed-vinyl as it could be applied directly to the GRP inside as it covers all kinds of lumps and bumps. But as you are finding, a decade on almost every letter to PBO in the uk was about how to fix the dropped lining. It is usual to use spray on contact adhesive on foam backed vinyl which may explain the hap-hazard patterns you found. 2. In the heads (bog / bathroom to septics) on my boat the previous owner had applied foam backed lining to green plastic tiles (which had been fitted really well but look horrid, great in the 70s when she was built). I stripped away the foam vinyl and was left with glue on the tiles, this can be removed if rubbed with a finger, but I think my skin will give before the heads are finished. I never thought to use a grit pad on the grinder, that will allow me to clean them right up. 3. (bonus). You have inspired me with your plastic spraying of mouldings and if I can find a good hard wearing white I reckon that will look good on the tiles, I was going to use flotech, but the cost is eye-watering and I've never been convinced it will work all that well. So, Thanks Mike, in a weird way, your Land Rover video from Quebec has inspired me to tackle a problem on my boat in North Wales.

Top tip; if your backer is a bit soft and flexible and wants to sag a bit what I do I mix some all weather PVA 50/50 with water. Lay your headliner board somewhere flat and absolutely saturate it with the solution and let it dry; your backer will be rock solid and stiff and won't bow or sag in the middle; this is what I do on all kinds of perished materials, it really works. Just be sure to use high quality pva like the stuff that you use to seal concrete

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I managed to get a LaSalle replacement headliner cheap. I paid a local Indy to install when he hit a slow week, but he let me know it was not a fun job

I think that priming with bodyprimer the board an then (when prime get dry), glue... i think that the board weren't too absorbent.

Hi mike Alec (from gods county ) asked lads at work best way to do head linings they do a fair few a year a few hundred for camper vans and motor homes, They said if your using old head boards don’t seal with glue spray pva sealer or spray varnish it’s cheaper way to go and you can do a couple of coats cheeped than using all your glue wait to dry then give them a light rub down with light paper also if your not using a vac system get a small steam gun to stretch your material and use 4 way stretch material hope this helps

Mike, if you need Genuine Ripple Grey headliner material, I have it available. Has a spun poly backing, so no foam rot.

Would be really great if you could post up the size of each material panel that was required, also did you need to thin the glue for spraying? I have used the rattle can ones in the past for seats but the only other contact glue I have used is the evostick type more like treacle. I'm a long way from doing this, when I took mine out the backing boards were a little damp so i will be inspecting the roof with care to find out if it was just condensation of a leak.

what was the glue you were using , headlining in landrovers are garbage its like those old pink wafer biscuits you used to get.

Hi Mike, A few videos back, you "experimented" with fibre glass. I wonder if you could make the head lining using fibre glass? Simon

I wonder if you could have used a vacuum bag to pull the fabric into place?

Nice job Doc, but I thought you were going to show us you vacuum method? Laters Johnny the Broadstairs hoveller

If you primed the head board first it might help.

You've probably said, but what brand / type of contact adhesive are you using here?