I've watched a couple of videos about this and I like your method the best. I'm going to redo my headliner. Thanks for the info. Good video.

Nice job Kevin. i have replaced a few headliners and the results are worth the effort

Great job. I hope you do another video on the old style head liner. You are a great teacher.

Thank you for this video, I was able to do my on headliner and it looks Great . Please keep making videos

Couple of things. . . You probably won't get little spots of adhesive on the face side of the fabric if you don't check for tackiness and then use the same gloves to smooth the fabric onto the headliner. Also, I think I'd have gone ahead and folded over the entire 2" or so of extra fabric and trimmed the excess edge after gluing it to the back of the headliner plastic. Probably doesn't matter, but I'd personally feel more confident doing it that way. The way you did it, I foresee a risk of cutting closer to the headliner than I'd want to and ending up with an uneven back edge. I'm impressed with the quality ethic, though! I always pay as much attention to the details that nobody else will see as the ones everybody will see and I appreciate it when other people demonstrate that attention to detail. Nicely done.

I wish you did it on a headliner board that wasn't perfectly flat but I still really like your strategy of going super slow unlike everyone else on KZfaq because I really don't want to ruin my fabric.

Thanks for the info. I'm going to tackle this type of thing very soon

Seems like the best option for me to listen to your video, Thanks

did this with sub box fabric on a custom cover for my 67 mustang rear speaker mount area that covers the trunk between the seats and the rear window.

Great video. Just wanted to see how they do it cause I'm getting someone to redo my head liner in my 96 Honda Civic EX.

Simply EXCELLENT DISPLAY!

The flat headliners are fairly easy. The curved ones are a bit more difficult. Especially if they have that crappy foam glued to them. I remember the first time I went into a fabric store to buy material, the old ladies gave me the stink eye until I fully explained what I was going to do. Guys didn't go to fabric stores back then. I took my wife with me every time after that. Not a problem these days.

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The best way I have found to do these is to fold the fabric over to completely cover the other half, then spray glue over the both exposed surfaces completely, and you will not run out of glue and have to reapply. Eliminates any need for paper to cover the "face" side.

In the past I would trim the extra after rolling it over so I would have enough to grip

Like your show. Thanks for the knowledge, and doing it right.

This was a pleasure to watch. Thank you. M.

definitly going to change my head line fabric on my 2008 dodge charger rt. the kids kinda messed it up with finger prints plus i been wanting to change it out for years

Kevin is awesome!

In addition to hand smoothing the fabric onto the substrate, I would use a short napped paint roller on the fabric to insure a complete bond.

I like when this guy explains the DIYs

I'm getting ready to do this to my 78 Camaro, and my question is the ABS head liner board is flat, how does it mold its self in the car? Also what year and model did that light come out of??? Thanks

I'm not sure what is in the Eastwood Pre-paint and Prep, but be very careful when putting acetone on ABS because acetone will dissolve ABS. If you have a textured dashboard that is ABS and clean it with acetone, you will no longer have a textured dashboard, but just a dashboard.

Very informative and professional. Thanks.

Do you use the same gloves all the way from Pre-paint Prep to the Adhesive spray / touch for tacky and pressing the fabric down?

Hi Kevin! Thanks for this video. I have a question for you. I have an airstream camper that has a carpet like substance on the walls and would like to cover with upholstery fabric. Do you think this adhesive you used would work for me?

Would have bin nice to have seen it installed.

With some speaker box wrapping techniques one might even be able to wrap those sun visors properly without visible seams.

Hey when your starting to apply the head liner fabric on to the base you can also use a small paint roller that is like 5 inches wide and you can reach under the fabric and push it like that instead of using your hand that could put a wrinkle in the head liner fabric.

Recently replaced a vinyl ,bow type, headliner, I used 3M spray adhesive which is already starting to bleed through. Any recommendation for an adhesive that will not bleed through vinyl?

Where do you get the abs sheets? I’d like to get some for door panel backing boards

i was waiting for the installation

I have not done this before but am considering it because I'm a DIYer. Is there a paper template for the shape of the headliner or did you just use a tape measure? The car has no headliner to use as a template. Thanks!

I was hoping you would put it in the car. Where do you get a ABS plastic headliner for an older camaro?

Is that resurfacer good to use on a factory sun visor for say a 2010 Chevy impala?

great job Kevin but was I the only one wanting to see how you made those interior trim panels? Were any Snuggies sacrificed for the Sled?

“Take advantage of your buddy” hahahaha

And he got it right after seven times! Great!! Use a 2"x2' tube to roll and make sure the surfaces are compressed to stick.. or it is going to drop down soon and do it all again!

Is one can of spray adhesive enough to complete a headliner install?

well explained

my headliner board got soaked so bad, that it's no good.. or it seems to be incredibly thin.. What do you suggest? Thanks in advance..

Doesn't using the same pair of gloves touching the face side after testing for "tackiness" transfer some adhesive to the side you don't want to? EDIT: Commented before hearing your surface prep method of removing that occasional adhesive

Where can I get a headline board for a 1989 Buick Lesabre

how many cans did you use on the headlindiner?

Nice video

On a sunny day, cars can reach over 100' fh. Are you confident that carpet adhesive can withstand those conditions?

bristels for brushing horses are much softer. you might want one ore two of those. ore maybe eastwood can sell them.

You use fabric with foam or without foam?

I'm watching Eastwood so I can get the job done right ✔

Thank you :)

Does this work for foam

Kevin RoCKS!!!!

What's the thickness of the abs plastic?

I have seen some other videos on headliners and all of them add a foam in between the fabric anc the headliner. is this needed?

Where can I get that same ABS sheet of plastic? Any input from anybody would be appreciated!

Well done, but how do I get the old headliner (solid one piece) out of a 4 door Silverado???

A J roller, or even a broom handle can make working with contact adhesives and fabrics much easier. Even using some sort of caul and a deadblow hammer and a caul/sacrifical surface, to compress surfaces together helps a ton. Cause most contact adhesives work by bonding to themselves. Not so much the specific materials your using.

Kevin, prep that ABS with Acetone, tell me what happens... (caution: don't do this, acetone dissolves ABS. Even for a quick wipe down, it can deform the surface and that plastic sheet looks pretty thin!)

What if my car doesn’t have the headliner backing? It seems like my car just has foam and cloth.

no foam backing?

Okay so I have installed about 6 headliners successfully. However I recently botched a job due to the deep recesses in the fiberboard frame. So I have a new headliner that needs to be removed so I can attempt a second install. Any hints on the process?

7:15 "Shake it til your balls rattle" PHRASING!

shouldnt you maybe spray the backside edges before you trim the excess so your work surface doesnt get sprayed with glue?

How many people do you usually have for filming? This one seems to be just KT? I'm working on a video build log for my vehicle and its all self filmed with a tripod. Seems to make everything take twice as long but its coming out good. Anyhow, thanks for being an inspiration Eastwood, loving your products each time I try them. Your right about the interior, I've had to most fun with the interior on my previous car than another part. and oh yeah i shake till my balls rattle too.

I want to purchase plastic resurfacer but it is not available in tan, only black

Just did my first attempt and it is way harder than it looks. Go extremely slow and find some good adhesive and watch the video a couple of times. Just used autozone headliner adhesive and it did a poor job. I let it sit for like a few minutes and it didn’t even stick most of the new headliner.

When rolling the fabric from the middle, its too bad you didnt have a long cardboard tube the exact size of the fabric to help roll it evenly. ; )

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6:55 - making your bed 101

Ouch ! Sounds painful.

Is this guy related to Jack Black?

Appears that having three people would be optimal ....

that is not the right glue.. nice video so

I really liked the video however it seems like the experts always include processes that are not available to everyone. Not everyone has a sand blaster for plastic laying around the house.

Nice job of going slow and showing all the small steps. Suggestion: next time use blue gloves so we can see your fingers working.

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Shake till your balls rattle 👍don't forget to shake the can aswell 😎

after you have made sure you have enough material, use clothes pins to hold it in place.

One BIG thing that really bothers me about this whole video (and this is only one of them) is that he keeps pressing, rolling or spraying glue out of the can with his hands and not cleaning them off or getting new gloves before touching the shown surface. Right after applying the glue he goes and touches a shown faux SUEDE material. I don't know if you guys have ever worked with that stuff but glue sticks to it like shit on velcro and will not, WILL NOT come off. Even if he's not using that material, you shouldn't spray glue out of a can and then go and touch the shown side. That's just a recipe for restart. I've seen Kevin do some nice work, but this has to be one of the worst explanations on how to do it

It says how to install headliner WTF?

I can pay for u to make me one

You're using carpet adhesive? Sounds like a BIG mistake to me! You need to use a high temperature paint otherwise when the sun heats up the roof and then the headlining, the glue gives up...

your technique created wrinkles for my headliner. good video minus application of headliner. regret watching.. there are other videos that show the right way to do it.

Hes movement gives my anxiety.. smh

Spray, spray, fabric, no install. Wasted time, I can't get back. Dang!

TAKE PRIDE IN YOUR WORK...PLZ

Why replace the fabric? Strip it down. Remove the old crust foam and just paint it

Bull ship..I need to demonstrate on a headliner not a flat plastic board

Truck is unwatchable since losing you.

"Shake it till your balls rattle." LOL!