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I removed all of the old headliner material, and what's left is a very thin (beds sheet) fiberglass backing. It's very flimsy, and looks like applying a new headliner is going to be impossible... Any advice? Thanks
@@Confirm_selection Hello Confirm, If that is all you have to work with, the options stop. Just continue to the end? Maybe apply poor man's fiberglass to the backside. Burlap and wood glue. Please keep liking and watching!
Many years ago my wife and I covered a car headliner with wide wale corduroy. It turned out awesome, perfectly straight! its been over 35 years and needs to be redone again. The velvet just turned to dust. I'm dreading doing it again cause we're old people now and I'm not sure it's going to turn out as good as we did it before. Thank you for the video, I appreciate you!
43 yrs, a skilled craftsman, God I lament the eventual retiring of skilled men like you, there's just not enough new blood to fill your shoes. That goes for many skilled trades, my hat goes off to you, sir.
Hello TheRoad, Thank you for all of your wonderful kind words. I am trying for a few more good years. I have tried to legacy my trade but no takers... They would rather have a child like life. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery well thankfully between you and a few other skilled men on UA-cam, who don't time lapse their work, you few are blessing us with knowledge and giving us confidence to try our hands at this.
@@TheRoadhammer379 Hello The Road, Once I did a 60 Second UA-cam shorts of an interior restoration that really took me 5 weeks all within 60 seconds. Somebody complained that I didn't give enough information. Can you believe it? I time-lapse some of my videos instead of editing hours of work out of the video. If people get bored, they click off. Please keep liking and watching!
@@michaelcruz2652 Hello Michael, You can try if you want, But I believe the headliner panel is too fragile and could easily get damaged. Besides the old foam would clog any sandpaper you are using. This is how we learn right? Sometimes from making mistakes. Please keep liking and watching!
Great video sir. For those people not in the business of repairing / restoring, seeing you do it by hand is very helpful and appreciated. But for those who might want to get into this line of work and don't have 40+ years experience, I would hope there's a tool or drill attachment that can help quicken the process. Thanks for making this and your other awesome videos.
Hello Dan, You are so welcome! This one was pretty tough, they are not all like that. A drill attachment could cause some damage and it would be strenuous to hold the weight of a drill during this time. I'll stick to old school scraping. Please keep liking and watching!
I’m watching all your videos now in 2024, after my Dad’s passing in 2019. He was an upholsterer since 15 years old till his passing at age 66! He was truly a very cool guy his whole life, & an awesome tradesman. I never was able to learn the trade due to us living in different states, but he did gift me a cool old PFAFF about a year before he left us, & didn’t get too far along on my training. Now I’m going to really give it a shot to learn it, & this reminds me so much of Dad. Thanks for your instructional videos sir. God bless.
Hello Big, Oh, those fond memories. I am so glad to hear about your interest in upholstery and my videos. I too started upholstery at 15 and am now 60. Please keep liking and watching!
After watching a dozen or so videos on headliner replacement, THIS video is the most informative tutorial on this repair. You calmy and succtinctly explain the procedure and techniques and potential pitfalls based on your 40 yrs of experience. I will be tackling this job once the weather is a bit warmer near me, and will be using your video as a guide. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us all. Wishing you a Happy Holiday and a Happy New Year!
Hellp Peeler, You are so welcome! Thank you so much for all of you wonderful kind words. I really appreciate what you said. Happy holidays to you all as well. Please keep liking and watching!
That looks great Rudy! I’ve done hundreds of headliners over the last 31 years. And I’ve done it the same way you showed. Except I use a wheel wire brush on my drill to remove the old foam. Then I use a wire brush to clean it off smooth clean. It is messy. I’ve used the same glue and spray gun. I installed it back immediately in the vehicle after I’m done . To replace a headliner on a Jetta with Sun roof is very tedious. Thanks for the video and keep posting more. I enjoy watching!! Ed
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise! I’ve done some interior work on my VW bug and my 50 Chevy hot rod and while it’s not rocket science it takes a lot of experience to get good. I’ve subscribed. And hello from Idaho!
@@dukesgarage Hello Idaho Duke, Thank you for the sub, I really appreciate it! I always say that upholstery is 10% knowledge, 90% technique. Technique is learned over time. I think you will do just fine with your VW and '50 Chevy. Please keep liking and watching!
I get what you're saying about pricing. I get customers asking,..."Can you do it cheaper"? My response is, "Cheap things are of no value, and valuable things aren't cheap!" I've learned a great deal from your videos....Thank you.
Hello BM, You are so welcome! I hope my videos can be helpful to you. When a customer askes me if I can do it cheaper, I ask them, "Are you asking me to make less money?" Then you should see the look on their faces. Hehe. I have had people ask me if I price match. I laugh and tell them "I am not an item on a Walmart shelf." Haha! Please keep liking and watching!
I did this same process in my 79 Trans Am. Did this when I restored the interior back in 2007 and still holding up to this day. If you want a headliner to hold up it's always better to start a new. DAP makes their Weldwood contact adhesive in an aerosol for you folks that want to spray on the adhesive but don't own an air compressor. Great video.
Hello Robert, After 27 years, I thought I would do something different so I opened and worked in a Chinese factory for two years. I came back in 2009 to a bad economy then remembered where I was making the most money? Why, it was doing upholstery. Well, here I am writing to you 44 years after my start. You can see my bio here: www.rudolphsupholstery.com/rudolph-s-virtual-museum Please keep liking and watching!
Tio Rudolph, you’re a legend. I’m restoring a 52 Chevy Deluxe and you have every video I need to reupholster its interior on my own. Appreciate your work sir 🫡 God bless you and much love from Cali🌴
Hello Renteria in Cali, I love hearing good news like this. I think you will do just fine with your '52 Chevy. Thank you for you kind words. Please keep liking and watching!
Perfect timing and great video as always sir. Drove the truck today and I was sitting in the driveway looking up at where there should be a headliner. But all I see is where someone hacked the material out and left the old brown foam so it falls on me like brown snow while I'm driving. Louisiana with no a/c yet so windows down. That isn't going to wait for cooler temps, it's gotta go. Keep 'em coming and stay blessed.
I did my 77 Coupe Deville like this less than four years ago. It has already gone to powder & sagging! I am so rural I can only do mail order. My problem is avoiding garbage products on the market these days. This time I'm trying black poker table foam that appears pretty durable & some nice suede over that.
Thank you so much for your great instructions. This video inspired me to do the headliner in my 1996 Isuzu Hombre, which has been dangling on my head for years, and more recently creating a public nuisance by creating dangerous driving conditions! Thanks, you have probably saved a life or two! I did it in one day, and it really turned out well.
@@photondebuger45 Hello Photon, Yep, yours is another one! A very common problem. But we get them taken care of, don't we? Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery damn right, headliner and sun visors are coming soon to my truck here and these videos are a god send. My dad did this too eons ago too so I have his help too.
14:21 -- the most golden advice when it comes to headliners. I made the mistake of using "headliner adhesive" once. It's way too much work taking apart the car and removing the headliner to chance it to anything but else but contact cement. Anyone watching this just follow this piece of advice if nothing else.
Thank you for the video. My 17 yr. old daughter and I are going to use your video to do the headliner in her 89 Bronco. She wants to do the work with me so she has some skin in the game. 😊
Hello Dominic, You are so welcome! I love hearing good news like this. She will have a great satisfaction knowing that she took part in her new headliner. Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks for all the professional tips. I would have bet you would have used mineral spirits to remove the rest of the foam from the headliner, but I would have been wrong. ;-)
Hello Jd, You are so welcome! There was no more glue to remove from the headliner. However, there have been cases where there was glue left over to remove with mineral spirits. Please keep liking and watching!
Great video my friend. I used this technique on my 95 Dodge Ram truck and it looks great. I watch your videos over and over. Very entertaining and very informative. I think I'll make a log of all the techniques...lol!
Hello BM, Thank you so much! I love hearing good news like this. Remembering technique numbers are not that important. What it is, the lower the technique number, the more important it is. Please keep liking and watching!
BM, I just subscribed recently and I am watching and enjoying his videos too! I have a 96 Dodge Ram and this will be my very first headliner. It doesn't matter to me how long it takes because I want to do a good job foremost. But for learning purposes, how much time would you say you had in your Ram headliner? PS thank you oldschoolautoupholstery!!! Phillip Hall
@@PhillipHall01 Hello Phillip, You are so welcome! Welcome aboard! I'd say for a basic truck headliner, you should have it done in a few hours. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Lee, Thank you very much! Any kind of wheel will load up with foam and glue in seconds and become ineffective and ruined. Also can damage the headliner base. Please keep liking and watching!
It's nice to see what seems a tricky, hope-for-the-best project shown not to be "rocket science" by a (shall we say) "seasoned professional"? Thank you for the instruction. I hope there won't be a test of my grasp of the Technique numbers.
Hello Steven, You are so welcome! Remember that the number of the technique is not what's important. The lower the number the more important it is. Please keep liking and watching!
Hadn’t seen you on UA-cam and have been doing research for awhile on finding the best teacher for upholstery. Luckily I’m getting a Juki (junky) and found you that way. Im starting my upholstery journey and hope to have a business up and running here in the near future. Was going to sign up for a a course that teaches from the ground up. I wish you had a course, I definitely would give you my money. Thank you for your content hermano.
Hello Deested, Welcome aboard! My best advice is that when you get your sewing machine, just put it to work. Sew anything you can. No need to study a course or worse yet to be an apprentice. (1) Remember, learning is doing. (2) This is not rocket science. (3) Know that upholstery is 10% knowledge and 90% technique learned over time. I am sure you will do just fine in your new business. Lastly, be sure to watch this ua-cam.com/video/WOuzM5UPqM4/v-deo.html Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery Thank you for the advice. I’m sure you’ll see a bunch of me in the comments here in the near future. Just heard in your video that you are in Texas, will definitely be supporting another fellow Texan.
I’ve watched about 30 videos on this topic and you sir did absolutely amazing job demonstrating your process! I’ll be following your advice in my project 1986 R10 with suede headlining material! Thanks again
Hello Ms, Thank you so much for your support! You did what most people will not do. I really appreciate you. Thanks Richard Please keep liking and watching!
It may not be rocket science but it certainly takes time and effort. The process is very specific and we can understand why some headliners start sagging all over again. Some part of the process was skipped. I'd rather pay and get it done and this is perfect to know what questions to ask and what to expect from a professional service.
Hello Jezli, What I think is it really comes down to how much the person doing the work cares about the outcome and keeping the customer happy. Please keep liking and watching!
Just a few questions... Where do you get your materials? What kind of glue do you use? How do you apply it? What size tip/needle do you use? How often do you clean your gun? Do you thin the glue? How much do you charge to replace headliner? Just kidding. Really fantastic demonstration... thank you! I'm going to tackle the one in my truck soon. We really appreciate your videos!
Hello Joey, Is it ok to still say, OMG? Hehe. Thanks for rubbing me, it was good. I think you will do just fine with your truck. Please keep liking and watching!
Keep up the great videos mate! Really enjoy watching your highly skilled work even though i will never fix a headliner. Entertaining and relaxing viewing that i would watch every day.
Hello Sir, just checking in and wanted to tell you that it is nice to watch someone that cares about what they are doing, something that you don’t find very much of anymore. You do awesome work, almost makes me want to try my Suburban headliner, but I’m afraid if I tried it would cost me a trip to Texas to let you fix it 😝 love your videos 👍🏼
Hello Paul, Thank you so much for the kind words! I think you would do just fine with your Suburban headliner project. Please keep liking and watching!
!!!! Congrats to you Sir this is awesome too see great trade to be in takes time and money for tools knowledge ya make it look easy back in the 60,s and 70,s ther lots of you guys around not many left like mechanics were dying breed keep it up thks for sharing going to use this on my wiffee,s 54 International truck see how it goes keep ya posted oya got 28 Essex wood like to do head linner in it but has wooden ribs so not sure what kind of board too use for it any help wood be great thks again 😊
Hello 521, You are so welcome! I am sure you will do just fine on the '54 International. Now the '28 Essex is a whole nother animal. Please keep liking and watching!
The people who say you charge a lot, will understand why once they see your video on how labor intensive it is. Old saying, you get what you pay for! Love watching your videos
Hello Gino, Thanks pal! I know right? People just see the finished product. They don't witness the sausage being made. Please keep liking and watching!
I relined the headliner in my 04 Silverado extended cab hind sight is I should have made disassembly videos to remember where all parts go (example: small plastic bracket for the side door lock cover) because it rained almost everyday for two months. Had to do it outside.
Great videos! I've got a 64 and 65 F series Ford trucks. The 64 has no headliner and the 65 has a after market cardboard liner that's warped from moisture. I really don't want to buy an aftermarket piece of crap. What do you do or what do you suggest? Thanks
Hello John, I can see your beginning a collection of trucks! If the board is flat and your concerned about warpage, I would try 1/8 inch ABS plastic or Melamine wood. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery Thanks for the advice. I'd thought of using plastic but wasn't sure it would work. Even though the cardboard headliner is warped I should be able to use it as a template. It's getting cold here in Wisconsin but I was still outside doing rust replacing on the 65. Thanks for responding!:)
Where do you buy the contact adhesive?? I even contacted DAP customer service and they said the larger cans are not as accessible, which really wasn’t much help. Thanks for videos…Extremely helpful!!!
Hello Tim, You are so welcome! I get my contact adhesive from upholstery suppliers. Maybe check the big box stores for contact adhesive. Please keep liking and watching!
Truly enjoy this, I do headliners mostly BMW and other European vehicles, but unfortunately here in Barbados the contact spray adhesive is not available I can only get the 3m headliner spray one. I have tried the brushing technique but I have been successful so far with the 3m. I am going import the weldwood, keep the videos coming excellent work always
Your work is amazing! My headliner has fallen and I was wondering what if the headliner itself was deteriorating or broken what should I do whenever I come in counter in the future? Thanks 🙏
Hello Kevin, Oh no! My headliner fell and I can't get up! Thank you so much for saying so. I really appreciate it. With this headliner material, the foam goes bad and separates. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I was talking about the headliner board. What do I do about it if it comes apart in pieces? Where can I find a new replacement board?
@@kevinholbrook7174 Hello Kevin, Most headliner board has a shape to it. The only way to get a replacement would be from a junkyard. I have never done that. But what I have done is piece the pieces together and use tape. Then you could either fiberglass the backside or "Poor man's fiberglass" using burlap and wood glue. Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks for the vids! I did my first headliner this week after watching your other headliner video, all I can say is experience matters, haha. It turned out pretty well except the back corners got away from me and I got a couple of wrinkles, experience! It was a test unit so I'm hoping for better on the next one! Thanks again!
got the old foam off with headliner still in car ( don't ask ) painted the board ( whatever it is 😁 with exterior latex house paint ( better than nothing ) got that covered with bubble foil wrap which is rated to 160F . So far it's working good enough to give me little extra time , a repair shop is not close in this area . believe I could do it now , just a little intimidating getting the thing out but actually its not that big & with a couple of saw horses believe I can handle it with right adhesive
Hello Dc, Like i always say, there is more than one way of getting things done. I give you credit for doing something about it. Many people are too intimidated to do something. Remember to just use contact adhesive. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Lloyd, Sometimes when spraying glue on my table, I will cover it with an old blanket beforehand. I have not cleaned my table in three years. I keep telling myself that I am going to repaint it. Just sayin'. Please keep liking and watching!
@@LloydRogers-px9vf Hello Lloyd, Thank you so much! If you are a car guy, you might enjoy seeing 44 years of my work or and even million-dollar and one-of-a-kind cars at: Rudolphsupholstery.com Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Jeffrey, You are so welcome! Well, I know that Contact Adhesive is not water based, And I am sure about solvent based, because you can't mix in mineral spirits. But I do know it has a strong smell. Also used in counter tops. Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you for such a good video. Much appreciated. Since I am in Denmark, and I want to do it myself on my old Land Rover, I've taken the headliner out of the car, and taken off the old material, plus the foam. The precious owner (I recently bought the car) used spray glue which of course did nothing good, and then staples. I could take off the foam and the staples with no problem, but the styropor (the firm plate) is super sticky. It's a bit like the spray glue kind of semi melted the top of the styropor surface a little bit, if that makes sense. Should I clean this stickyness off, before I spray new glue on with my spraygun, or not? And if I should remove the stickyness, what to use, so I avoid dissolving the styropor? Really could use an advice for this from a professional like you. Much appreciated. Kind regards, Redfox.
Hello Redfox in Denmark, I would remove the stickiness the best you can. I use mineral spirits to remove glue without damaging the styro. I hope this works for you. Please keep liking and watching!
I don't have a spray gun and don't want to order a gallon of glue for 1 regular cab headliner. Could I use the weldwood contact cement in the red can and roll it on? Or can I put that in a cheap spray gun?
@@oldschoolautoupholstery is the weldwood contact cement the same as the contact adhesive? The pint shows contact cement in black and red can and the contact adhesive 1 gallon light blue can
@@jeeperscreepers251 Hello Jeepers, I am sorry to say that I do not know. For 43 years, I have only used contact adhesive which is yellow in color. Please keep liking and watching!
Do you know if on the four door crew cab pu if you have to take the front or rear glass out to get the headliner out being it’s so big? Awesome video Sir 👍😁
Hello Dave, Thank you so much! Oh, no. I would never do that. It take time, but they always go out the front passenger door. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello, I am doing the headliner of my 1977 Nova and I found a nice vinyl to glue. I was wondering what you would use for foam so the imperfections like seams don't show through? Thank you so much for your videos.
Hello Ms, You are so welcome! If adding foam I would use 1/4" foam. Using vinyl will surely be a challenge as it does not have the stretch that headliner material has. Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! It is greatly appreciated. I was wondering if you think one of those nylon brushes on a cordless drill would remove the foam. I’ve seen people use them to scrub carpets just a thought if they are stiff enough to work.
Hello Carl, you are so welcome! I never used a machine to clean off the foam. I never wanted to chance damaging the headliner panel, especially to GM and Chevy headliners in the 90's made from the soft fiberglass insulation. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello William, I am glad your here. For small items, I go as low as 20psi. For larger items like a headliner, I would go 35+ psi. Please keep liking and watching!
@@williamboynton3900 Hello William, This is a great hobby to get into for your retirement. Especially when people want to start throwing money at you. Hehe. Please keep liking and watching!
@@williamboynton3900 Hello William, No bother. For you, any time. I am not sure about a quart size, I have seen one-gallon and five-gallon sizes. Really, I think any contact adhesive will do. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello User, Sorry to say that I have not had that customer in the last two years that I have been making videos. The last one I did was a 1966 T-Bird. Please keep liking and watching!
Hey Rudy , I have a couple of sun visors that I need to change color on . I would accept black - my interior is gray - these are secondary visors. What can I dye them with ?? I used SEM ON MY PLASTIC INTERIOR panels Thanks bunch
Hello Jeffrey, I see you can use SEM on vinyl and plastic, however, it will not work well for fabric-covered sun visors. I would just recover the visors in black, gray, or matching headliner fabric. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Klotus, Sure this can be done on other parts. But, I would not use headliner material as it will not last long. Headliner fabrics can sit unharmed in cars for many years because they are almost never touched. Materials like vinyl's or seat fabrics are made for high wear areas. Please keep liking and watching!
Good morning Sir, your content is amazing. Thank You. I have a VW with the sticky stuff underneath. It’s a pain in the behind and it’s a mess. Do I need to remove all of it before I install the new one?. I got most of it off. Should I use goo gone to remove the rest? If I use the goo gone do I need to remove that before using the adhesive. Thank You so much.
Hello Xavier, Thank you so much for saying so! I hope this video can be helpful for you for glue removal. ua-cam.com/video/L-z0T-Z4_Uk/v-deo.html Please keep liking and watching!
Yup, been putting off replacing it despite the new material sitting there. Question though, the new material has folds in it, should I iron it, can I iron foam, steam it maybe? Heat gun? Blow dryer? Just lay it out and wait?
Hmmmmm think imma do this now on my truck head liner looking a bit crunchy so seems like a good idea. Plus keeps me from being bored out of my skull lol.
Hello J, I guess you could, but I wouldn't. Not only would it shred the soft fiberglass headliner base and destroy it, but the wire wheel will load up in seconds from the foam and old glue. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Kenny, The easiest fabric would be headliner fabric which has the stretch and foam added already. You could use 1/8" - 1/4" foam. Make sure the fabric that you are using is not to thin as the glue will soak through. Be sure the fabric has a very good stretch. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello. Iove your videos! I attempted my DIY headliner installation. Rookie mistake, I caused a few fingerprints indents. Is there actually no way to take these fingerprints out? Maybe steamer, Hot flat iron, or potentially just leave it out in the Texas Sun for foam to puff back out? Or is it a lost cause and have to redo?
Hello Julio, Thank you so much for saying so. Try pulling it out with a fine needle. I usually wait till the next day for the glue to dry for this reason. Remember, learning is doing! Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery it's been bugging me all day, so I took a quick run back to the house to check on it. Finger print was still there. But I placed the heat gun in that area and smoothed it out. Took care about 90% of it. Looks a lot better to the point where you can't even tell. I will place it out in this 100+ degree weather on Sunday and try to smooth the others out. I think it will work, hopefully. Lol
I'm trying my luck with black vinyl for headliner. I'm using a drill with hard bristles (might be quicker). I've got a 2000 bmw 323i and a 1994 sierra k1500 that need this job done.
Hello Pg, Good luck with that! Vinyl is very unforgiving. Headliner fabric is much better on the curves. Be extra careful using your drill on the '94 GMC truck headliner since the headliner itself is made from a very loose fiberglass insulation. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery thanks for the tip. You're right. I've watched other videos and since this is my first time doing it I'm going to play it safe I have to buy foam for the vinyl anyway. May as well get a headliner and go with that. I'm having trouble finding the glue in the blue and white can. All home depot and Lowe's has is the red can by the same manufacture. You think that's ok to use? What's the difference? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
@@pg9112471 Hello Pg, Good choice with the headliner fabric. Really any contact adhesive will do. Even from the big box store. Go for it! please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery thanks again you have yourself a loyal subscriber. I have a1959 apache In pieces no electrical, brake pedals, booster, master cylinder, brake lines, upholstery , instrument cluster, seat belts etc. It's sitting on a v6 chevy Sonoma truck frame from mid to early 2000's. It has suspension bags on all four corners. A 350 engine with transmission attached. It's got wheels and tires, new brakes on all four corners. Anyway I thought it was a deal I paid $6000 for it last year on my birthday. It's going to be a project for my retirement in a decade or so. I can do everything on it except upholstery. I purchased a paff straight stitch to do upholstery in 2016 but haven't used it yet to do any real work. It is industrial grade and sews through many layers of vinyl but the stitch length is a tad small. 4.5mm if I remember right. I need like a 5.5 or a 6mm stitch. I purchased a roller foot and a dog set with plate for piping. I will go through your videos to learn from a master. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
@@pg9112471 Hello Pg, Thanks for the sub, I really appreciate it. Wow, that is a steal for 6k! I think you will do just fine on your '59 Apache. It sounds like you are well on your way. For the sewing experience, just keep going! Learning is doing. Thank you for all the good news, I love it. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello 332, I say that anything from an aerosol spray can is a future failure. I only use Contact adhesive for 44 years. Never failed. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Thegreg, You can if you want to , but I never would. Anything in a spray can is unreliable. I only use contact adhesive for everything for 44 years. Check out this video: ua-cam.com/video/2KzEb2ZvWzo/v-deo.html Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery It's some stuff from a local upholstery shop it's not the 3M stuff. They sell reg adhesive and a High Heat version they said works well for headliners, But I do understand where you are coming from. I will check into what you are talking about before I do the job. Thank you for the infor.
Your videos are the best, Thank you so much. Not sure this will get seen or answered but just in case I’ve had a headliner question for a while and I’m not sure who better than you to answer it. On old chevys with the bow type headliners. Most people say to trim back the loops the bows run through until they “look right” during installation. There’s no way they were messing around with that on the assembly line when the car was built. I’ve actually been told by an old guy that worked at the factory, it was two guys on the line, and they spent about 5 minutes or less installing the headliner. So, are the aftermarket ones just not made like the originals, or do you really not need to do that, or maybe it just makes it a little better? What do you think?
Hello 78, You are so welcome! Thank you so much for saying so. Well, I think the fit depend on who the manufacture is. In 44 years, I have never installed a premade headliner myself. I have always made mine. What I do is trim back the listings at the bends of the bow. Perfect every time it's tried. Please keep liking and watching!
@@78heloman Hello 78, You are so welcome! I have thousands of comments on my UA-cam channel. I answer every one. I will always answer yours too! Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery thanks for the great videos!, can you explain what the problem is with the spray adhesive made by a certain company in Minnesota?, thanks !
@@b.powell3480 Hello B, The "Three Men" spray adhesives are unreliable as they never cure. They remain sticky and gooey. I would never use them. Please keep liking and watching!
I removed all of the old headliner material, and what's left is a very thin (beds sheet) fiberglass backing. It's very flimsy, and looks like applying a new headliner is going to be impossible... Any advice? Thanks
Rudy I have not done a headliner yet. Is the base material plastic or some sort of cardboard? If it's plastic can we use a pressure washer to remove the od foam? Thanks, Phillip Hall
Hello Phillip, All cars and trucks are different. There is no real standard to what the base headliner panel is made of. I have seen, foam, cardboard, fiberboard, soft fiberglass insulation, and aftermarket plastic. I cannot imagine using a pressure washer to remove foam. I have always stripped the foam as you see me doing it in the video. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery Thanks for sharing your experience with me and others and thank you for this video and answering my question. PS I am now officially a customer of KEYSTON Bros. (all signed in and approved !) Thank you for recommending their materials and products! Phillip Hall
@@PhillipHall01 Hello Phillip, You are so welcome! I love hearing good news like this! Sounds like you're on your way! Later you may be eligible for the Rudolph's University of advanced upholstery. Hehe. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello George, Some foam removal like on German cars has a sticky syrupy consistency, and would now go well with any wire disc. Also a powered disc would destroy a fragile layered fiberglass insulated headliner panel such as the GM product headliner here. Just sayin'. Please keep liking and watching!
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I removed all of the old headliner material, and what's left is a very thin (beds sheet) fiberglass backing. It's very flimsy, and looks like applying a new headliner is going to be impossible... Any advice? Thanks
@@Confirm_selection Hello Confirm, If that is all you have to work with, the options stop. Just continue to the end? Maybe apply poor man's fiberglass to the backside. Burlap and wood glue. Please keep liking and watching!
Many years ago my wife and I covered a car headliner with wide wale corduroy. It turned out awesome, perfectly straight! its been over 35 years and needs to be redone again. The velvet just turned to dust. I'm dreading doing it again cause we're old people now and I'm not sure it's going to turn out as good as we did it before. Thank you for the video, I appreciate you!
Hello Greg, You are so welcome! I am glad for your success. This time try with a little help. Please keep liking and watching!
43 yrs, a skilled craftsman, God I lament the eventual retiring of skilled men like you, there's just not enough new blood to fill your shoes. That goes for many skilled trades, my hat goes off to you, sir.
Hello TheRoad, Thank you for all of your wonderful kind words. I am trying for a few more good years. I have tried to legacy my trade but no takers... They would rather have a child like life. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery well thankfully between you and a few other skilled men on UA-cam, who don't time lapse their work, you few are blessing us with knowledge and giving us confidence to try our hands at this.
@@TheRoadhammer379 Hello The Road, Once I did a 60 Second UA-cam shorts of an interior restoration that really took me 5 weeks all within 60 seconds. Somebody complained that I didn't give enough information. Can you believe it? I time-lapse some of my videos instead of editing hours of work out of the video. If people get bored, they click off. Please keep liking and watching!
Can one use a hand held palm sander to remove the old foam.
@@michaelcruz2652 Hello Michael, You can try if you want, But I believe the headliner panel is too fragile and could easily get damaged. Besides the old foam would clog any sandpaper you are using. This is how we learn right? Sometimes from making mistakes. Please keep liking and watching!
Great video sir. For those people not in the business of repairing / restoring, seeing you do it by hand is very helpful and appreciated. But for those who might want to get into this line of work and don't have 40+ years experience, I would hope there's a tool or drill attachment that can help quicken the process. Thanks for making this and your other awesome videos.
Hello Dan, You are so welcome! This one was pretty tough, they are not all like that. A drill attachment could cause some damage and it would be strenuous to hold the weight of a drill during this time. I'll stick to old school scraping. Please keep liking and watching!
I’m watching all your videos now in 2024, after my Dad’s passing in 2019. He was an upholsterer since 15 years old till his passing at age 66! He was truly a very cool guy his whole life, & an awesome tradesman. I never was able to learn the trade due to us living in different states, but he did gift me a cool old PFAFF about a year before he left us, & didn’t get too far along on my training. Now I’m going to really give it a shot to learn it, & this reminds me so much of Dad. Thanks for your instructional videos sir. God bless.
Hello Big, Oh, those fond memories. I am so glad to hear about your interest in upholstery and my videos. I too started upholstery at 15 and am now 60. Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you for teaching me to pull and not push.
Hello Sheldon, Your so welcome! Yea, it makes life a little easier. Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you, Sir, for taking time to help us "Old School" car guys save some money on maintaining our rides.
Hello Gene, You are so welcome! I really appreciate you. Us old school guys need to stick together right? Please keep liking and watching!
After watching a dozen or so videos on headliner replacement, THIS video is the most informative tutorial on this repair.
You calmy and succtinctly explain the procedure and techniques and potential pitfalls based on your 40 yrs of experience. I will be tackling this job once the weather is a bit warmer near me, and will be using your video as a guide. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us all.
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Hellp Peeler, You are so welcome! Thank you so much for all of you wonderful kind words. I really appreciate what you said. Happy holidays to you all as well. Please keep liking and watching!
I was taught exactly that way 40yrs ago at a body shop. Headliners and vinyl tops and window motor bearings were always in the shop!
Thanks Rudolph for all the help!
Hello Glenn, You are so welcome! Please keep liking and watching!
That looks great Rudy! I’ve done hundreds of headliners over the last 31 years. And I’ve done it the same way you showed. Except I use a wheel wire brush on my drill to remove the old foam. Then I use a wire brush to clean it off smooth clean. It is messy. I’ve used the same glue and spray gun. I installed it back immediately in the vehicle after I’m done . To replace a headliner on a Jetta with Sun roof is very tedious. Thanks for the video and keep posting more. I enjoy watching!! Ed
Hello Eddie, Yep, even though some things are the same, there is always more than one way to get it done right? Please keep liking and watching!
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise! I’ve done some interior work on my VW bug and my 50 Chevy hot rod and while it’s not rocket science it takes a lot of experience to get good. I’ve subscribed. And hello from Idaho!
@@dukesgarage Hello Idaho Duke, Thank you for the sub, I really appreciate it! I always say that upholstery is 10% knowledge, 90% technique. Technique is learned over time. I think you will do just fine with your VW and '50 Chevy. Please keep liking and watching!
Your years of experience really shows in your work and your quality is very good as well
Hello Greg, Thank you so much for all of your wonderful kind words. I really appreciate you. Please keep liking and watching!
I love the pro tip....where there's no glue it won't stick!
Hello Wc, Thank you so much! So true, so true... Please keep liking and watching!
I get what you're saying about pricing. I get customers asking,..."Can you do it cheaper"? My response is, "Cheap things are of no value, and valuable things aren't cheap!" I've learned a great deal from your videos....Thank you.
Hello BM, You are so welcome! I hope my videos can be helpful to you. When a customer askes me if I can do it cheaper, I ask them, "Are you asking me to make less money?" Then you should see the look on their faces. Hehe. I have had people ask me if I price match. I laugh and tell them "I am not an item on a Walmart shelf." Haha! Please keep liking and watching!
I did this same process in my 79 Trans Am. Did this when I restored the interior back in 2007 and still holding up to this day. If you want a headliner to hold up it's always better to start a new. DAP makes their Weldwood contact adhesive in an aerosol for you folks that want to spray on the adhesive but don't own an air compressor. Great video.
Hello Sold, Thank you so much! I bet there is not much to that headliner if you had T-Tops. Love that Weldwood! Please keep liking and watching!
Funny guy...still enjoys his work after 40+ years....that's cool!
Hello Robert, After 27 years, I thought I would do something different so I opened and worked in a Chinese factory for two years. I came back in 2009 to a bad economy then remembered where I was making the most money? Why, it was doing upholstery. Well, here I am writing to you 44 years after my start. You can see my bio here: www.rudolphsupholstery.com/rudolph-s-virtual-museum Please keep liking and watching!
Straight to the point!! No gimmicks.
Hello Leon, Thank you so much for saying so! Please keep liking and watching!
Tio Rudolph, you’re a legend. I’m restoring a 52 Chevy Deluxe and you have every video I need to reupholster its interior on my own. Appreciate your work sir 🫡 God bless you and much love from Cali🌴
Hello Renteria in Cali, I love hearing good news like this. I think you will do just fine with your '52 Chevy. Thank you for you kind words. Please keep liking and watching!
Man thank you for sharing your knowledge
You gave me courage to do my own. Priceless
Hello Boon, You are so welcome! Yep, go for it. I know you can do it. Please keep liking and watching!
It is really nice to watch a master at his craft! Thanks for sharing
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Perfect timing and great video as always sir. Drove the truck today and I was sitting in the driveway looking up at where there should be a headliner. But all I see is where someone hacked the material out and left the old brown foam so it falls on me like brown snow while I'm driving. Louisiana with no a/c yet so windows down. That isn't going to wait for cooler temps, it's gotta go. Keep 'em coming and stay blessed.
Hello Sleaux, Thank you so much! Be careful! You don't want any of that foam getting in your eyes while driving. Please keep liking and watching!
I did my 77 Coupe Deville like this less than four years ago. It has already gone to powder & sagging!
I am so rural I can only do mail order. My problem is avoiding garbage products on the market these days. This time I'm trying black poker table foam that appears pretty durable & some nice suede over that.
Hello Brad, You sound like someone with experience! I am sure your next project will turn out just fine! Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you so much for your great instructions. This video inspired me to do the headliner in my 1996 Isuzu Hombre, which has been dangling on my head for years, and more recently creating a public nuisance by creating dangerous driving conditions! Thanks, you have probably saved a life or two! I did it in one day, and it really turned out well.
Hello Lieu, You are so welcome! I love hearing good news like this. I am so happy to help you out. Please keep liking and watching!
Eyyyyyyyy yours is close to my truck too a 98 Sonoma and I gotta do the same too buhhhh lol.
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@@oldschoolautoupholstery damn right, headliner and sun visors are coming soon to my truck here and these videos are a god send. My dad did this too eons ago too so I have his help too.
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14:21 -- the most golden advice when it comes to headliners. I made the mistake of using "headliner adhesive" once. It's way too much work taking apart the car and removing the headliner to chance it to anything but else but contact cement. Anyone watching this just follow this piece of advice if nothing else.
Hello Wowzers, Oh, yea. You got that right! Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you for the video. My 17 yr. old daughter and I are going to use your video to do the headliner in her 89 Bronco. She wants to do the work with me so she has some skin in the game. 😊
Hello Dominic, You are so welcome! I love hearing good news like this. She will have a great satisfaction knowing that she took part in her new headliner. Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks for all the professional tips. I would have bet you would have used mineral spirits to remove the rest of the foam from the headliner, but I would have been wrong. ;-)
Hello Jd, You are so welcome! There was no more glue to remove from the headliner. However, there have been cases where there was glue left over to remove with mineral spirits. Please keep liking and watching!
Great video my friend. I used this technique on my 95 Dodge Ram truck and it looks great. I watch your videos over and over. Very entertaining and very informative. I think I'll make a log of all the techniques...lol!
Hello BM, Thank you so much! I love hearing good news like this. Remembering technique numbers are not that important. What it is, the lower the technique number, the more important it is. Please keep liking and watching!
BM, I just subscribed recently and I am watching and enjoying his videos too! I have a 96 Dodge Ram and this will be my very first headliner. It doesn't matter to me how long it takes because I want to do a good job foremost. But for learning purposes, how much time would you say you had in your Ram headliner?
PS thank you oldschoolautoupholstery!!!
Phillip Hall
@@PhillipHall01 Hello Phillip, You are so welcome! Welcome aboard! I'd say for a basic truck headliner, you should have it done in a few hours. Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you for the video! The few headliners I have done before have been after the foam completely failed. This looks like a pain in the rear!
Hello Shadows, You are so welcome! I made sure to show that sometimes is does take some work to do. Please keep liking and watching!
I love these videos. Your humor and expertise are just awesome. Thank you so much for sharing your skills and trade!
Hello Michael, you are so welcome! Thank you for all of your kind words. I really appreciate you. Please keep liking and watching!
Would a electrical gun and a nylon wheel work too you do good work by the way
Hello Lee, Thank you very much! Any kind of wheel will load up with foam and glue in seconds and become ineffective and ruined. Also can damage the headliner base. Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks for Quick reply I know you’re a busy Dude proceed sir proceed I’ll keep watching your flickas thanks again
@@leesalazar1049 Hello Lee, Yep, yep so busy, but not too busy for you! Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks for the education 🙏
Hello Aaron, You are so welcome! Thanks for hanging in there with me. Please keep liking and watching!
It's nice to see what seems a tricky, hope-for-the-best project shown not to be "rocket science" by a (shall we say) "seasoned professional"? Thank you for the instruction. I hope there won't be a test of my grasp of the Technique numbers.
Hello Steven, You are so welcome! Remember that the number of the technique is not what's important. The lower the number the more important it is. Please keep liking and watching!
Hadn’t seen you on UA-cam and have been doing research for awhile on finding the best teacher for upholstery. Luckily I’m getting a Juki (junky) and found you that way. Im starting my upholstery journey and hope to have a business up and running here in the near future. Was going to sign up for a a course that teaches from the ground up. I wish you had a course, I definitely would give you my money. Thank you for your content hermano.
Hello Deested, Welcome aboard! My best advice is that when you get your sewing machine, just put it to work. Sew anything you can. No need to study a course or worse yet to be an apprentice. (1) Remember, learning is doing. (2) This is not rocket science. (3) Know that upholstery is 10% knowledge and 90% technique learned over time. I am sure you will do just fine in your new business. Lastly, be sure to watch this ua-cam.com/video/WOuzM5UPqM4/v-deo.html Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery Thank you for the advice. I’m sure you’ll see a bunch of me in the comments here in the near future. Just heard in your video that you are in Texas, will definitely be supporting another fellow Texan.
@@Deested Hello Deested, You are so welcome! Feel free to chime in any time. Yea, Texas! Please keep liking and watching!
I’ve watched about 30 videos on this topic and you sir did absolutely amazing job demonstrating your process!
I’ll be following your advice in my project 1986 R10 with suede headlining material! Thanks again
Hello Jg, You are so welcome! Thank you so much for saying so. I think you will do just fine with your R10 project. Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks
Hello Ms, Thank you so much for your support! You did what most people will not do. I really appreciate you. Thanks Richard Please keep liking and watching!
It may not be rocket science but it certainly takes time and effort. The process is very specific and we can understand why some headliners start sagging all over again. Some part of the process was skipped.
I'd rather pay and get it done and this is perfect to know what questions to ask and what to expect from a professional service.
Hello Jezli, What I think is it really comes down to how much the person doing the work cares about the outcome and keeping the customer happy. Please keep liking and watching!
Just a few questions...
Where do you get your materials?
What kind of glue do you use?
How do you apply it?
What size tip/needle do you use?
How often do you clean your gun?
Do you thin the glue?
How much do you charge to replace headliner?
Just kidding. Really fantastic demonstration... thank you! I'm going to tackle the one in my truck soon. We really appreciate your videos!
Hello Joey, Is it ok to still say, OMG? Hehe. Thanks for rubbing me, it was good. I think you will do just fine with your truck. Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks!
Hello Roller, Thank you so much for your support as you know I do not rely on any sponsors. I really appreciate it. Please keep liking and watching!
3M headliner adhesive is great. use as directed. Must spray both headliner and foam side. Cover every bit of surface and youll be golden.
Hello Ober, It is until it isn't. Not so great in high heat locations.. Just sayin'. Please keep liking and watching!
Keep up the great videos mate! Really enjoy watching your highly skilled work even though i will never fix a headliner.
Entertaining and relaxing viewing that i would watch every day.
Hello Sean, You are so welcome! Thank you for hanging in there with me! Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks for sharing your expertise. Much appreciated!
Hello Melissa, You are so welcome! Please keep liking and watching!
Another great video Rudy!
Hello Robert, Thank you so much! Thanks for hanging in there with me. Please keep liking and watching!
you are definitely a master at your craft!!!
Hello The, Thank you so much for saying so! I really appreciate that. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I like how personable you are and that you teach with common sense, I really enjoy your videos!!
@@TheAngryCamper Hello The, I really appreciate all of your kind words. Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks man. I love learning trades and I am also preparing to do my headliner. Hopefully, down the road, I'll be able to do more upholstery work.
Hello DJ, You are so welcome! I know you can do it, Remember learning is doing! Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks for such a detailed video. I'll be doing my "98" dodge 1500 regular cab sst this weekend.
Hello Dead, You are so welcome! I think you will do just fine with your Didge 1500. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Sir, just checking in and wanted to tell you that it is nice to watch someone that cares about what they are doing, something that you don’t find very much of anymore. You do awesome work, almost makes me want to try my Suburban headliner, but I’m afraid if I tried it would cost me a trip to Texas to let you fix it 😝 love your videos 👍🏼
Hello Paul, Thank you so much for the kind words! I think you would do just fine with your Suburban headliner project. Please keep liking and watching!
!!!! Congrats to you Sir this is awesome too see great trade to be in takes time and money for tools knowledge ya make it look easy back in the 60,s and 70,s ther lots of you guys around not many left like mechanics were dying breed keep it up thks for sharing going to use this on my wiffee,s 54 International truck see how it goes keep ya posted oya got 28 Essex wood like to do head linner in it but has wooden ribs so not sure what kind of board too use for it any help wood be great thks again 😊
Hello 521, You are so welcome! I am sure you will do just fine on the '54 International. Now the '28 Essex is a whole nother animal. Please keep liking and watching!
@oldschoolautoupholstery yes like what ya do your a error that will not before gottin thank you
@@521farmer Hello 521, Thanks for the comment.
i enjoy your expertise. I will look later if you have one for the sunvisor recover.
Hello Jay, Thank you so much for saying so. I do have a couple of sun visor videos in my UA-cam channel. Please keep liking and watching!
The people who say you charge a lot, will understand why once they see your video on how labor intensive it is. Old saying, you get what you pay for! Love watching your videos
Hello Gino, Thanks pal! I know right? People just see the finished product. They don't witness the sausage being made. Please keep liking and watching!
I relined the headliner in my 04 Silverado extended cab hind sight is I should have made disassembly videos to remember where all parts go (example: small plastic bracket for the side door lock cover) because it rained almost everyday for two months. Had to do it outside.
Hello Glenn, Sometimes for complicated disassembly's, I do photo references which have been helpful. Please keep liking and watching!
Great videos! I've got a 64 and 65 F series Ford trucks. The 64 has no headliner and the 65 has a after market cardboard liner that's warped from moisture. I really don't want to buy an aftermarket piece of crap. What do you do or what do you suggest? Thanks
Hello John, I can see your beginning a collection of trucks! If the board is flat and your concerned about warpage, I would try 1/8 inch ABS plastic or Melamine wood. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery Thanks for the advice. I'd thought of using plastic but wasn't sure it would work. Even though the cardboard headliner is warped I should be able to use it as a template. It's getting cold here in Wisconsin but I was still outside doing rust replacing on the 65. Thanks for responding!:)
@@johnwesner3935 Hello John, You're so welcome! I hope it works out for you. Yep, Rust=bad. Please keep liking and watching!
I absolutely love your videos and your style.
Hello Peter, Thank you for all of your kind words. I really appreciate you. Please keep liking and watching!
Where do you buy the contact adhesive?? I even contacted DAP customer service and they said the larger cans are not as accessible, which really wasn’t much help. Thanks for videos…Extremely helpful!!!
Hello Tim, You are so welcome! I get my contact adhesive from upholstery suppliers. Maybe check the big box stores for contact adhesive. Please keep liking and watching!
Truly enjoy this, I do headliners mostly BMW and other European vehicles, but unfortunately here in Barbados the contact spray adhesive is not available I can only get the 3m headliner spray one. I have tried the brushing technique but I have been successful so far with the 3m. I am going import the weldwood, keep the videos coming excellent work always
Hello Stanley, Yep, whatever works for you. I am glad to see you are staying busy. Please keep liking and watching!
Your work is amazing! My headliner has fallen and I was wondering what if the headliner itself was deteriorating or broken what should I do whenever I come in counter in the future? Thanks 🙏
Hello Kevin, Oh no! My headliner fell and I can't get up! Thank you so much for saying so. I really appreciate it. With this headliner material, the foam goes bad and separates. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I was talking about the headliner board. What do I do about it if it comes apart in pieces? Where can I find a new replacement board?
@@kevinholbrook7174 Hello Kevin, Most headliner board has a shape to it. The only way to get a replacement would be from a junkyard. I have never done that. But what I have done is piece the pieces together and use tape. Then you could either fiberglass the backside or "Poor man's fiberglass" using burlap and wood glue. Please keep liking and watching!
Oh, and tgank you for showing me how to rebuild my headliner corectly
Hello Hank, Your so welcome! I am glad if I can help you. please keep liking and watching!
Tampa Florida check in thanks for sharing
Hello Bob in Tampa, You are so welcome! Thanks for hanging in there with me. Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks for sharing 👍🏾 👍🏾
Hello Lips, You are so welcome! Thank you! Thank you. Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks for the vids! I did my first headliner this week after watching your other headliner video, all I can say is experience matters, haha. It turned out pretty well except the back corners got away from me and I got a couple of wrinkles, experience! It was a test unit so I'm hoping for better on the next one! Thanks again!
Hello Tom, You are so welcome! I always say the second one always comes out better than the first one! Please keep liking and watching!
got the old foam off with headliner still in car ( don't ask ) painted the board ( whatever it is 😁 with exterior latex house paint ( better than nothing ) got that covered with bubble foil wrap which is rated to 160F . So far it's working good enough to give me little extra time , a repair shop is not close in this area . believe I could do it now , just a little intimidating getting the thing out but actually its not that big & with a couple of saw horses believe I can handle it with right adhesive
Hello Dc, Like i always say, there is more than one way of getting things done. I give you credit for doing something about it. Many people are too intimidated to do something. Remember to just use contact adhesive. Please keep liking and watching!
Wow, this is super good information. Thanks so much.😊
Hello Kenneth, You are so welcome! I am so happy you liked it. Please keep liking and watching!
It looks like you're not worried about getting glue n your sewing table or machine platform. Do you have to clean dried glue once in a while?
Hello Lloyd, Sometimes when spraying glue on my table, I will cover it with an old blanket beforehand. I have not cleaned my table in three years. I keep telling myself that I am going to repaint it. Just sayin'. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I am really enjoying your videos and recognize quality work.
@@LloydRogers-px9vf Hello Lloyd, Thank you so much! If you are a car guy, you might enjoy seeing 44 years of my work or and even million-dollar and one-of-a-kind cars at: Rudolphsupholstery.com Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks for sharing your talent. Can you tell me if that is a water or solvent based glue?
Hello Jeffrey, You are so welcome! Well, I know that Contact Adhesive is not water based, And I am sure about solvent based, because you can't mix in mineral spirits. But I do know it has a strong smell. Also used in counter tops. Please keep liking and watching!
Nice job
Hello Any, Thank you so much for saying so! I really appreciate you. Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you for such a good video. Much appreciated. Since I am in Denmark, and I want to do it myself on my old Land Rover, I've taken the headliner out of the car, and taken off the old material, plus the foam. The precious owner (I recently bought the car) used spray glue which of course did nothing good, and then staples. I could take off the foam and the staples with no problem, but the styropor (the firm plate) is super sticky. It's a bit like the spray glue kind of semi melted the top of the styropor surface a little bit, if that makes sense.
Should I clean this stickyness off, before I spray new glue on with my spraygun, or not?
And if I should remove the stickyness, what to use, so I avoid dissolving the styropor?
Really could use an advice for this from a professional like you.
Much appreciated.
Kind regards,
Redfox.
Hello Redfox in Denmark, I would remove the stickiness the best you can. I use mineral spirits to remove glue without damaging the styro. I hope this works for you. Please keep liking and watching!
I don't have a spray gun and don't want to order a gallon of glue for 1 regular cab headliner. Could I use the weldwood contact cement in the red can and roll it on? Or can I put that in a cheap spray gun?
Hello Jeepers, I use the cheapo Harbor Freight spray gun. You can get a quart of contact adhesive and a brush. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery awesome thank you
@@oldschoolautoupholstery is the weldwood contact cement the same as the contact adhesive? The pint shows contact cement in black and red can and the contact adhesive 1 gallon light blue can
@@jeeperscreepers251 Hello Jeepers, You are so welcome! Please keep liking and watching!
@@jeeperscreepers251 Hello Jeepers, I am sorry to say that I do not know. For 43 years, I have only used contact adhesive which is yellow in color. Please keep liking and watching!
Do you know if on the four door crew cab pu if you have to take the front or rear glass out to get the headliner out being it’s so big? Awesome video Sir 👍😁
Hello Dave, Thank you so much! Oh, no. I would never do that. It take time, but they always go out the front passenger door. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I was just wondering, thanks for the reply 👍😁
Hello, I am doing the headliner of my 1977 Nova and I found a nice vinyl to glue. I was wondering what you would use for foam so the imperfections like seams don't show through?
Thank you so much for your videos.
Hello Ms, You are so welcome! If adding foam I would use 1/4" foam. Using vinyl will surely be a challenge as it does not have the stretch that headliner material has. Please keep liking and watching!
Nice job ! Some head liner material have a white color foam on the back - does it need a different contact adhesive?.
Hello 1967, Thanks pal! Foam color does not matter. Contact adhesive works on everything. Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! It is greatly appreciated. I was wondering if you think one of those nylon brushes on a cordless drill would remove the foam. I’ve seen people use them to scrub carpets just a thought if they are stiff enough to work.
Hello Carl, you are so welcome! I never used a machine to clean off the foam. I never wanted to chance damaging the headliner panel, especially to GM and Chevy headliners in the 90's made from the soft fiberglass insulation. Please keep liking and watching!
Wish I had seen this one before I bought the 3M product. Now I don't know what I'm going to do with it. What PSI for the weldwood?
Hello William, I am glad your here. For small items, I go as low as 20psi. For larger items like a headliner, I would go 35+ psi. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery most certainly will, I'm retired now and these are some of the things I want to do before I become worm food lol
@@williamboynton3900 Hello William, This is a great hobby to get into for your retirement. Especially when people want to start throwing money at you. Hehe. Please keep liking and watching!
Last time to bother you. I can't find the DAP weldwood landau contact cement in the quart size. Did they discontinue that size?
@@williamboynton3900 Hello William, No bother. For you, any time. I am not sure about a quart size, I have seen one-gallon and five-gallon sizes. Really, I think any contact adhesive will do. Please keep liking and watching!
Do you have any videos on old headliners with the ribs
Hello User, Sorry to say that I have not had that customer in the last two years that I have been making videos. The last one I did was a 1966 T-Bird. Please keep liking and watching!
Gracias amigo...!
great video and info
Hello My, Thank you so much for saying so! I really appreciate it. Please keep liking and watching!
Hey Rudy , I have a couple of sun visors that I need to change color on . I would accept black - my interior is gray - these are secondary visors. What can I dye them with ??
I used SEM ON MY PLASTIC INTERIOR panels
Thanks bunch
Hello Jeffrey, I see you can use SEM on vinyl and plastic, however, it will not work well for fabric-covered sun visors. I would just recover the visors in black, gray, or matching headliner fabric. Please keep liking and watching!
Can this technique be applied to other parts. Reupholstering the dash, door panels, armrest, etc???
Hello Klotus, Sure this can be done on other parts. But, I would not use headliner material as it will not last long. Headliner fabrics can sit unharmed in cars for many years because they are almost never touched. Materials like vinyl's or seat fabrics are made for high wear areas. Please keep liking and watching!
Good morning Sir, your content is amazing. Thank You. I have a VW with the sticky stuff underneath. It’s a pain in the behind and it’s a mess. Do I need to remove all of it before I install the new one?. I got most of it off. Should I use goo gone to remove the rest? If I use the goo gone do I need to remove that before using the adhesive. Thank You so much.
Hello Xavier, Thank you so much for saying so! I hope this video can be helpful for you for glue removal. ua-cam.com/video/L-z0T-Z4_Uk/v-deo.html Please keep liking and watching!
Yup, been putting off replacing it despite the new material sitting there. Question though, the new material has folds in it, should I iron it, can I iron foam, steam it maybe? Heat gun? Blow dryer? Just lay it out and wait?
Hello Francisco, Try steam, this works really well with wrinkled materials. Please keep liking and watching!
Hmmmmm think imma do this now on my truck head liner looking a bit crunchy so seems like a good idea. Plus keeps me from being bored out of my skull lol.
Hello Photon, Yep, good idea. Do something productive every day. You'll be glad you did. Please keep liking and watching!
could you use a air die grinder with a wire wheel cup on it ?
Hello J, I guess you could, but I wouldn't. Not only would it shred the soft fiberglass headliner base and destroy it, but the wire wheel will load up in seconds from the foam and old glue. Please keep liking and watching!
Not worried about price but how do I get a custom fabric to work right with foam or can you give advice on foam
Hello Kenny, The easiest fabric would be headliner fabric which has the stretch and foam added already. You could use 1/8" - 1/4" foam. Make sure the fabric that you are using is not to thin as the glue will soak through. Be sure the fabric has a very good stretch. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello. Iove your videos! I attempted my DIY headliner installation. Rookie mistake, I caused a few fingerprints indents. Is there actually no way to take these fingerprints out? Maybe steamer, Hot flat iron, or potentially just leave it out in the Texas Sun for foam to puff back out? Or is it a lost cause and have to redo?
Hello Julio, Thank you so much for saying so. Try pulling it out with a fine needle. I usually wait till the next day for the glue to dry for this reason. Remember, learning is doing! Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery it's been bugging me all day, so I took a quick run back to the house to check on it. Finger print was still there. But I placed the heat gun in that area and smoothed it out. Took care about 90% of it. Looks a lot better to the point where you can't even tell. I will place it out in this 100+ degree weather on Sunday and try to smooth the others out. I think it will work, hopefully. Lol
@@juliojaramillo427 Hello Julio, I am glad to hear that you found your solution. Now we know right? Please keep liking and watching!
When installing a phantom top do you also put phone on the sidewalls As well as the top roof
Foam not phone
Hello Abc, Yes, I would fully pad the top for a Phantom top. Please keep liking and watching!
I'm trying my luck with black vinyl for headliner. I'm using a drill with hard bristles (might be quicker). I've got a 2000 bmw 323i and a 1994 sierra k1500 that need this job done.
Hello Pg, Good luck with that! Vinyl is very unforgiving. Headliner fabric is much better on the curves. Be extra careful using your drill on the '94 GMC truck headliner since the headliner itself is made from a very loose fiberglass insulation. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery thanks for the tip. You're right. I've watched other videos and since this is my first time doing it I'm going to play it safe I have to buy foam for the vinyl anyway. May as well get a headliner and go with that. I'm having trouble finding the glue in the blue and white can. All home depot and Lowe's has is the red can by the same manufacture. You think that's ok to use? What's the difference? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
@@pg9112471 Hello Pg, Good choice with the headliner fabric. Really any contact adhesive will do. Even from the big box store. Go for it! please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery thanks again you have yourself a loyal subscriber.
I have a1959 apache In pieces no electrical, brake pedals, booster, master cylinder, brake lines, upholstery , instrument cluster, seat belts etc. It's sitting on a v6 chevy Sonoma truck frame from mid to early 2000's. It has suspension bags on all four corners. A 350 engine with transmission attached. It's got wheels and tires, new brakes on all four corners. Anyway I thought it was a deal I paid $6000 for it last year on my birthday. It's going to be a project for my retirement in a decade or so. I can do everything on it except upholstery. I purchased a paff straight stitch to do upholstery in 2016 but haven't used it yet to do any real work. It is industrial grade and sews through many layers of vinyl but the stitch length is a tad small. 4.5mm if I remember right. I need like a 5.5 or a 6mm stitch. I purchased a roller foot and a dog set with plate for piping. I will go through your videos to learn from a master. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
@@pg9112471 Hello Pg, Thanks for the sub, I really appreciate it. Wow, that is a steal for 6k! I think you will do just fine on your '59 Apache. It sounds like you are well on your way. For the sewing experience, just keep going! Learning is doing. Thank you for all the good news, I love it. Please keep liking and watching!
Can I use the Red contact adhesive instead of yhe blue can?
Hello Leon, Yep, as long as it is contact adhesive. Please keep liking and watching!
I'm curious... Why not try a soft wire wheel on a 4" grinder or a drill motor attachment? Maybe a nylon stripping wheel.?
There must be a good reason.
Hello Don't, This is well discussed on my latest headliner video. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery OK... I'll go try to find it. Thanks!
@@dontblameme6328 Hello Don't, Right on! Right on. Please keep liking and watching!
Keyston sells an aerosol adhesive. Have you tried it? I was watching a YT video on covering GM visors.
Hello 332, I say that anything from an aerosol spray can is a future failure. I only use Contact adhesive for 44 years. Never failed. Please keep liking and watching!
Question....Can you use the can adhesive if you buy the HIGH HEAT version?
Hello Thegreg, You can if you want to , but I never would. Anything in a spray can is unreliable. I only use contact adhesive for everything for 44 years. Check out this video: ua-cam.com/video/2KzEb2ZvWzo/v-deo.html Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery It's some stuff from a local upholstery shop it's not the 3M stuff. They sell reg adhesive and a High Heat version they said works well for headliners, But I do understand where you are coming from. I will check into what you are talking about before I do the job. Thank you for the infor.
@@TheGregWallace Hello Greg, You are so welcome! I think you will do just fine with your headliner. Please keep liking and watching!
I just did mine this weekend. Used Lokweld. Worked great and the rolling technique is definitely the way,
Hello Es, I love hearing good news like this! Please keep liking and watching!
Definitely looks like my headliner
Hello John, So common right? Now do something about it! You will really enjoy the feeling of a new headliner. Please keep liking and watching!
Mr. Rudolph,
Can I use a brush or roll on instead of the spray?
Hello Massoud, Yep, yep. you can use a brush. Please keep liking and watching!
do you have a video on how you do an roof liner that is made out of cloth with stitched seams.
Hello Gino, I have done that several times, but that was way before I had a UA-cam channel. Please keep liking and watching!
Your videos are the best, Thank you so much. Not sure this will get seen or answered but just in case I’ve had a headliner question for a while and I’m not sure who better than you to answer it. On old chevys with the bow type headliners. Most people say to trim back the loops the bows run through until they “look right” during installation. There’s no way they were messing around with that on the assembly line when the car was built. I’ve actually been told by an old guy that worked at the factory, it was two guys on the line, and they spent about 5 minutes or less installing the headliner. So, are the aftermarket ones just not made like the originals, or do you really not need to do that, or maybe it just makes it a little better? What do you think?
Hello 78, You are so welcome! Thank you so much for saying so. Well, I think the fit depend on who the manufacture is. In 44 years, I have never installed a premade headliner myself. I have always made mine. What I do is trim back the listings at the bends of the bow. Perfect every time it's tried. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery Thank you for the response!
@@78heloman Hello 78, You are so welcome! I have thousands of comments on my UA-cam channel. I answer every one. I will always answer yours too! Please keep liking and watching!
This is fun to watch lol
Hello Kristian, I am so glad you liked it! Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you
Hello Mary, You are so welcome! I hope you found it useful! Please keep liking and watching!
Would a small wire wheel on the cordless drill work faster to remove the old foam?
Hello B, You can do that if you want to. I would be afraid of damaging the backing panel. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery thanks for the great videos!, can you explain what the problem is with the spray adhesive made by a certain company in Minnesota?, thanks !
@@b.powell3480 Hello B, The "Three Men" spray adhesives are unreliable as they never cure. They remain sticky and gooey. I would never use them. Please keep liking and watching!
I removed all of the old headliner material, and what's left is a very thin (beds sheet) fiberglass backing. It's very flimsy, and looks like applying a new headliner is going to be impossible...
Any advice? Thanks
Hello Confirm, Try "Poor man's fiberglass" Burlap and wood glue on the backing of the headliner panel. Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you! 🙂
@@Confirm_selection Hello Confirm, You are so welcome! Please keep liking and watching!
Rudy I have not done a headliner yet. Is the base material plastic or some sort of cardboard? If it's plastic can we use a pressure washer to remove the od foam?
Thanks,
Phillip Hall
Hello Phillip, All cars and trucks are different. There is no real standard to what the base headliner panel is made of. I have seen, foam, cardboard, fiberboard, soft fiberglass insulation, and aftermarket plastic. I cannot imagine using a pressure washer to remove foam. I have always stripped the foam as you see me doing it in the video. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery
Thanks for sharing your experience with me and others and thank you for this video and answering my question.
PS I am now officially a customer of KEYSTON Bros. (all signed in and approved !) Thank you for recommending their materials and products!
Phillip Hall
@@PhillipHall01 Hello Phillip, You are so welcome! I love hearing good news like this! Sounds like you're on your way! Later you may be eligible for the Rudolph's University of advanced upholstery. Hehe. Please keep liking and watching!
3m plastic bristle disc on a angle die grinder would work great for that foam removal.
Hello George, Some foam removal like on German cars has a sticky syrupy consistency, and would now go well with any wire disc. Also a powered disc would destroy a fragile layered fiberglass insulated headliner panel such as the GM product headliner here. Just sayin'. Please keep liking and watching!
Can you use a circular fiber brush on electrical grinder?
Hello Sam, I guess you could, but I wouldn't and never have. Too risky for damage. Please keep liking and watching!