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I am working on replacing the headliner in my 60. I just can't seem to get it tight enough between the back window and the quarter window. The rest of it is tight. Just how much will it shrink if I steam it?
Thanks,
Bill
Thanks,
Bill
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Scott
South Delta, BC, Canada
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Hi Bill, if steaming doesn't do the trick, & seeing that youv'e done most of the work, take it to an upholsterer to finish it off. Sometimes we have to bite the bullet & let the pros take over.
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I take it you have not installed the trim yet?
You DO NOT want it too tight before you install the trim. The window trim clamps the headliner around the flanges that it attaches to and significantly tightens it up... to the point that if you have it too tight, you WILL tear the headliner putting on the trim. I bet you can figure out how I know this.
I forget the exact wording from the shop manual, but it is something to the tune of ensuring the major wrinkles are out before installing the trim. I'm a couple thousand miles from my manual right now, but take a look.
Any remaining "small" wrinkles can be smoothed with a hair dryer. I wouldn't recommend a heat gun as you don't need that much heat and don't want to pucker or burn the vinyl. Just don't tell the wife you are using hers and return it before she notices!Comment
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This is an old thread but I just stapled up my 60HT headliner. A couple questions- put it in the sun before installing so it can stretch out but use a blow dryer to shrink it? A little heat does both? It's stapled but no trim yet, should I trim before I "shrink" it. it's still a little baggy but putting in the courtesy light will take up some of it.. Got a $25 pneumatic stapler at H Freight 1/4" staples, worked greatComment
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