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Old 12-19-2006, 10:22 PM   #7
zeusflash
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Re: Redoing the Suburban headliner(how?)

Hey 72GMCburban,
I am going with a similar plan,but I am thinking of using the thin plastic wall board that is available at the box stores. I think that this wall board could be heated and softened to bend more easily at the sides of the headliner. This method should also help with the slight compound curve at the front corners of the front headliner section. I plan on fitting the panels(with the heat method so they retain some of the curves),removing the fitted panels,gluing on headlining fabric,then reinstalling the panels in hopes of avoiding the tendancy for the material to bunch up and wrinkle in the curves at the sides of the headliner. Hopefully this plan works. I will try do document the process so that if it works I can pass it on. If anyone has any better ideas or suggestions I would love to hear them. This project scares me as I am a mechanic not an interior guy. Wish me luck!
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