Headliner adhesive & other questions.

[Chucktshoes]

So, y'all have been a bad influence on me in the last week and I am going to redo my headliner. In various build threads I have seen mention of using a "good" adhesive. What are the "good" adhesives and which are the ones to avoid?
I am leaning towards using a heavier weight fabric like cordura, is that a bad idea or can I make it work?
I really like the net pouch on the ceiling, but from the headliner jobs I have seen that seems to be a sacrificed item so I am thinking about replacing it with a section of MOLLE for attachment of whatever the situation calls for. The question is, what do y'all recommend for reinforcement for the MOLLE panel section?

 

[J Everett]

At the very least, I would recommend backing the head liner with a thin sheet of aluminum, and if possible I would try to attach that aluminum to the roof structure. The headliner itself isn't going to support a lot of weight hanging from it. But the MOLLE is a good idea. You just need to pull the head liner and see what your available options are as far as mounting the backing panel to the roof.

As far as adhesives go, I'm not the person to answer. I'll let someone with experience answer that one.

 

[AZhiAZiAM]

i use the 3m fabric one. used on a handful of trucks and never had a problem. make sure you scrap off the foam and old glue and allow it to dry correctly other than that you should be good.

 

[Chucktshoes]

Good ideas with the aluminum backer for the MOLLE panel. I'm not looking at a very large panel, maybe 6"x6". Wouldn't be supporting a lot of weight, no more than a pound or so. Like the weight of a small pistol or revolver and some sunglasses.

 

[Mirage]

My research led me to http://www.dap.com/product_details.aspx?BrandID=50&SubcatID=9 . I didn't want to deal with buying a spray gun for glue and the glue itself, so I pulled the headliner and took it somewhere after I found my fabric, and the shop managed to retain my net (though I told him not to worry to much as my cb is there). I have a piece of 1x4 white pine gorilla glued to the sheetmetal of the roof to spread the load of my cb, so it has 4 mounting bolts holding it to the roof (2 bolts in the roof brace for the net, and 2 in the wood) its rock solid and its a full size cobra 29.

 

[stevencox93]

Or you can do like me and just bedline it that way you dont have to worry about it ever falling down or getting stained etc

 

[idratherbe]

I used 3M 90 to do mine. Worked great.

 

[andrew38]

I pulled off the old headliner and scapped off the crusty yellow glue,then i primed it grey and began applying random 4x4 stickers and performance stickers. It was cheap as you can get but it looks cool and gives your passengers stuff to look at lol.

 

[Kirk_R]

I took my X to a local auto upholstery shop and had them do mine - they completely removed the headline from the car did the work and put it back in (looks just like new) - for about $250. I really did not want to spend the time or money attempting that myself because I personally would not have settled for a crappy job LOL... I had the car back a day later, it smelled like glue for weeks - but it looks like brand new.