The guy that is restoring my 67 SS Chevelle wants me to get some info from you guys on putting in my Headliner.
I read some on bubba68ss suggestions on some of this.
Can you or bubba give us some more help, from the beginning to end in putting one in. Sure would mean alot to me that he does it right.:)
Will be in a heated shop and I have everything New that needs to be put in..
Thanks, Oh!!! Also!!
I just Sent in my year payment for becomming a TeamChevelle Member, I really enjoy reading and learning from you guys.
Hope you all will keep on teaching and putting up with me in the future, Thanks..:) Wayne

To start, get the bows threaded through the assembled headliner. Then working from the rear, put the bows back in one at a time. Once they are all in, make sure there is plenty of fabric(about 2 inches) hanging down on all sides. Then get it nice and warm inside the car and have a bunch of med. sized stationary clips standing by... Start with the middle front and stretch it as much as you can and while stretched, wrap it around the metal strip on the roof, then clamp with a clip. Now go left or right and pull snug and clip again (always pulling away from center of car). Do the whole front, then pick a side to go down (but only go down half of the way...do this on both sides of course.).
During this process, always kind of keep an eye out on how things are going, you have to kind of look ahead and make sureyou're not going to have loose sections and wrinkles.
After that looks good, go to the rear and repeat the same process.... eventually working up the sides to where you left off. There should be clips every 2 inches or so...
After it looks good, get some headliner glue (or contact cement which i used) and remove clips from about an 8 inch section at a time, glue, then reapply clips (more clips will be better now to fully hold the material down to the metal) DO this around the whole car.
If you have at least any mechanical/artistic skills this should be no problem. You will be proud you attempted it.
The wors that will happen is you wwill have a wrinkle or two... thats why you do a test run and have it all clamped up BEFORE you start gluing.

Good luck,

Bubba

Thanks Bubba,
Been hoping you would reply. Will copy every thing down and take it in tomorrow morning and get started. I,m sure all this will help us get it in the right way.
Finnally got all the interrior Parts, and can,t wait to get it all in. My rechromed Bumpers should be in this week, and by the middle or end of April, should be on the road...:)

Again, Thanks.. :)

Wayne

Try http://www.upholster.com/howto/. Scroll about 3/4 of the way down this page to the section called AUTO UPHOLSTERY for the 2 links for headliner installation.

Other instructions posted by a member of another car site:

The tricks that I know of are:

1) do the front and rear window top edges first, then do the side edges by the doors.
2) buy a box of binder clips like these:
http://www.staples.com/Catalog/Browse/Sku.asp?PageType=1&Sku=470485
...they work great for holding stuff in place while you tweak, and while the glue dries.
3) it's easier to cut material off than add it back on...sneak up on the final cuts gradually.
4) use 3M Super Upholstery Adhesive. Accept no substitutes.
5) label the bows and what holes they were in when you take stuff apart
6) if you need to cut a hole (like for wires to the dome light) leave that until the last step, and 'feel' your way to the right spots for the holes. Don't try to measure and cut holes beforehand.
7) you can use a hair dryer to get rid of some wrinkles, but if you go overboard you'll melt the headliner.

Thanks JJ,
I found the site and made a copy, will take it along with the rest of my info I received from the guys...:) Thanks Again, Wayne

Here is a post I put in another question on installing a headliner.
It's not so much difficult as it it time consuming and finessing the headliner to get the wrinkles out. I put mine in my 67 the hard way working arround a roll bar. don't destroy the old one taking it out. Mark which holes the bows are in before you take them out, or make a sketch of each side. the bows are held up in the middle by a plastic clip that slides front to back about 1 inch be careful not to break these. keep the bows in order the way you took them out front to back, I slid mine under the car where they came out. clean off as much of the old glue as possible. Some say use this or that kind of glue to reinstall but I used black weather striping glue. You can use the old liner to get an idea where to cut the sleeves that the bows slide into. Before you start putting in the liner put in all the screws for the mirror, molding,coat hangers, etc. It's easier to feel for the screw and just make a small slice at the screw head than to find the hole when reinstalling those item. Start installing the bows in the liner, put the center bow in first and then up to the roof and just work your way front to back. after the bows are installed start at the center of the front by the windshield, if your glass is out your in luck. mine wasn't so I used a wooden paint stiring stick that I sanded off the sharp edges to push up the headliner between the roof edge and the metal plate that holds the headliner. I went to Walmart and bought about 50 or more metal office spring clip to hold the liner in place. just start at the center and work your way to each side then go to the back and do the same thing then go to one side of the car and then the other. I put the clips on about 4 inches apart. then I pulled the clips down 1 at a time squeezed some glue up there and then reinstalled the clips and let the car sit over night. The next day I trimed off the excess liner material then took off the clips on the front and put on the plastic molding then went to the back and did the same, then to the sides. if you do have any wrinkles you can use a hair dryer to work them out. Here is the link I used when I did mine to get an idea how it's done and some good picture too.
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/...r/interior.html
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I'm about to attempt this on my '68 El Camino. Any specific tips to the El Camino? I assume it should be easier since the roof area is smaller, right?

Rick 67,
Thanks to you also, I tried to get that web site up but keeps comming up a error.. Said URL must be wrong, some thing in that order anyway.. Will keep trying.. You gave us alot of good ideas , Thanks again...:) Wayne

Sorry about the link. I just copied and pasted what I wrote in another post early last year. It worked back then, the link had some really good pictures. Glad I could help. Good luck

El Camino headliner - should be easier since it is a smaller space but the concepts and work is still the same. BUT I used to think that wallpapering a bathroom was easier too... ya know, it's a smaller area and all.