Headline sagging

[bcossa2001]

97 Avalon 198K

The headliner started sagging yesterday. Is there any way to fix it short of taking it out and having it redone?

What is a fair price to have it redone?

 

[mrsilv04]

Thumbtacks.

And bonus points for showing your artistic side by making a pretty design in the headliner with them...

 

[CharlieJ]

I helped fix this a long time ago but we took the headliner out. If you take the headliner out, you can remove the sagging cloth material, spray the headliner with adhesive, and reapply new cloth. We bought a large sheet a new cloth at an arts supply store.

 

[stuntboy79]

I believe 3M makes a product and it is available at Napa and Walmart.

 

[tom slick]

The cheap and quick way to fix it is "saggy stoppers". It's a small corkscrew with a clear head, about the size of a thumb tack.

http://www.headsuponline.com/product-details.php?id=10

http://www.amazon.com/Heads-Up-HU850-Stoppers-Fasteners/dp/B000CO7PPW

 

[tinmanSC]

Originally Posted By: stuntboy79
I believe 3M makes a product and it is available at Napa and Walmart.


^ truth! and it works. ^

 

[Kestas]

3M Supertrim Adhesive.

This is one job where I don't believe in taking shortcuts. It's better to do it right. Once you locate the material, the job should be rather straightforward.

 

[MNgopher]

Happened to our '88 Cherokee. We took it to a local auto upholstery shop, in and out the same day, choice of fabrics, and it ran about $150 when it was all said and done. The new headliner looks nicer than the factory one by a long ways.

Other DIY methods will work as well, but the overall look was worth the money for us.

 

[sciphi]

Thumb tacks for a stop-gap measure. What other folks said for a more, ahem, permanent solution.

 

[mechtech2]

First, good luck!
The headliner came off for a reason.
The underlayment could be aged and crumbly.

I have had limited success with the fine 3M glues made for this [spray stuff].
Why? Because the underlayment breaks down again - the glue is fine. Another layer simply peels off.

 

[mrsilv04]

Originally Posted By: sciphi
Thumb tacks for a stop-gap measure. What other folks said for a more, ahem, permanent solution.


Thumbtacks *were* the permanent solution in my quarter million mile '87 Monte Carlo...

 

[bigmike]

We've had a few headliners done by "professionals" and they lasted for the rest of the car's life. Cost wasn't bad, around $100, and they came out to your house to do it.

 

[meep]

local sewing store actually had the cloth... Joan's fabrics or something like that. I'd start by tearing the saggy stuff all down. You'll still have the shell up above. Save it for a day when you are frustrated. You'll feel better after pulling it all down, making a big mess with foam crumblies, and eventually finding a smooth shell of sorts above that. Unless, of course, it is cloth sewn around wire formers (old school). different animal...

 

[mechtech2]

Like mentioned, manual attachment may be the final solution.
The spray glues are great if things work out - I hope so!