93 Z J Headliner

You are in for a miserable job. The only fix short of removing the headliner and replacing the cloth after cleaning off the old glue/foam is those upholstery screws and maybe some strapping....

The above site give some basic directions.... We did ours this summer and got our own fabric and used 3M headliner spray glue.

Mike

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Mike Roma> You are in for a miserable job. The only fix short of removing the

How'd they get that picture of my headliner?!?

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You guys are great. Thanks for all the info. Great Web site. I had thought to make a tiny slit in the droopy area and insert a thin aerosol tip from a WD-40 can connected to a 3-M adhesive. Might work but would not be very elegant. Guess I'll go the full route. Any reason I couldn't use the same cloth? I guess the original has some foam backing that's necessary. Thanks again for the great help. Where would I find the Cowboy and Indian motif you mentioned TW? Heheh. Actually, there might be some fun things to do. Hmmm. Denny

My wife got creative for 'her' headliner. Black with stars and planets....

You can get about any cloth you want. Figure you will have a seam to deal with. I managed to match the design at the seam pretty good but got some glue overspray. A gust of wind just at the wrong time...

The old foam needs to be cleaned off the backboard and the original headliner is tissue thin. I doubt it would clean.

Mike

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The foam is the part that fails. If the foam is bonded to the fabric, then the answer is no, you cannot reuse it. You can find suitable foam, fabric, and adhesive at sewing supply shops. You can even find fabric with foam backing sometimes. That is what will give the best results. The problem I ran into when I tried that route was finding something wide enough. The adhesive is tricky too. If you don't use exactly the right amount, it will either soak into the foam and cause a lumpy finish, or let go later causing a sagging headliner. The second time you do this it will be easier.

Earle

JoAnn fabric stores have head liner material with the foam on the back and a variety of colors. We did a 89 XJ over a year ago and it's holding up well. We used 3M 77 contact glue but others report having trouble with it.

JoBo.