Headliner Fabric
 

I havea 2000 Disco II. The headliner fabric above both the driver side window and the passenger side window is seperating. It looks like to large bubbles have formed.

Does anybody know how to repair this without getting the entire headliner re-apholstered? Is there something I could inject to glue the fabric back down?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

RE: Headliner Fabric
 

I used to work at checker auto parts and i thought i remembered a product that they sold were you poke a hole (very small) in the headliner and spray this stuff in. i don't remember what it's called, but go to your local auto parts store. I don't know how good it works my primary concern would be that it could rinkel or something. Autozone would be a good one for this type of product.

RE: Headliner Fabric
 

The prolem with this situation is that the foam behind the material is breaking down. I had a buddy that did upholstry and he said he had not found anything that would work well for this problem.

Still, I would check parts stores. This was 4 years ago, and they may have found something. Might try dissolving some Viagra and spraying it on your headliner, that might keep it up...[sm=happybounce.gif]

RE: Headliner Fabric
 

But if it stay's up for more than 4 hours you might have a rare but serious problem, and you should talk to your doctor. :D

RE: Headliner Fabric
 

I had the same problem (same year truck too) so I took the cheep way out. I went to wal-mart bought those really skinny tiny pins that (i think they are called head pins??) Obviously dont get the ones with the colored heads! I stuck one right in the middle of the problem spot and it held it right and place, and its tight, its been there for a few months and it still holding it just fine! I had bubbles on both sides and you cant even see the pins unless you are really looking closely, besides it looks better than a gaint bubble!

RE: Headliner Fabric
 

We call them thumb tacks down here. The only concern with those is they will loosen and end up in someone's butt, if your liner is really bad. I saw the other day at Pep Boys they had thumb tacks with the needles (pin part) shaped into a screw so they twisted in. I doubt they will fall out.

RE: Headliner Fabric
 

No not thumb tacks, these have much smaller heads and they are used to hang light pictures or something like that on a wall, so far mine have been in for 3 months. But i havent seen those things you are talking about, if they dont have huge heads then they might be a better choice!

RE: Headliner Fabric
 

Hmmmmm, the heads are a little smaller than a thumb tack. I tried thumb tacks in my Volvo, and they ended up just coming right back out over time. Be careful. My headliner was shot, though...

RE: Headliner Fabric
 

If I may suggest something:

You don't have to be a pro upholstery tech to install a new headliner. It's actually pretty easy!

You can buy matching headliner from your local fabric shop. I prefer my local auto upholstery service center. They sell me their own material for about $10 per yard. Disco probably takes 3 yards of material. Maybe 4 but I doubt it.

The panels in your truck will come out fairly easily. Unscrew the visors and the panel associated with them. Keep all of your hardware (screws and bolts) together with the pieces they hold. Remove the interior overhead lights. There will be a connection of wires that you can disconnect easily. Finally, gently tug at the plasitc pieces of trim that are held to the truck via snaps. These snaps will easily... uh... snap. You don't want that, they are a pain to repair/replace. Just tug and they'll remove themelves.

Once the parts are down, the headliner board will drop and can be removed out the rear.

Peel the headliner off the board. Just the fabric will come off and leave the foam backing. I use a fairly stiff bristle brush attached to a rotary buffer to remove the remaining foam. Wear a mask, this stuff is sorta ugly. And be gentle.

Once clean I spray down with 3M General Trim Adhesive. I spray the headliner and the board. Just lay the material down and spread with your hands evenly to prevent creases and air pockets.

The whole project will take a few hours if you're new to it, but $30-$40 bucks is a nice price to pay!\

Hope it helps!