Headliner "sagging"

NixRanger · Nov 17, 2008

Hi all;

The original headliner in my '84 has a couple areas where the liner-material seems to be sagging, as if the factory adhesive has lost its grip.

Can anyone give some ideas on how to "re-glue" the material ??

The headliner is in great shape, considering it's over 24 years old, but those sagging areas are getting worse and I'm at a loss on what to do.

thanx for any info !!

DarkBlue03XLT · Nov 17, 2008

hmmm thats funny cuz my '84 doesn't have a headliner, i wonder what happened to it lol it doesn't look bad if you don't have one so if you can't find a fix you could get rid of it

mkpecor · Nov 17, 2008

some times you can use a clothes iron and it will heat the glue back up and make it sticky again.

OldJunk · Nov 17, 2008

Buy a can of 3m spray adhesive,replace the nozzle with one off your wd40 , you know the one with the long red extension, poke a small hole where its dropping , stick the nozzle in give it a short burst, use your hand to hold up for 30 sec. works like a charm.

Bryan22 · Nov 18, 2008

+1 on the 3m adhesive spray, that stuff really works great.

skippy · Nov 18, 2008

I yanked mine out,Top of cab is painted so it doesn't look bad at all.the old glue was powder.

85_Ranger4x4 · Nov 19, 2008

DarkBlue03XLT said:
hmmm thats funny cuz my '84 doesn't have a headliner, i wonder what happened to it lol it doesn't look bad if you don't have one so if you can't find a fix you could get rid of it

Older base trucks didn't have them, mine is a "Custom".

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/3/web/291000-291999/291515_73_full.jpg?584622-287

DarkBlue03XLT · Nov 19, 2008

85_Ranger4x4 said:
Older base trucks didn't have them, mine is a "Custom".

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/3/web/291000-291999/291515_73_full.jpg?584622-287

I see, thats good to know, which packages came with and which came without a headliner?

grey ghost · Nov 19, 2008

DarkBlue03XLT said:
I see, thats good to know, which packages came with and which came without a headliner?

xl and xlt should all have headliners.
customs are the ones that were headliner delete

85_Ranger4x4 · Nov 20, 2008

grey ghost said:
xl and xlt should all have headliners.
customs are the ones that were headliner delete

The early Ranger S and plain Ranger may not have one either. The "Custom" wasn't the always the base model.

NixRanger · Dec 7, 2008

Thanks for the ideas, everyone.

I'll try the heat first, if that doesn't work then the 3M adhesive.

ZMan · Dec 21, 2008

The reason headliners sag is because the foam deteriorates, and basically turns to dirt. So any glue you put in there will have a hard time sticking to anything. Your best option is to remove the headliner (this involves removing all the trim panels in your interior), cleaning the board off the best you can, and gluing NEW material to it. YOu can sometimes find headliner material at Jo-ann fabrics, or you can buy it online:

http://www.yourautotrim.com/auothead.html

For a standard cab headliner that covers the entire roof, you'll need to buy 2 yards.

RobbieD · Dec 21, 2008

ZMan is right; it's the foam padding that rots away letting the cloth drop. Once the headliner is out and the original cloth is removed, use a scrub brush with stiff bristles to remove the remaining rotted foam from the backing board. Then you can put the new cloth on with a good spray glue (I use 3M). For fabric I use a thick felt-like material that be bought at fabric stores or Hobby Lobby. There's no visible weave to worry about getting straight, and the thickness helps hide any small blemishes in the original backing panel. The "fuzzyness" of this type of cloth also looks good as a headliner; to me its looks better than the original stock fabric.

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