The Camaro Club (UK)

Right, just about to make up a new headliner...
I've stuck some insulation panels (self adhesive silver coated foam stuff) on the inside of the roof already, and I have the old very bent and wavy board to use a template.
I was gonna use some good quality thin 6mm ply, with a material of some sort stuck to it...

First query is, what glue to use, as I used normal spray on contact adhesive before, but it starts to sag and fail when the car gets hot. Maybe i need a better brush on type like Evo stick, or are there any other products i don't know of.

I've used thin foam backed proper perforated headliner vinyl before when recovered it about 12 years ago, but fancy something different.
I was thinking either a thin carpet type material as it's hardwearing (old headlining ended up with marks from crash helmet rub on trackdays), or a plain thicker upholstery vinyl, or something a bit snazzy like fake alcantara etc... what's the thoughts... ?

I'll try and buy some extra as I want to recover the rear side interior panels too as mine are a bit rough, and also need to make a parcel shelf so may as well do it in all the same stuff...

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How are you going to form "good quality thin 6mm ply" into the roof shape that the original has ?

Try shag carpet or crushed velvet for covering....

I used a similar material to original for mine, reinforced the original headliner form with Levi denim.

I´d ask an upholsterer about the glue, get the strong industrial stuff, mine has´nt collapsed on my head since I recovered it.

it 'should' just lift in the middle where the interior light screws in..old one has zero form now
nice !!!!

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“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”

Stu use Evo Stik 528 it is strong and fixes quickly , can't give any help on the other stuff.
Getting trim right is a challenge but a great skill to have if you can learn how to do it .