bluejeep2001

A while back I chimed in on a post about replacing/redoing the cloth headliner..I commented that the repairs rarely last for long the glue never seems to hold in the heat. A year or so I redid mine by totally removing the cloth part...cleaning it down to base foam/fiberglass..and then repainting it. I used the Rustoleum 4X deck restore . It is very durable and comes in almost any color. Their grey was almost an identical match for the original color. I put on 3 or 4 coats it only took 5-10 min per coat with a small 4 inch roller. They make this stuff in many thicknesses ...up to 10X and it is used for decks so it holds up well. Its only as strong as the foam liner beneath it so if you really jamm something in there it will give but you can repaint over it in seconds . Its also flexible enough to stand up to moderate bending during the liner reinstall. I like the way it came out and it was a hell of a lot cheaper than having someone replace my liner

bluejeep2001

Found some old photos of when I did the job....guess its been 3 years

Triton318

Hey. I was also thinking of painting the headliner board in my Cherokee. Are you still happy with it? Do you remember about how long it took you to scrape all of the old foam off of the board? Thanks!

lawsoncl

When I originally did mine, the foam layer was pretty crumbly and came off easily with a medium stiffness wire brush. Took maybe 20-minutes to get it nice and clean, but it was also a MJ headliner which only measures about 3-feet front-back. I just redid mine a few months ago after the old one got wet and stained from condensation from the roof. $4 medium grey felt (look more like wool blanket material) and a can of 3M adhesive. I alsopainted the roof and installed 8mm adhesive backed foam on the roof to fix the condensation.

Jeepwalker

Your project turned out pretty well. Looks good. Thanks for sharing.

I would dispute the claim that new headliner glue doesn't hold well or new headliner material doesn't last long. The trick (well, it really isn't a 'trick') is to get all the old crumbly foam off the headliner. a 5" round wire brush on a drill makes quick work of it. Use a good 3M spray adhesive for headliners. Headliners with white or tan foam backing probably won't last very long. Get headliner material with black foam (can withstand heat and UV). I've done at least 5 headliner replacements and 10 years later they're still holding great. I need to re-do my Jeep headliner now. I personally prefer a fabric which tends to knock down echo's and interior sound waves a little.

I've seen all kinds of neat headliner projects using different fabrics ..netting, you name it. Your project shows that there's more than one way to approach a project. There's a lot of creative ideas out there!!

country2

"Get headliner material with black foam (can withstand heat and UV)." Now someone mentions it...Me running outside and looking at my headliner I did last year for spot's coming unglued...