how do you keep the headliner in your car from falling down?

Question

I have a 1995 jeep grand cherokee and the headliner is starting to fall a little in a few different spots, is there any way I can stop it?

And Id like to fix it without making it look bad.

Answer 1

The best thing to do is to have the headliner replaced by an auto upholstery shop. Any repair job will not last, and once the fabric starts to fall, re-gluing is not going to last!

You should be able to have the job done right for under $200

Answer 2

the best advice I can give you would be to remove the headliner from your vehicle and either re-glue your old material back to the headliner board, or replace it depending on its condition with new material.

Its really simple to do, the hardest part is removing the headliner from the car, and there shouldn't be much holding it in place, maybe the grab handles in the roof, any laundry clips, the dome light, and the plastic covers that cover the window pillars.

I would take the headliner out of the jeep and remove the felt from the backing board, then you can either order headliner material from the web or go down to a local fabric store, headliner material is kinda like felt with a padded backing.
Use your old one as a template if you need to cut any holes (for the dome light etc) then clean off the old glue from your headliner board ( i swept mine off with a broom) and reapply the new material with a generous portion of 3m spray adhesive you should be able to find it easily I got my can from the fabric store but i have seen it many other places. get everything in place fold some of the material back and glue it in sections, it was easier for me to keep it all smooth this way,hope this helps a little good luck

Answer 3

You local parts store will have a spray adhesive made by 3M for your headliner. This stuff is super sticky and you need to be careful with it. Lightly spray the headliner from 8-10 inches away, and cover anything with some plastic you don't want to get it on. If you put too much on the fabric it will bleed through. The parts store will also have plastic buttons with a self threading end on it that you can screw into the headliner and backing to hold it up, but these will be obvious, and not as attractive.

Answer 4

How To Repair Headliner Falling

Answer 5

You can't stop it. Take the headliner panel off. Remove the old fabric. Scrub off the remaining foam residue with a 3M scrubbing pad or similar.
Go to Jo-Ann or any fabric shop and buy new headliner material. If they don't have it they can order it or get it from another store. Buy 3 or 4 cans of spray glue. Spray panel first. Let the glue tack up. Then spray back of new material. Spray a second coat on the panel. The new fabric will stick at once.
Make sure you mark your center points and dry fit before gluing. Once you touch the fabric to the panel you cannot move it

Answer 6

I sure don't know. In 1988, we bought a new Nova, that is the precursor of the Geo Prism. After some years, the headliner fell down, it was a mess. I took it to the shop and paid them to put in a new one which lasted as long as the car did. If I had known an easy way to fix it, I would have done so. A very good question.

Answer 7

The foam rubber underneath is deteriating. This is what I'vedone on a few cars I've had.Take a small stapler and stable across the front near the winshield about 6 in apart and then keep going back and forth across the entire headliner making a diamond pattern out of it by stapling in between each stable about 4-5 in apart It has worked for me on several older cars and it doesn't look too bad

Answer 8

It's not too expensive to take it to an upholstery shop and let them replace it. There is a layer of foam that gets brittle and comes to pieces that makes the headliner fall down. Do not use any kind of glue on it if you want to fix it right. It will make the headliner stick to the backing and make it hard to fix correctly if you ever decide to have a good one put in.

Answer 9

I have seen a kit for fixing fallen headliners made up of these things that look kind of like thumb tacks with a little corkscrew on them. This is probably the cheapest way but probably not the best way. It just depends on how much you want to spend. I have seen these things at NAPA and Carquest. I am sure you can get them at any auto parts store.

Answer 10

I had the same problem with my 87 jag. I tried spray type adhesives and glues, nothing worked. I had to remove the headliner, remove the old lining, buy fleece from a fabric store and glue it on. I had a sun roof, so it was not easy. Now it looks great.
How that helps you.