Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Headline attraction!

With some trepidation I took out the headlining today. I had never worked on a car's headliner before, and could find little information on how it all is assembled.
As it turned out, it was relatively straightforward, and looks fairly straightforward to swap in the headliner from the parts car eventually.
At the front, sides and rear of the main headliner were hardboard trim panels which were attached by simple push clips, and an occasional screw or two. Once they were pulled off, it was apparent that the main headliner frame was removable as a whole unit with just a few screws.
The inside of the metal roof is covered with scaly rust, but as with the rest of the body, it appears to be just surface rust, and easily treatable. The car looks quite the mess at this point, all stripped out and rusty, but the reality is the work has gone very well to this point, and things are looking very manageable.
Next step will be thorough scraping of the interior and exterior. I will have to ask around as to what kind of treatment of the rusty surfaces will be most effective, and then begin reassembly.







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