fiberglassed headliner
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Forum Name: Fiberglass, Fabrication, and Interiors
Forum Discription: Fiberglass Kick Panels, Subwoofer Enclosures, Plexiglas, Fabrics, Materials, Finishes, etc.
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Printed Date: May 17, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Topic: fiberglassed headliner
Posted By: ODLeon
Subject: fiberglassed headliner
Date Posted: August 26, 2004 at 9:45 PM
well i finally decided to fg my headliner. i plan to mold in a mdf pice to hold three guages right behind the sun visor. i cant post pics (dumb) but i have a link.
Headliner pics
tell me what you think.after this i will be making a new fg box for my sum. this time a little mor thought out.
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Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: August 26, 2004 at 10:57 PM
That is 1 hell of a pimp PT,
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Posted By: ODLeon
Date Posted: August 26, 2004 at 11:23 PM
thanks man. I still have a long way to go with this. i have big plans for the PT.
Posted By: xtreamcc
Date Posted: August 27, 2004 at 12:32 AM
wow, I dont like PT's that much, but ur's is pretty unique and I like that in any vehicle. The headliners lookin good. Wish I had pics of my friends old honda, we glassed his headliner, its a bitch to do but man, its such a payoff if you get it right. Keep us posted!
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Posted By: dxav
Date Posted: August 27, 2004 at 8:12 AM
How do you get the headliner back in?
Posted By: ODLeon
Date Posted: August 27, 2004 at 8:53 AM
through the back. and yes it is a bitch.
Posted By: CarAudioHelp
Date Posted: August 27, 2004 at 11:25 AM
Is that Rage Gold over the top of Bondo? How heavy is the new headliner?
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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: August 27, 2004 at 11:39 AM
FYI : Rage Gold is Bondo, just a made by a different company that's all  ------------- Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: CarAudioHelp
Date Posted: August 27, 2004 at 2:14 PM
I'm familiar with Rage Gold. I love the stuff. I was asking if he had used Bondo (Bondo brand body filler) on the bottom and Rage Gold (Evercoat brand body filler) on the top layer. -------------
Posted By: ODLeon
Date Posted: August 27, 2004 at 10:52 PM
naw. its called dynalite i think(dont feel like going to look at the can.) it did gain some weight, but its still not that heavy(picture the weight of a gallon of filler, a gallon of resin and three packs of cloth. on the can of the filler it says its easyer to sand than bondo but thats a damn lie. i havent found rage gold locally(ATL)tomorrow morning i hope to do some sanding before work and hopefully will put on the first coat of primer.
Posted By: ODLeon
Date Posted: August 31, 2004 at 8:33 PM
Posted By: jmartinez
Date Posted: September 08, 2004 at 12:51 PM
Hey i have a question... ive never taken down a headliner myself.... what all hold it up... is it just pillar trim and things like any lights or sun visors and o-$hit handles? or are there push pins kinda like what hold on door panels?
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: September 08, 2004 at 1:00 PM
jmartinez wrote:
Hey i have a question... ive never taken down a headliner myself.... what all hold it up... is it just pillar trim and things like any lights or sun visors and o-$hit handles? or are there push pins kinda like what hold on door panels?
Every car company is different as far as the fastener's used. Some use screws and push gromets while other's use plastic clips and spring steel. ------------- Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: ODLeon
Date Posted: September 08, 2004 at 2:42 PM
jmartinez wrote:
Hey i have a question... ive never taken down a headliner myself.... what all hold it up... is it just pillar trim and things like any lights or sun visors and o-$hit handles? or are there push pins kinda like what hold on door panels?
if your talking about the pt, there are 14 screws, the pillar trim, and two push pins in the back. 4 screws are star bit(visors), 10 are philips(o sh*t handles) to remove the b and c pillars you have to remove the seat belt anchors. 4 t-47 star bit screws.
Posted By: ODLeon
Date Posted: September 08, 2004 at 2:44 PM
it takes about 30 min to take out, and like 1 hour to put back in(by yourself, with help it takes less)
Posted By: kidtransam
Date Posted: September 08, 2004 at 5:55 PM
thats a sick idea on the gauge pod man...i think it rox.
im anxious to see it all covered.
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Posted By: ODLeon
Date Posted: September 08, 2004 at 6:40 PM
Update #2: almost done. https://community.webshots.com/album/124794967GNPumD/3 just need a little more sanding and paint. just the weather needs to be a little drier to actually start painting.
Posted By: mediashock
Date Posted: September 08, 2004 at 7:00 PM
HEY, ODleon i am doing similar project on my car.. but my fiberglass didnt stick to the original headliner.. well it did in the middle mostly, but the edges didnt really. Did that occur with yours?
Posted By: ODLeon
Date Posted: September 08, 2004 at 7:10 PM
yea. it doesnt really stick well to the edges. i just put resin and then body filler on the edges. you cant see 95% of mine so it didnt really matter.
Posted By: 93accordSE
Date Posted: September 08, 2004 at 8:55 PM
Looks pretty nice, kinda looks like it needs more sanding to me. Are you finished with it?
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Posted By: ODLeon
Date Posted: September 08, 2004 at 9:33 PM
yea more sanding and then paint. just put it back in to see if it had warped or something.
Posted By: silvercoupe97
Date Posted: September 10, 2004 at 4:14 PM
That's pretty sweet. Good job!  -------------
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