Headliner

[Mike S]

Here are a couple of shots of my new headliner. Just back from the upholstery shop.

The various sharp corners and angles were filled/covered with glued in foam pieces, and shaped to the desired contour. Then 1/4" upholstery foam was glued onto everything that was to be finished, and that was sanded to a final form. Lastly, the Ultra Leather was glued on.

Pretty hard to do this justice with a photo----lack of detail and contrasting features make this a bit of a challenge to get on film---chip??---accurately.

One bit of caution for anyone thinking of doing the same type of installation, first off, mark the doors along the inside of the opening where the cabin structure is--------the doors will not close with a quarter inch of foam in there.

Trust me on this one

Stop the soft 1/4" foam just before the line you made on the door, but continue the fabric all the way on out.

This has turned out very well, SHMBO is pleased.

 

[Aerosport1]

Mike looks like a lot of fun. Looks great. Did you glue the foam to the ultra leather or the structure?

Geoff

 

[erich weaver]

Then 1/4" upholstery foam was glued onto everything that was to be finished, and that was sanded to a final form.

Isnt upholstery foam soft and cushy? How do you sand that?

Looks great though!

erich

 

[Mike S]

Geoff, foam glued to structure, then covering glued to the foam.

Erich, yes, it is soft/cushy----but it is sandable.

This was done by a pro, in his shop------probably should have explained it better.

About the only thing I did was peel up ----carefully -----the glued down fabric on the door outer perimeters, and cut back the 1/4" foam. That was plenty, I can assure you. First door took about 8 hours, second about half that.

Upholstery grade contact cement is good stuff, that is until you want to remove something ---without damaging the removed part-----glued down with it.

 

[N427EF]

Door seal

Nice work Mike,
Just wondering about the door seal.
Are you using Van's or an aftermarket seal?
I can't see it in the picture.
thanks.

Ernst

 

[Mike S]

Hi Ernst, good to hear from you.

I am planning on the factory seal, mainly because it will cover up the raw edge of the upholstery material. Little two-for-one action

Also, if you look in the photos closely, you can see that I left a bit of a gap for the seal when I cut back the cushioning foam.

I also may use a secondary seal, like in Steves plane, if I find it necessary to do so.

How goes your 10??

 

[Auburntsts]

Mike,
Thanks for the info. Do you have any pics of the process before you got it all installed?

 

[Mike S]

Mike,
Thanks for the info. Do you have any pics of the process before you got it all installed?

Sorry, but no, I dont. My camera died, and I just replaced it last week.

 

[rvamateur]

Can you share what the specific product you used for "apolostery foam" and where you found it? I am not familiar.

Thanks

Mike Lefever

 

[MJarreau]

Nice Work

I'm only 5 to 6 years behind!

 

[Mike S]

Can you share what the specific product you used for "upholstery foam" and where you found it? I am not familiar.

Thanks

Mike Lefever

Mike, sorry, I have no idea what the specifics are, it was something the shop had that they routinely use for this purpose.