Fun to watch. Fabric headliners are tough. I think you need to be at least 45 yrs. old to have developed enough patience to install the darn things. I did mine in my 20's. Guess what they looked like. Nice job. Thanks for the lesson!
Great job Mike. I love installing headliners. You just have to take your time. I’ve been in the automotive upholstery world for some time. One suggestion I see while padding pilars. I can’t tell, but you may have used foam backed headliner material. If so, degrading foam is in the future, just the same as a saggy headliner. Try to resist using headliner material for anything other than headliner replacement. Again great job. I enjoy watching you work
yea no foam....only on the b pillars. that stuff like you say degrades. The old cotton stuff lasted but everything newer falls apart. It is all about patience. I didnt have it when I was younger. but now I wear out and give up on a few things.
This is such an incredible journey, Mike! It would be great to know the history of this car and how and why and when it got parked and almost junked. It’s got a new lease on life now.
I do know a little bit. the car was at carcraft and a guy was wanting the engine out of it. I have no idea why. I can only guess it was all stock and back then 36hp engines were a dime a dozen. The guy who i got it from was working there and he bought the body with no engine. stored it at his yard since about 1980 or so. was under a spray booth with holes in the roof. all the rust probably from that.
@@MikefngarageVery interesting! Re the headliner install, many of the situations you encountered have been addressed by a great upholstery guy also in California, might be LA area called Mario; he has a channel here called Upholstery Tips. He uses a steamer and heat gun to take off the wrinkles depending on the material. Also he shapes the foam using knives and razors to make everything smooth. He’s a killer interior guy.
I love your choice of headliner material. I've used similar stuff in costuming projects and it certainly doesn't have a lot of "give' and requires some patience, but the end result is worth it. As always some great work here and I never thought (being a customizer myself) that I'd be so excited about a stock resto. *Super-impressed with that steamer, what a difference!
Hi Mike, wow a fantastic installment of the headliner👍🏻, patience you surely need when working with that kind of substance,🛠 the outcome of using the steamer is phenomenal, Impressive piece of work👏🏻. I'm looking forward to the rest of the complement of the interior🇺🇸. 🙏🏻🇳🇴🇳🇱☮Greetings.Hubertus
Hey Mike ! Your bug is coming out so nice the one thing I would do is a 1600 dp + a after market a/c ? My friend worm use to work at a company called Factory Air in San Antonio and he drove over to show me a bug they done . It worked so good , they even installed a carb kick up on it .
Do you or are you willing to do this kind of work for hire Mike? I've got a nice '57 beetle with a decent but totally incorrect perforated vinyl headliner that I desperately want replaced.
i have never installed a headliner, but it sure seem like an insanely annoying job. i would probably flip out halfway through and hire someone to do it
@@fritzkuhne2055 there are not that many people who do them anymore. so they charge as much as they can. I got prices before the pandemic that were totally ridiculous for upholstery work. One guy wanted 4k to do a headliner in my bus.
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Looking good 🎉 headliners seem like a daunting task 🎉
Great job Mike, might have to get you on an Australian holiday to come do mine ;) Not looking forward to this job either (lol)
man! That looks great. The steamer is a trimmer's best friend... Works wonders on carpets and seats too.
Really admire your patience Mike and your ability to demonstrate and teach. Car is looking fantastic.
I have a 55 in the same colour. I’ve loved every minute of this project Mike. Can’t wait to see her finished. 👍
Your work is impeccable Mike...so inspired to see THIS OVAL coming back together!👍👍
Between the paint, your choice of upholstery color and that headliner, that car is going to ooze class. Looking forward to seeing it at a future show.
Really nice work Mike! I will have to watch this one over and over! =) 😎😎😎
Fun to watch. Fabric headliners are tough. I think you need to be at least 45 yrs. old to have developed enough patience to install the darn things. I did mine in my 20's. Guess what they looked like. Nice job. Thanks for the lesson!
yea my 20s headliners were giant diapers....ha ha.
I'll do a lot of work on my VW, but headliner is one of those things I will never do. Yours came out awesome!
Mike it turned out amazing 😎👍👍, if anything I’m learning from you it’s patience, take your time. Steady platting bring prosperity !
and the magic steamer. I bet one of these would work for a perforated one too and not burn it.
Great job Mike. I love installing headliners. You just have to take your time.
I’ve been in the automotive upholstery world for some time. One suggestion I see while padding pilars. I can’t tell, but you may have used foam backed headliner material. If so, degrading foam is in the future, just the same as a saggy headliner. Try to resist using headliner material for anything other than headliner replacement.
Again great job. I enjoy watching you work
yea no foam....only on the b pillars. that stuff like you say degrades. The old cotton stuff lasted but everything newer falls apart. It is all about patience. I didnt have it when I was younger. but now I wear out and give up on a few things.
The bug is really turning out amazing - great job!!
This is such an incredible journey, Mike! It would be great to know the history of this car and how and why and when it got parked and almost junked. It’s got a new lease on life now.
I do know a little bit. the car was at carcraft and a guy was wanting the engine out of it. I have no idea why. I can only guess it was all stock and back then 36hp engines were a dime a dozen. The guy who i got it from was working there and he bought the body with no engine. stored it at his yard since about 1980 or so. was under a spray booth with holes in the roof. all the rust probably from that.
@@MikefngarageVery interesting! Re the headliner install, many of the situations you encountered have been addressed by a great upholstery guy also in California, might be LA area called Mario; he has a channel here called Upholstery Tips. He uses a steamer and heat gun to take off the wrinkles depending on the material. Also he shapes the foam using knives and razors to make everything smooth. He’s a killer interior guy.
I've got the same steamer, works as well on carpets as it did on your headliner!
wow never used anything on carpets. Maybe I will try that.
@@Mikefngarage it’s good for the over the wheel humps and in the foot well under the dash.
Beautiful job,headliner is gorgeous.impressive,impressive.just keep doing what your doing and carry on.👍👍👍😎😎😎
I love your choice of headliner material. I've used similar stuff in costuming projects and it certainly doesn't have a lot of "give' and requires some patience, but the end result is worth it. As always some great work here and I never thought (being a customizer myself) that I'd be so excited about a stock resto.
*Super-impressed with that steamer, what a difference!
Hi Mike, wow a fantastic installment of the headliner👍🏻, patience you surely need when working with that kind of substance,🛠 the outcome of using the steamer is phenomenal, Impressive piece of work👏🏻. I'm looking forward to the rest of the complement of the interior🇺🇸. 🙏🏻🇳🇴🇳🇱☮Greetings.Hubertus
You did realy good sir, coodos to you. Keep up the good work.
Looking real sweet!
Super job!!!!
👏👏👏 ✂️ Excellent !
I have a really bitchin steamer you could've borrowed.
a really good steamer would be a requirement for auto upholstery.
Hey Mike ! Your bug is coming out so nice the one thing I would do is a 1600 dp + a after market a/c ? My friend worm use to work at a company called Factory Air in San Antonio and he drove over to show me a bug they done . It worked so good , they even installed a carb kick up on it .
WW has a 1/2 " foam complete headliner pad kit. Really deadens the sound.
Nice work! I'd like to know how long they spent on it at the factory, they must of had a bag of tricks and tools!
oh yea they didnt use that material either. the stuff they used stretched
Wrinkles always point directly to the problem area. Follow the wrinkles
so labor intense , how did they build them cars type - 1 in WolfsBurge Germany
Thanks!
Mike. Where do you get your window rubber seals and window trim?
the foam on the V W side by rear window// would hold water and rust them out//are you running a fan to move that air your breathing from that glue .
Do you or are you willing to do this kind of work for hire Mike? I've got a nice '57 beetle with a decent but totally incorrect perforated vinyl headliner that I desperately want replaced.
Where did you get the headliner
Stylin!
i have never installed a headliner, but it sure seem like an insanely annoying job. i would probably flip out halfway through and hire someone to do it
yea the prices for installing them might get you to gain patience. you wont believe what they charge now
@@Mikefngarage so what would they charge? probably a huge difference to hire someone to do it right vs someone to just do a shitty job
@@fritzkuhne2055 there are not that many people who do them anymore. so they charge as much as they can. I got prices before the pandemic that were totally ridiculous for upholstery work. One guy wanted 4k to do a headliner in my bus.
does you wife ever bitch at you for spending too much money on car parts? mine does.
Good job mike .. my old 54 had head liner wires ? Do you know what they were for ?
Anyway great job
no only the bows. you need those.
Thanks