Hull liner to Head liner question

[Juneaudave]

Thanks Starleen!!! I got some extra hands from the wife tonight and glued the liner on. It went well, and we were able to work out the wrinkles. Not being to smart about this...here's some observations...

It took some time to get the wrinkles out from the folds...man it would be better to get the cloth rolled...

I bought two big cans of that glue..and it took both of them. In Juneau, the glue cost almost as much as the fabric...

I'm not so sure I would seal the ply beforehand again....that glue seems to coat things pretty well and it is water resistant...

I'm pretty pleased with the results. Here is the final pic...I'll trim the cloth tomorrow and call it a headliner!!!!

[Classic Finn]

Ohhh that is going to look perdy..

Im in the process of doing the same type of thing and was wondering if the material will hold if there are curves in the ceiling? Which Ive got.

Since Ive got the optical lighting which I,ll be adding should I do that stage first or after applying the material?

Classic Finn

[Juneaudave]

Heikki my friend...being the optimist...I plan on sliding the whole headliner panel into place after the walls are fastened permanently upright into the groove between the inner (scarfed) and outer (laminated) framing...



We'll see how that goes... Pretty tight fit I've got going on!!!!

Anyway (after fussing around with this)...I don't think I would have the ability to glue that headliner on a in-place ceiling. I'm sure some people could and others would try. For me it was just easier to get a nice job with the headliner lying flat, then having a plan to get the panel in place. As far as the fiber optic lights...seems like you need to do that after the headliner is up. Are you doing the small starlight type lights? They're pretty cool!!!

[Classic Finn]

Heikki my friend...being the optimist...I plan on sliding the whole headliner panel into place after the walls are fastened permanently upright into the groove between the inner (scarfed) and outer (laminated) framing...



We'll see how that goes... Pretty tight fit I've got going on!!!!

Anyway (after fussing around with this)...I don't think I would have the ability to glue that headliner on a in-place ceiling. I'm sure some people could and others would try. For me it was just easier to get a nice job with the headliner lying flat, then having a plan to get the panel in place. As far as the fiber optic lights...seems like you need to do that after the headliner is up. Are you doing the small starlight type lights? They're pretty cool!!!

Hi Dave your doing a great job with that .. I see how you plan on installing it now..

I just dont have that fancy of work on my tear as you.. but I,ll get the headliner in someway..

Yes Ive got 150 small star optical threads to install..all with small holes needed to drill. They are with the real small ones.. The projector will be hidden in the cabinet.. The prjector itself has a color disc so I can make the lighting change from blue to white or the other way around or I can mix the colors..

It will definitely be unique but also a lot of work but ok its winter so we,ll work on it starting next week.

Heikki

[Wolffarmer]

Yes Ive got 150 small star optical threads to install..all with small holes needed to drill. They are with the real small ones.. The projector will be hidden in the cabinet.. The prjector itself has a color disc so I can make the lighting change from blue to white or the other way around or I can mix the colors..

It will definitely be unique but also a lot of work but ok its winter so we,ll work on it starting next week.

Heikki

Hello Finntastic friend

I would drill any holes needed before putting in any cloth. Threads can/will wrap around the drill bite and ruin your day real fast. At least try it out on some scrap first.

[starleen2]

Drill your holes first! No mater how hard you try and with that many holes to drill - the bit WILL grab your fabric. However there is a solution. To find the sun visor holes and various other screw hole in auto headliners, we used a 14 - 12 gauge piece of metal wire sharpened to a point and used it to poke through the fabric from behind. Fiber optic strands are small enough to be able to poke through just about any knit or woven fabric without the need for any tooling – the only exception is vinyl. Drill your holes, mount you hardware (if necessary) and push your optical elements through the fabric.

[Classic Finn]

Ok we got the holes drilled, now to start placing the optical fibers in..
Very small indeed.

I.ll take photos when we get it done to that point.

Thank You everyone.

Classic Finn