Saturday, January 21, 2017

Cleaning the garage finding all sorts of things to fix:

I have been cleaning the garage so I can get back to work on the car.

After moving lumber I found my headliner with frame that was stashed behind some OSB for safe keeping.

In any case I just have two broken places and I expect to fix it.  My thought was to use fiberglass to reinforce the wood but JB weld and window screen seems like it would work as well.








You all can see the quick photos I snapped with the phone.  I took a close up of the attachment method (staples) as well as the piping that goes along the edge.

The head liner is dirty from use and storage as done it no favors but I always wondered if I should try cleaning and reuse the material (in the spirit of originality).  I figured that even if I should be able to get it clean and white again I would not be able to reattach the channels for the middle support bows neatly so the point it moot unless someone has had any success.  By the time the car is back on the road the $$ in paint and other new stuff will make a small expense like a headliner seem minor.  Now I just have to search out the visor repair place to get them rebuilt...

Slowly making progress again.  It is a '67 so I should try to get it on the road in 2017....