We are re-doing all the interior in my '85. We have the fabrics and carpets, but i was wondering, if anyone had any advice for things to use to keep the fabric up good. The last person who did it in this car....looks like they just used staples....it looked bad and is drooping.

I want to find a way to keep it smooth with the roof and sides. I am thinking we should use some sort of glue or apoxy. but i have no clue on "proper" materials to use for holding the fabric in place...and still look good.

 

Trim pieces usually hold them selves up and help secure the carpet. You are correct though, you should use glue to hold down carpet in certain areas. 3M makes a great spray can of glue that you can get at Home Depot its about $8 a can.

 

Thanks will give that stuff a shot. Do you have any recomendations on materials to use as a replacement for the "cardboard"

Right now its in layers as:

Cardboard
Foam
Fabric

I know where to get the foam and fabric. But was wondering if there is a certain "cardboard" i should use...cant tell with the current stuff because its all flaky and falling apart.

 

you really only want to use adhesive glue that is meant for automotive interiors, not just any 3M product because they won't hold up good over time, and it might soak through the fabric and/or harden it

 

The adhesive I was talking about is 3M Super 77 Multipurpose Spray Adhesive. I've had personal experience with this product when putting new carpet in my dad's 79' Corvette.

Heres a description of the product directly from the 3M website:
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/3M-Super-77/Super77/SprayAdhesive/Product-Information?PC_7_RJH9U5230GE3E02LECIE204A00_assetT ype=MMM_Article&PC_7_RJH9U5230GE3E02LECIE204A0 0_assetId=1114284633824&PC_7_RJH9U5230GE3E02LE CIE204A00_univid=1114284633824#7_RJH9U5230GE3E02LE CIE204A00
there is even a picture of it being used on carpet under "Tips and Techniques" on the bottom of the page. I wouldn't refer a productif if I knew it wasn'tany good.

 

sorry for thinking that you would do that. there is a lot of bad advice on here and sometimes it'shard to tell the people giving the good from the bad.

you are obviously one of the good

 

If you are talking about the door panels when I had my door panels done they use a plastic backing instead of cardboard. Go down to a local upholstery shop and ask some questions and see what they are using. If you use the plastic backing for the door panels don’t go to thick your trim for your door opener has a channel that the backing needs to go into to keep the trim in place. Also are you going to redo the head liner?

 

I am redoing all the interior. Sending the seats and door pannels in to get done by a prof.

The carpet, roof and sides i am doing personally.
Just dont really know what to use under the fabric.

All the plastic (consol, dash, ect) i am going to spray down with interior plastic pannel paint... not sure on the exact product to use but i can find that out when i go down to lordco to pick the stuff up. Unless anyone has something they would like to recommend to use to paint the plastic parts.

 

for the head liner i would recomend you buy a complete new one from Hawks third gen i bought the t-top kit it came with the head liner sunvisors and sail panels and the install was easy because the backing for it is more fiber than it is cardboard and it is brittle as far as paint goes try SEM Plastic Adhesion Promoter withthe SEM Color Coat that you want you should be able to pick it up at your loacal auto paint store use a good soap to clean and degrease all the parts SEM also has that nothing corrosive