Home-Made headliner repair suggestions??

I got a real bummer a couple of weeks ago…my headliner in the pristine-interior’d Standard has a mouse chew-hole in it… :devil: I’ve stuffed a dryer sheet up in there and have since put out (more) bait and traps. There are some real down sides to living out in the middle of grass fields, argg…

Anyone got a suggestion to patch it up in a way that doesn’t look ridiculous?? Thanks!

I have the same issue, but its also the original headliner - no mouse but the whole thing is dry rotted luckily its a small hole.
Its in a spot right in between the sun visors must have used one as a spring board - I jreally just need to replace the whole thing so Id be interested in peoples answers as well.

My best idea (in my head thus far) is to:

Get a piece of replacement headliner, preferrably old cheap replacement material from an original car, from WCCC

Cut a piece oversized, stick it up into the hole to be patched…keep dryer sheet up there just because you can.

Let it unfold and pull down onto the top of the area. Hold it with a piece of chewing gum that isn’t “too” sticky (a dab of skin oil on it helps)

carefully take a syringe with elmer’s glue in it and apply to the top edge of the hole, all the way around…

Pull down the patch and hope for the best. Wipe off excess glue with damp cloth


Think it’ll work? It sounds brilliant in my mind :wink:

it might work, why not try it out.

I didnt use a dryer sheet - I just brushed out one of the cats and stuffed some fur up there - also put enough (for a kitten) on the bottom of both corners of the garage doors

You can get a small bit of the headliner to make a patch from the area in back where it attaches to the sailpanel.

EDIT: what color is your headliner? I’ve got pieces of the headliner from my 68 still tucked away, but it’s nugget gold.

Yorgle…

I’m medium Saddle. Thanks for the thoughts! I’m sure I can get a piece locally if need-be :slight_smile: