Originally Posted by
tuscarora dave
OK after the adhesive has dried for at least 5 minutes what you and your helper need to do is pull the folded and glued piece of fabric slightly taught, (do not stretch it) Keeping it slightly taught you now need to flip it over and lay it down on to the glue with the stitched edge exactly on the edge of the painters tape. Once you have achieved this you want to rub down the glued section ensuring that the foam is firmly and evenly glued.
Now comes the fun part, getting the rest of the fabric glued onto the board without getting any wrinkles. OK now you want to remove the painters tape and the piece of string if you used one and then spray down a 5 inch wide or so coat of adhesive on to the board first and then also on the foam 5 inches back from the stitching and remember not to glue the 6 inch overhang on each end. Let that adhesive set up for at least 5 minutes and then go to the side where the unsewn edges of the fabric are and place your arms between the top and bottom pieces of fabric. What you want to do is roll the glued fabric down onto the glued board working about 2 to 3 inches of the glued fabric onto the glued board. You want to start this process at the middle of the glued section and work you way to the end then go back to the middle and repeat this process until you get to the other end. Starting back at the middle again roll the other two and a half inches of fabric down onto the board, again starting from the middle and working to the end. Repeat this process for the other side. repeat this until the entire side is glued down all the way to the edge of the board. Do not try to rush through this. Only glue 5 inches or so at a time, let the adhesive dry at least 5 minutes and roll down about 2 inches at a time working from the center out to the ends.
In closing I would like to say that it takes skill and experience to re cover these head liners and "they" make it look easy.
Well I hope this helps you to decide which way you want to go. Best of luck. TD