Civic EG

Okay, I have nearly all of my interior out of the 93 hatch while I'm getting the car ready to be painted(Tuesday I hope!), and trying to get some ideas for the interior.

My first problem that I wanted to start with was the headliner. It looks like crap(it was dyed and parts of it is peeling a little even though most of it looks brand new), and was wanting to make a fiberglass one. I was just gong to lay around 2 layers of fiberglass on top of the headliner, using the headliner as a mold, to make a near exact match of the other headliner. After I get the fiberglass off of the old headliner, I would sand it down, maybe add an extra layer of fiberglass to give more sanding room, and put body filler on it to make it perfectly smooth, and then paint it.

But would it fit back into the hatch after it's hard like that? I have some of the flex additive that you put in your paint to paint bumpers that will flex a little, so would that maybe help some?

I also like this idea, because it will give me a GREAT place for my 6x9 speakers that I've been meaning to get put in the back of the car somewhere. I can just make a small enclosure in the middle of the headliner closer to the back, for 2 6x9 speakers.

What kind of fiberglass are you gonna use? CSM or cloth? What weight? Are you gonna actually make a mold of the headliner and then make your piece off the mold?

topramenkiller wrote:What kind of fiberglass are you gonna use? CSM or cloth? What weight? Are you gonna actually make a mold of the headliner and then make your piece off the mold?

I will use what CSM I have, if any. I know I have PLENTY of cloth because that is all this store had for sale when it was going out of business.

I'm thinking I'll lay fiberglass on the top of it, just like one layer with a few small cut peices to strengthen the corners, and then take it off of the old headliner, and put the other layers of fiberglass on the bottom of what I had already made so it's as close to the old headliner as possible.

Matt.M wrote:

topramenkiller wrote:What kind of fiberglass are you gonna use? CSM or cloth? What weight? Are you gonna actually make a mold of the headliner and then make your piece off the mold?

I will use what CSM I have, if any. I know I have PLENTY of cloth because that is all this store had for sale when it was going out of business.

I'm thinking I'll lay fiberglass on the top of it, just like one layer with a few small cut peices to strengthen the corners, and then take it off of the old headliner, and put the other layers of fiberglass on the bottom of what I had already made so it's as close to the old headliner as possible.

I think pulling the piece off before you done putting all your layers on it will only lead to warping.

topramenkiller wrote:

Matt.M wrote:

topramenkiller wrote:What kind of fiberglass are you gonna use? CSM or cloth? What weight? Are you gonna actually make a mold of the headliner and then make your piece off the mold?

I will use what CSM I have, if any. I know I have PLENTY of cloth because that is all this store had for sale when it was going out of business.

I'm thinking I'll lay fiberglass on the top of it, just like one layer with a few small cut peices to strengthen the corners, and then take it off of the old headliner, and put the other layers of fiberglass on the bottom of what I had already made so it's as close to the old headliner as possible.

I think pulling the piece off before you done putting all your layers on it will only lead to warping.

How many layers would you think I would need? It doesn't seem like it needs that much strength since the crap that was already up there was so soft that it bent like hell when I took the front pins out and it was leaning down while the back was still held up.

Kinda depends on how thick your csm or cloth is. 1/8ish thick for the headliner should do. Are you still planning on mounting your speakers in the ceiling?