So on to another job I had been dreading. The headlining
I ordered the headlining from East Kent Trim. Whilst I waited for it to arrive I did a bit of reading in how to fit if. Paul Bottomleys s GT restoration blog was helpful and I copied his methods....
First off I placed the headlining on the top of the cleaned roof. The metal rods were then fed through the loops in the material. It took me a while to get the rods in the correct order as they had no markings on them and where off a selection of Vivas not necessarily Coupes. I had to adapt a couple to fit the coupe roof.
With help from Joe, the rods were fitted in place.
The lining was then stretched and glued at the front and back screens. Bulldog clips hold the contact adhesive whilst it fully cures.
We then worked our way around the window/ door apertures. The secret to getting a wrinkle(ish) free finish is to carefully warm the vinyl with a heat gun. Once it is warm it stretches making it much more pliable and easy to work with. As it cools it shrinks and tightens.
We are happy with the finish.
Last weekend we dropped off the seats and door cards at the upholsterers. We had to make the cards as the front ones were warped and the back ones non existent
We will be picking them up next weekend....
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