Installing a 1940's Chevrolet Headliner - 1948 Chevrolet

How did I just find this fantastic series?!😮 Just starting on a 49 Olds 88 and this information is invaluable! Should be required following for folks STARTING a restoration, I’m pulling out window molding, seats, door panels and now looking and making notes of what I’m looking at for what I need to know when this stuff gets replaced (counting headliner bows, looking a door panels, carefully documenting stuff!). Just in time I’m following the Jawhawker! I’ve spent over 20 years showing up in Hoxie/Hill City to shoot a pheasant a two, these videos are one of the greatest things to come out of Kansas! Keep up the great work, sorry I’m late to the show!!!

This is the most informative and simplified demonstration I have seen. keep up this encouraging approach. I am getting more confident in my projects after watching your videos.

Jayhawker, you did a fantastic job on the headliner!!

Compliments of my children and Mrs. I am now the proud new owner of a headliner for my 48 Chevy. A steamer just like yours is on its way and then I’ll be tackling this project for myself. Thanks for the pep talk at the end! I’m going to give it a try!

excellent job

Great job. Thanks for the instruction & tips. I hear that some folks use a heat gun rather than a steamer. I believe they pull the fabric tight & staple it, with as few wrinkles as possible, then apply the heat gun to smooth out the fabric. I'm thinking that I'd probably burn the thing up with a heat gun --- but I do love a good fire. See ya on the next ride.

Looks Great you make it look as it can be done by a DIY person so I am going to do my 40 Buick coupe myself after seeing you do it. Thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to make this video.

Great job! I may never make it this far on my old wreck, but if I do, this will be my first stop for instruction. My bows are really rusty. I think maybe my car was submerged on a yearly basis.

Good video, I may have the courage to try to do this someday. I need to tighten up my 51 Chevy someday

Thanks for the instruction going to do this on my 41

**FANTASTIC** I was going to pay a couple hundred bucks to have someone install the headliner in my 1937 Pontiac - but with this video I am certain I can do it myself. Just have to MEASURE TWICE , CUT ONCE the extra material!! My headliner is a very soft brushed cotton like the one you used in your 1948 Chevrolet. I just need to see how you are going to install the wire-on windlace along the side seams of the headliner (where you stapled to tack strip).

Ahh, that looks SO nice!

Nice job, looks good.

Great instructions!

great job!

You can do my 42 anytime. Looks great 👍👍🙂

Sorry about asking a differential question, on a headliner video, I have a lot of respect for anyone trying to put one in

Looks great! Would you think the vinyl headliner material would be harder to install? Thinking it won't stretch as easy as the cloth material.

Good job, what kind of staple gun did you use, I'm going to try installing my headliner on my 47 stylemaster

Looks great! I think I saw Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top helping you trim the excess on the rear window. What about cutting the dome light in?