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workingonit · #4 Today, 12:10 AM

My '04 Chevy 2500HD sits in direct sun all day, every day, never garaged; the headliner just above the windshield let go years ago, so I used grey duct tape to hold it up (at first).

Then, I tried Gorilla Tape, and finally 'real' duct tape, over five years, and none did the trick (appearance didn't matter, nobody else gets in my truck).

Last July '25, I decided to take off the tape, and try brush-on headliner adhesive, but the fabric was so torn and degraded after years of being tapped, the glue was ineffective.

So, I bought a 'car roof repair kit' from Amazon for $10, and a can of 3M Super 77 spray adhesive, for another $10.

Since the front edge was frayed and thin, I trimmed it back about 2 or 3 inches from the windshield, sprayed the headliner fabric/backer interface, then folded the newly cut fabric back to make a thicker straight edge just behind the sunshade pivots, then used the kit to secure it in place.

I used 10 of the 60 screws & buttons (grey, to match the headliner), and it has held in place for a year, so far. I barely tightened the little screws into the backer, judged just enough to not strip out the backer (I tested it out on two spots now covered by the headliner).

I never let a headliner get so bad before, and previously had success with both brush-on and spray adhesives (except one time I stripped out the fabric and spray-painted the backer to match the leather interior, on my wife's '85 Chrysler LeBaron Turbo Coupe... It looked pretty good!).

If your headliner isn't that far gone, try the kit, and or adhesives, but if you want it to look like new, go to a pro.

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