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Old 08-21-2010, 02:37 PM
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Fading black headliner?

I have a 2002 Z28 w/ t-tops, which are in the trunk probably 320 days a year. New headliners fade around the t-top openings very quickly.

Does anyone one know of a premium fade-resistant headliner material?

Has anyone successfully painted or dyed faded areas on a headliner?

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Old 08-21-2010, 03:00 PM
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I don't think dying or painting would work. I dabbed a 4 inch area of the headliner with a damp cloth in the '95 Z28 and the darn thing hasn't been the same since. It's sagging in that spot.
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Re: Fading black headliner?

Last spring I hand-painted the faded chartreuse areas of my black headliner with flat-black acrylic craft paint. The paint was like thick gravy out of the squeeze bottle, I thinned it to about maple-syrup, i.e., just enough water so it didn't sit on top of the fabric, but settled in. That was about 10 months ago, and it's worked well: no sagging, no fading, and I'm probably the only person who knows it was touched up all around the t-top panel perimeters.
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