Wanting to paint my headliner

[kawkinurjawl]

I'm wanting to paint my headliner red but i'm not sure how to get it out without breaking it. I own a sedan cobalt... please help.

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I'm also wanting to paint my fabic seats as well (red center and black outside cushion) what paint should i use for these applications (fabric paint from O'Riellys?)

 

[Jmesl8er]

paint makes the material hard, wouldnt do yoir seats with it, headliner ok. Take out your front seats, drop headliner, turn sidways, pull out through the passenger side front door

 

[cobalt123]

^this

duplicolor makes a paint for vinyl and fabric

 

[kawkinurjawl]

thanks!

 

[Cobalt714]

how hard is it to pull out the seats and the headliner?

 

[cobalt123]

depends on how patient you are. i painted my headliner without taking it out...

you could do this but be careful of the fumes... you will want the windows rolled down and the doors open. take trash bags and cover everything (EVERYTHING) except the headliner...use painters tape the hold the bags down. use a respirator to avoid inhaling the fumes and just go at it with the duplicolor fabric paint. that is a lazy way of doing it. so long as you tape/cover everything it will work but the best thing to do is take it out so you can see any uneven parts the shadows overlay.

 

[cyrusthevirus]

^this

duplicolor makes a paint for vinyl and fabric

never liked the results there r other companys that make it stronger dye. i did my headliner in carbon

 

[Paul79UF]

never liked the results there r other companys that make it stronger dye. i did my headliner in carbon

Could you post a pic or two of your headliner?

Thanks

 

[LotusRenaultF1]

Tape off the windows too around the edge when you do it. I hear that stuff is a pain in the ass to clean off of a window.

 

[DrivesAllDay]

Cloth Interior Dye

New to this, but I've been slowly tweaking my 2010 Cobalt.

I found this stuff and so far it works. I have the cloth around the door handles dyed black and the visors in red. Headliner is next!! You might have to remove the headliner to paint it though.

Spray Paint Upholstery Cloth Cushion Fabric Carpet Auto Interior Dye

 

[YelloEye]

Tape off the windows too around the edge when you do it. I hear that stuff is a pain in the ass to clean off of a window.

Just pull it out of the car. It's easy enough to do.

 

[gberland]

depends on how patient you are. i painted my headliner without taking it out...

you could do this but be careful of the fumes... you will want the windows rolled down and the doors open. take trash bags and cover everything (EVERYTHING) except the headliner...use painters tape the hold the bags down. use a respirator to avoid inhaling the fumes and just go at it with the duplicolor fabric paint. that is a lazy way of doing it. so long as you tape/cover everything it will work but the best thing to do is take it out so you can see any uneven parts the shadows overlay.

PULL your seats it will save u a big headache !!! i believe the front seats LH and RH are secured with two bolts oh each seat behind the seat use a 15mm socket , and as for the rear there is a procedure for this too here is the URL How To Relocate Back Seat Release Handles - Chevy Cobalt Forum / Cobalt Reviews / Cobalt SS / Cobalt Parts hope it helps

 

[Dan]

In my 2 dr LS, all I did was lean the front pass. seat forward, and after everything was loosened/removed, a little bit of gentle maneuvering and it came right out. Wasn't too bad going back in either lol. I'm guessing this might be a little bit harder in a 4 dr. I used about 2 1/2 cans of Duplicolor's vinyl&Fabric paint.. looks good, but feels like sandpaper. I'm tinking about buying fabric and redoing it sometime soon