[spika]

headliner panelboard

Hey, KristKustoms...you sound like the best to answer my question in this same area...
I'm in the process of constructing various interior panels on my Studebaker pickup, and am planning to use the black panelboard commonly used. What is the appropiate way to seam the various sections of the component where curvatures require a seam rather than just bending? Case in point...the headliner will have the main section, a small nearly vertical section above each door, and the section that rolls around the rear corners and covers the back around the rear glass. It looks like most of these can go into place as one component, but need to be fabricated in 4 pieces. Whats the best way to join them?
Attached is a pic of the beginnings of the templates...you may see what I'm talking about...
Any info is appreciated-
tjs

 

[spika]

headliner

Yea, that makes sense. If the panelboard doesn't have the physical ability to conform to that shape in one piece, the covering material isn't going to want to either. That, however, means having a firm attachment point at the joined areas, something to attach the edges of each panel to...right? That will add a bit more prep work, but may be necessary.
Thanks for the advice!

 

[spika]

Thanks, guys. I'll do a search for a supplier that sells that product over the net, and see what more info I can get. I may even be able to get it from Interstates Plastics, my polypro supplier in Boise.
I don't know why, but I'm still having troubles with the basic stuff here...I believe that, in one material or another, I can construct the panels that will fit where I need them, but my i-net searches still haven't turned up the type of material that looks right for use on covering panels such as these. Seems to me that I have seen a material, it sticks in my mind that it was foam-backed, that is designed to have an unusual amount of stretch in both axis for conforming to complex contours such as what these might end up like. KK's advice to cover the panels individually makes sense, but there still will be a good deal of out-of-plane covering, and I want to find the best material to do that, and, hopefully, be able to do the covers with adhesives rather than having to sew it at all.
My searches have turned up several suppliers of seat upholstery and carpeting, but not a lot specifically for the headliners, door panels, etc. I agree with KK that one needs consistency throughout, not a hodgepodge of different colors, textures, etc., but the requirements of the panels, the seat covers, and the floor covering are all different, and I'm missing the concept of how those all get "tied together" without using different materials. Sorry guys, I'm not usually this dense, but for some reason I'm missing something here.
I'll do some searching for the Komatex, and anxiously await a response from two excellent resources here...you both do some beautiful work.
Thanks-
tjs