We are using the cabin top as a mold to lay up 3 layers of fiberglass and then the headliner will be wrapped around the fiberglass to help hold everything in place.
We used packaging tape for release agent to keep the headliner fiberglass from glueing to the cabin top.
Hi Weasel...I had a similar idea for making interior trim panels for my husband's RV-10. He kind of poo-pooed it until he saw your photos. Did you sandwich the fiberglass into your headliner for keeps, or were the pink insulation layers removed prior to installing the panel? Just curious, as I'm in the early stages of trying to figure out a workable solution. The headliner and trim provided by the seat maker look pretty bad - just looked at a few RV-10's at a fly-in for ideas. There were only two 10's and the one that just painted the ceiling looked better than the one that used the same headliner fabric (really something you would use to reupholster a couch) and welt cord that came with our seats. It looked really bad, so we started thinking about making our own panels and headliner insert and using regular headliner fabric on it. The down side of the foam-backed headliner fabric is that the foam deteriorates over time/heat, etc. but when the headliner itself can be removed and recovered down the road, that is not a big consideration. Any thoughts and ideas on this would be appreciated, as well as pics of the finished panels installed if you're that far along yet. Great job, and thanks for sharing!
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