On 07 December 2007, Gerard Hutchinson in St. Louis wrote:
"What type/brand of adhesive should be used? Once the bows are inserted into the headliner and attached properly to the interior, what direction do you begin attaching -- front to back; back to front; side to side? What size office clip is strong enough to withstand all the pulling and stretching? Is it possible/recommended to stretch the entire headliner out before using adhesive?"

On 08 December 2007, John Progess in Utah, USA, wrote:
"I used those black spring steel paper clips. I had a bag of them and used them about every 2" to clamp the headliner while glueing. I used Weldwood contact cement and it is still holding 5 years later. I did a trial fit up with the clamps before glueing. I started with the sides first then went to the front and back. In the photo you can see all the clamps.

Using lots of paper clamps. - (Photo compliments of John Progess)

On 08 December 2007, John DeWolf in Canada added this:
"The Workshop Manual deals with the coupe headliner in Section S.16, mostly about removing it and the usual 'reassembly is a reversal of the dismantling procedure'. It adds 'When resticking the head liner to the roof with rubber cement work from the rear to the front and from the centre to the sides'. Do a trial fit with the clamps starting along the centreline and work to the sides. When it is correctly postitioned release the back around the rear window, while leaving all the other clamps in place. Apply the adhesive to both body metal and fabric and adhere the headliner in the normal manner of working with contact adhesives, starting in the centre and working to the outer edges. Then do the same at the windshield and finally the door surrounds. I trimmed the fabric at the opening after it was all in place and didn't wrap it around the flange.

"Before you start take a look around the rear window area for a number, I can't remember exactly where it is. Someone was interested in these numbers a few years ago. I believe they were factory work numbers for the coupe tops".

On 09 December 2007, John Progess wrote:
"Yes you overlap the headliner over the flange and glue the headliner to the outside of the flange. Using nylon string in the windshield seal to lift the seal over the body flange while pushing the windshield from the outside there was no damage to the headliner. It is definately a two man job".

Installing the backlite. - (Photo compliments of John Progess)

One tip from the "Ratty" restoration was to make sure that the bows are polished so that the headliner material slides easily on them. This helps to retain an even tension. The head lining bows are all or different lengths. The shortest goes to the front and the longest to the rear.