Ken,
This is an opinion only, but one made with just a little thought.
Headliners are typically (if not wholely) made of porous material
because they need to breathe i order that the surface underneath doesn't
accumulate moisture. Even vinly headliners have prepunched holes evenly
distributed throughout.
The other consideration is weight. The first order of business is to
keep it up. Unless the selected leather is extremely thin, its weight
would make it extremely difficult to suspend.
Just a few passing thoughts.
Joe
Gano, Ken wrote:
>
> In one of my many diversion (a side effect of Shipwright's Disease) I
> have been working on the hard top on the TR3, which has started the
> questioning process. Why do you NEVER see a car with a leather
> headliner? Sure, it would be expensive, but somebody is always willing
> to go to the next extreme. Are there aging considerations, or the lack
> of a good way to glue it in place? It would seem like some car,
> somewhere would have tried it.
>
> Inquiring minds want to know.
>
> Ken Gano
> kengano@advant.com
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