I got the flames laid out in my headliner w/ roughly 1/2" thick foam. The only vinyl I have right now is that like you get at walmart with the furry white stuff on the back and its a pretty heavy piece. I tried to just see how that material would lay down and when shaping it around the flames like in the dips between the flames it wrinkled up and didnt want to lay down too good once again like it was too thick of a material. So any thoughts? Do I just need thinner material?

 

would some sort of tape work, i use a 3m tape, kinda like plastic tape, it shapes and molds to bodylines and such very well.

 

what kind of foam are you using?

 

I would make sure my foam is dense enough to hold shape while you are attaching the outer material. Use 3M spray glue, and work the shape by hand. Then use a steamer to help push the creases and wrinkles out.

Depending on the thickness of the vinyl, you may run into problems getting it to lay right. I have used some binyl to do flames with, but it was always the thinnest I could find.

 

i did the same thing to my door panels. i used recycled carpet
foam. alittle dumpster digging at the local carpet store,freebie.
but i am using the cheap auto carpet also found at wal-mart,
it glued down nice. you might want to try thinner vinyl and try either laying it in the sun for a few hours or carefully heating it with a heat gun to soften it up. much easier to work with.