What's between my headliner and steel roof

[corvette8n]

The headliner in my '41 coupe will need replacement some day, whatever is between headliner and roof feels like its crumbling, is it cardboard or some other material?. I don't want to replace it until next year, it's not high on my list.

[19Fordy]

That crumbling stuff is the tar paper insulator Henry Ford glued to the inside roof are to repel heat, lessen road noise and make the roof sound less tinny.

When you get ready to replace your headliner you can scrap it off and replace with
modern insulator/sound deadener.

[Cool Hand Lurker]

Mice? If not, I can loan you some....

[willowbilly3]

Originally Posted by Cool Hand Lurker

Mice? If not, I can loan you some....

Haha, that's what I was thinking, 40 pounds of mouse poo and nest is what I usually find up there.

[alanwoodieman]

as you are ridding down a fairly bumpy road and the "stuff" above the headliner which is also bumping down the road decides to come DOWN, question is it easier to do now or do later after the shower of "stuff" don't ask how I KNOW about said shower!!

[waterboychuck]

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Once you get it all clean I would suggest that you install sound deadening material.