Carpet Installation Continues - Part 3 Rear Padding
Well, I started to glue the padding over the Hushmat this weekend. I only got the rear sections completed before I ran out of brush on glue. I used 2 quarts for just the rear. The padding soaked the glue up really quickly, so I let the first coat set up and then gave each piece a second coat for good measure. I also lightly coated the Hushmat before installing each piece. Here are a few things I learned:
1. The padding seems designed to fit a coupe or convertible from 63-67, so there were some cuts needed before installation.
2. First cut - rear vertical piece was rounded along middle top (for a coupe I assume), so this had to be cut straight across to fit properly.
3. Each wheel well piece needed two cuts. The back flap next to the deck lid springs was left long for a couple, so it needed to be cut to fit. At the front, the top piece was not cut out for the trim molding. Instead of cutting a window in the piece, I trimmed the front to fit by cutting out a section and then simply mounted that section behind the brace for mounting the trim piece. Made it much easier.
4. For all the molded pieces, I dry fitted them and then carefully marked the contours (like around the wheel well) with a large marker. I then moved the piece to a flat surface and cut slits along the contour at regular intervals (see pic below). This allowed easy bending and gluing of the piece and gave me much better control. I noticed similar slits in all of the old tar and padding pieces I removed from my car. I figured if it was good then, it would probably be good now and it seems to have worked fine.
5. One final cut that was specific to my car since I have should straps was accessing the holes through the padding. I used to old original pieces as overlays on the new to target the approximate position of the hole and then used a scalpel blade to probe the padding until it passed into the hole. Simply moved out from there and was able to easily cut a well-defined hole in the correct spot. Much cleaner and smaller than the original.
Once complete, I scrubbed out and sprayed the jack storage compartment with a fresh coat of paint (see pic). Everything is very tightly held in place and I am very happy so far.
As soon as my glue arrives, I will tackle the front pieces. I am very nervous about the carpet cut-outs around the seat tracks. I have also noticed in trying to dry fit the padding pieces under the seats that they appear different than the older pieces I removed. Similar but different around the seat tracks. All I can assume is that they are designed to fit 63-67 and must need some minor cutting (odd, the ing form of trim appears to be a "dirty word") to properly fit in a 67.
Kirk
By the way, a small scalpel blade works great to cut out the Hushmat from all screw holes.
PS. Just look at the thread and pics and padding looks wavy but it isn't. It is all laying perfectly flat. It is just the various shading of the padding that makes it look wavy/bumpy. Just wanted you to know.
1. The padding seems designed to fit a coupe or convertible from 63-67, so there were some cuts needed before installation.
2. First cut - rear vertical piece was rounded along middle top (for a coupe I assume), so this had to be cut straight across to fit properly.
3. Each wheel well piece needed two cuts. The back flap next to the deck lid springs was left long for a couple, so it needed to be cut to fit. At the front, the top piece was not cut out for the trim molding. Instead of cutting a window in the piece, I trimmed the front to fit by cutting out a section and then simply mounted that section behind the brace for mounting the trim piece. Made it much easier.
4. For all the molded pieces, I dry fitted them and then carefully marked the contours (like around the wheel well) with a large marker. I then moved the piece to a flat surface and cut slits along the contour at regular intervals (see pic below). This allowed easy bending and gluing of the piece and gave me much better control. I noticed similar slits in all of the old tar and padding pieces I removed from my car. I figured if it was good then, it would probably be good now and it seems to have worked fine.
5. One final cut that was specific to my car since I have should straps was accessing the holes through the padding. I used to old original pieces as overlays on the new to target the approximate position of the hole and then used a scalpel blade to probe the padding until it passed into the hole. Simply moved out from there and was able to easily cut a well-defined hole in the correct spot. Much cleaner and smaller than the original.
Once complete, I scrubbed out and sprayed the jack storage compartment with a fresh coat of paint (see pic). Everything is very tightly held in place and I am very happy so far.
As soon as my glue arrives, I will tackle the front pieces. I am very nervous about the carpet cut-outs around the seat tracks. I have also noticed in trying to dry fit the padding pieces under the seats that they appear different than the older pieces I removed. Similar but different around the seat tracks. All I can assume is that they are designed to fit 63-67 and must need some minor cutting (odd, the ing form of trim appears to be a "dirty word") to properly fit in a 67.
Kirk
By the way, a small scalpel blade works great to cut out the Hushmat from all screw holes.
PS. Just look at the thread and pics and padding looks wavy but it isn't. It is all laying perfectly flat. It is just the various shading of the padding that makes it look wavy/bumpy. Just wanted you to know.
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