| Author | Message | ||
     Jeff Martin Frequent User Username: jeff_r_1 Post Number: 342 Registered: 07-2018 |
1951 Mark VI Standard Body Bentley. Does anyone know what the correct thickness of felt that RR used on the floor that the carpet sits on ? Mine was never there, just some cheap rubber underlay and house carpet. I asked Woolies, and they did not know. If someone could measure what's in their car by pulling the carpet back a bit, or a photo would be very helpful. | ||
| Martin Webster New User Username: martin_webster Post Number: 30 Registered: 09-2018 |
Jeff, I have measured an uncompressed area of felt floor lining on B88HR and the felt thickness is 2mm. It is glued to the floor boards. This is totally original material as the car has never been restored. There is a supplier in the UK, Auto Lounge Textiles in Rickmansworth who specialise in classic car interior fabrics. The felt roll is 90cm wide and can be supplied in any length. Their e mail is sales@autoloungetextiles.co.uk. I hope that this assists you. Martin | ||
| Jeff Martin Frequent User Username: jeff_r_1 Post Number: 344 Registered: 07-2018 |
Thanks much Martin ! I thought it would have been thicker then that, glad you posted. | ||
| ChristopherCarnley Unregistered guest Posted From: 109.159.182.148 |
Martin,s car is a coach built one. The standard steel cars have felt as thick as the "Dot" fix, carpet securing studs are tall. That is about 1/4". (Message approved by david_gore) | ||
| Martin Webster New User Username: martin_webster Post Number: 31 Registered: 09-2018 |
Thanks for the clarification Chris and apologies to Jeff. I missed the SS reference. I believe that Auto Lounge supply different felt thicknesses so it could still be worth contacting them. Martin | ||
| Jeff Martin Frequent User Username: jeff_r_1 Post Number: 345 Registered: 07-2018 |
Christopher, so the felt on a Standard Body is a 1/4 inch thick, that seems extreme ? At that thickness the felt would be seen at the edge of the doors. Maybe the skid plate is screwed on top of the felt, that would solve that problem. | ||
| Jeff Martin Frequent User Username: jeff_r_1 Post Number: 346 Registered: 07-2018 |
1/4 inch is is very thick, maybe 1/8 or 3mm ? | ||
| ChristopherCarnley Unregistered guest Posted From: 217.39.245.69 |
Jeff, You are probably right at 1/8", the carpets were all thick woven pile with leather bound edges, and the thin black felt was in quite small sections under the middle areas under the carpet. The felt against the back of the pedals and against the bulkhead was much thicker. (Message approved by david_gore) | ||
| Jeff Martin Frequent User Username: jeff_r_1 Post Number: 348 Registered: 07-2018 |
Thanks, just about there, I miss driving it. | ||
| Bill Vatter Experienced User Username: bill_vatter Post Number: 147 Registered: 09-2004 |
I'm normally obsessed with authentic and original, but for this, I'm thinking a modern material could be better than the original felt. If it was my car, I would be thinking about what has the maximim thermal insulation value. Lots of heat gets into the people space via the floor, especially on the left side. Oops; sorry. It's approaching summer where I live, and I'm focused on staying cool. Your perspective may be different from mine. | ||
| Jeff Martin Frequent User Username: jeff_r_1 Post Number: 351 Registered: 07-2018 |
It gets plenty hot here on the B.C. Coast, we had a few days just above 40 last summer, and then it cooled down to 32 _ not really that cool. I was thinking about Dynamat, and then using a very thin felt on top of that to make it look original. It's just a heavy duty bubble packaging material from what I can tell, so it would insulate and make things quiet, so it would seem. The air pockets should do a good job. https://www.dynamat.com/ | ||
| Jeff Martin Frequent User Username: jeff_r_1 Post Number: 352 Registered: 07-2018 |
Here's another product that looks like it will do the same thing, but much less expensive. https://kilmat.com/ |
