carpet vs spray in liner (put on flame proof pants)
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carpet vs spray in liner (put on flame proof pants)
Has anyone thought about replacing the carpet and doing a spray in liner?
I been chewing on this for a while. My game plan if i can see if it been done is get aluminum sheet metal (that i can mold to fit) to cover up the spot where the wires run thru then get like rhino spray in liner to cover every spot where carpet is touching.
Is this a pipe dream or somewhat of a good idea? And sorry if this wasted your time that you will never get back.
I been chewing on this for a while. My game plan if i can see if it been done is get aluminum sheet metal (that i can mold to fit) to cover up the spot where the wires run thru then get like rhino spray in liner to cover every spot where carpet is touching.
Is this a pipe dream or somewhat of a good idea? And sorry if this wasted your time that you will never get back.
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I can say, with 100% truth and honesty, that the idea NEVER, ever, occurred to me. Never in a million years would I have even thought to consider even thinking about doing this to the floor of my Corvette. Not even in a drunken stouper. Never. Ever.
I think that pretty well answers your question and sums up my thoughts on this irreversible modification...
Honestly...I'm all about thinking outside the box. As well as asking questions. Personally, I wouldn't consider it unless it was a mud bog truck or a total piece of crap. I'm just messing with you above. I wouldn't do it unless it was, for some reason, a last resort.
I think that pretty well answers your question and sums up my thoughts on this irreversible modification...
Honestly...I'm all about thinking outside the box. As well as asking questions. Personally, I wouldn't consider it unless it was a mud bog truck or a total piece of crap. I'm just messing with you above. I wouldn't do it unless it was, for some reason, a last resort.
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I can say, with 100% truth and honesty, that the idea NEVER, ever, occurred to me. Never in a million years would I have even thought to consider even thinking about doing this to the floor of my Corvette. Not even in a drunken stouper. Never. Ever.
I think that pretty well answers your question and sums up my thoughts on this irreversible modification...
Honestly...I'm all about thinking outside the box. As well as asking questions. Personally, I wouldn't consider it unless it was a mud bog truck or a total piece of crap. I'm just messing with you above. I wouldn't do it unless it was, for some reason, a last resort.
I think that pretty well answers your question and sums up my thoughts on this irreversible modification...
Honestly...I'm all about thinking outside the box. As well as asking questions. Personally, I wouldn't consider it unless it was a mud bog truck or a total piece of crap. I'm just messing with you above. I wouldn't do it unless it was, for some reason, a last resort.
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Hi Blame,
I give you credit for thinking it up.
I give you even more credit for getting other opinions!
Regards,
Alan
A few weeks ago there was a picture of a car that I swear had bathroom rugs cut up in it.
Your idea is better than that.
I give you credit for thinking it up.
I give you even more credit for getting other opinions!
Regards,
Alan
A few weeks ago there was a picture of a car that I swear had bathroom rugs cut up in it.
Your idea is better than that.
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My thought would be sound proofing. I could not believe how noisy my car was without carpet. When I reinstalled, I insulated the back area - glad I did. Food for thought if you plan on the spray-in liner. You could sandwich insulation between the sheet metal.
I personally would not do it. Not in place of a $250 carpet kit.
Love to see pics if you do.
I personally would not do it. Not in place of a $250 carpet kit.
Love to see pics if you do.
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My thought would be sound proofing. I could not believe how noisy my car was without carpet. When I reinstalled, I insulated the back area - glad I did. Food for thought if you plan on the spray-in liner. You could sandwich insulation between the sheet metal.
I personally would not do it. Not in place of a $250 carpet kit.
Love to see pics if you do.
I personally would not do it. Not in place of a $250 carpet kit.
Love to see pics if you do.
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lately i've been thinking about jerking the carpet out of my car, and putting several inches of rich top soil in it's place, then of course seeding it with a nice fescue grass seed (for shaded areas of course), and then perhaps a small, automated sprinkler system.....still mulling it over of course.
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I wouldn't use the bed liner either.......but if you were building a road race themed car no carpet could have it's place.
You could use something like this coating called Zolatone.
http://www.zolatone.com/home/
That's what Pure Vision used on George Poteet's NASCAR themed Charger.
http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/f...dodge_charger/
Again I'm not telling you to do it I'm just giving you an idea of what it could look like.
You could use something like this coating called Zolatone.
http://www.zolatone.com/home/
That's what Pure Vision used on George Poteet's NASCAR themed Charger.
http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/f...dodge_charger/
Again I'm not telling you to do it I'm just giving you an idea of what it could look like.
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Most C3s have some sort of factory applied soundeadener/insulation under the carpets, especially the metal floor cars. My advice would be to leave the factory stuff in place and use Reflectix or similar over it. You can spend big money on hyped up speciality products for this purpose when something as simple as Reflectix is all you honestly need.
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lately i've been thinking about jerking the carpet out of my car, and putting several inches of rich top soil in it's place, then of course seeding it with a nice fescue grass seed (for shaded areas of course), and then perhaps a small, automated sprinkler system.....still mulling it over of course.
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have you seen the inside of a Ferrari f50 ? if you have ever seen the black vinyl stuff that they put on stair treads in commercial building stair wells , that's what they have inside. it aint pretty.
as far as the bed liner stuff, a lot of the street rod crowd is doing that to the inside of their cars because (depending on brand) it can be seam sealer, sound deadener, and insulation in one go. also the off road guys are doing jeeps and such because it cleans up with a garden hose, and doesn't require as much prep work as paint.
I had the inside of the cab of my 71 chevy truck done in a red rubberized coating, for that reason, it tuff, durable, and hose it off and it looks good. but , I probably wont do that to the vette, I don't see an advantage. it might be cool in a track car but for a driver, I think I like carpet. then again, the cargo area behind the seats, that's a possibility.
as far as the bed liner stuff, a lot of the street rod crowd is doing that to the inside of their cars because (depending on brand) it can be seam sealer, sound deadener, and insulation in one go. also the off road guys are doing jeeps and such because it cleans up with a garden hose, and doesn't require as much prep work as paint.
I had the inside of the cab of my 71 chevy truck done in a red rubberized coating, for that reason, it tuff, durable, and hose it off and it looks good. but , I probably wont do that to the vette, I don't see an advantage. it might be cool in a track car but for a driver, I think I like carpet. then again, the cargo area behind the seats, that's a possibility.
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lately i've been thinking about jerking the carpet out of my car, and putting several inches of rich top soil in it's place, then of course seeding it with a nice fescue grass seed (for shaded areas of course), and then perhaps a small, automated sprinkler system.....still mulling it over of course.
Do it!! I've been wanting to do the same for years now but would like to see pics before I make the leap!
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lately i've been thinking about jerking the carpet out of my car, and putting several inches of rich top soil in it's place, then of course seeding it with a nice fescue grass seed (for shaded areas of course), and then perhaps a small, automated sprinkler system.....still mulling it over of course.
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not that anyone will have an ounce of give-a-dam, the spray on bedliner stuff is really not thick, its actually very thin with a very slight texture. Ironically, I just got done installing floors and put a coat of this stuff down for protection , to be underneath the new carpet of course, probably would make more sense to put on the bottom side when all said and done. I don't see any harm , it will seat and keep the new sheet metal out of the elements. 2 cent.