Re: Sound deadening/carpeting trunk

Posted by su8overdrive On 2012/10/13 16:36:08

Mighty fine. You're right, JW. I'm doing this primarily to impart a finished look, which your car certainly has. I'm told the Custom Supers originally used lowly hogshair in the trunk, Mosstread, which is no longer available from the mills, indoors.

Mine's a Super, so it came with hogshair in the passenger compartment and just a rubber or whatever mat in the trunk.
I picked a gray cutpile carpet used in late model Mercedes to do the interior, and was flattered that a fellow using the same renowned Bay Area auto upholsterer (Armand's Auto Upholstery, Walnut Creek 925-934-4373 est. 1897 ! ) who i heartedly recommend as Armand owns and specializes in Packards,
selected the same carpet for his '41 Packard 180 LeBaron Sport Brougham.

I'm told prewar One-Eighties carpeted the entire trunk, tho' in hogshair. Anyone know what Twelves, etc. did? So i'm going to do that, tho' using the same gray carpet we used in the interior.

After discussion with HH56, believe i'll slap down some Ensolite under the carpet and call it a day. Unsure whether it's worth putting Ensolite on the wheel well arches since these still have the asphaltic flocking or whatever from the factory, which i brushed copious black Rustoleum over as i did the entire trunk compartment, wanting to preserve an already solid California car.