Interior ideas...? Anything beside pre-cut carpet or rubber mat...? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

robby5323 · 01-25-2010, 10:00 AM

I'm working on getting the interior finished up. Got the inside of the cab and dash painted. A new "Horse Blanket" seat cover and I am trying to decide on what to do with the floor. This is a low buck hot rod truck, so I am brainstorming on something to do other than just throwing down one of the pre-made carpet kits or a rubber mat. Anyone have any ideas on a thrifty/cheap way to get the floor looking good...? Some kind of coating or carpet alternatives...? I did some searching around and most folks seem to just buy pre-cut carpet or install a new rubber mat...

63 & 64 Bowties · 01-25-2010, 12:12 PM

This ain't the greatest, but you did say "cheap" so this qualifies.

I kinda did this as temporary on my 63, but like most temporary fixes, it became permanent. It's a piece of indoor-outdoor gray carpet from Lowes, attached with contact cement. Home Depot and Lowes have several different colors/styles to choose from. Only bad part is the fold in front of the shifter which I couldn't figure out how to get rid of without cutting and splicing. It looks better in person than in the pictures. The fold actually kinda looks like it belongs there when you see it in person.
Not much to be proud of here, but like I said, it is cheap.

robby5323 · 01-26-2010, 09:31 AM

Thanks, I appreciate it...

*LILRED66* · 01-26-2010, 09:48 AM

Self-apply some of the trunk liner spray-on coating or have it Rhino-lined.

creep · 01-26-2010, 10:41 AM

Old street signs.

mikie 1954 · 01-26-2010, 10:11 PM

When i was much younger, about 20, a friebd had a 55 chevy pu painted black with a mural on tailgate, very nice truck. He had about 6 or 8 inch squares of differant colored carpet that they got from left overs at the store. I dont know if it was sticht together or glued but it looked very nice.

01-25-2010, 10:00 AM	#1
robby5323 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tyler, Texas Posts: 67	Interior ideas...? Anything beside pre-cut carpet or rubber mat...? I'm working on getting the interior finished up. Got the inside of the cab and dash painted. A new "Horse Blanket" seat cover and I am trying to decide on what to do with the floor. This is a low buck hot rod truck, so I am brainstorming on something to do other than just throwing down one of the pre-made carpet kits or a rubber mat. Anyone have any ideas on a thrifty/cheap way to get the floor looking good...? Some kind of coating or carpet alternatives...? I did some searching around and most folks seem to just buy pre-cut carpet or install a new rubber mat...

01-25-2010, 12:12 PM	#2
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: Interior ideas...? Anything beside pre-cut carpet or rubber mat...? This ain't the greatest, but you did say "cheap" so this qualifies. I kinda did this as temporary on my 63, but like most temporary fixes, it became permanent. It's a piece of indoor-outdoor gray carpet from Lowes, attached with contact cement. Home Depot and Lowes have several different colors/styles to choose from. Only bad part is the fold in front of the shifter which I couldn't figure out how to get rid of without cutting and splicing. It looks better in person than in the pictures. The fold actually kinda looks like it belongs there when you see it in person. Not much to be proud of here, but like I said, it is cheap. __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

01-26-2010, 09:31 AM	#3
robby5323 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tyler, Texas Posts: 67	Re: Interior ideas...? Anything beside pre-cut carpet or rubber mat...? Thanks, I appreciate it...

01-26-2010, 09:48 AM	#4
LILRED66 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 3,906	Re: Interior ideas...? Anything beside pre-cut carpet or rubber mat...? Self-apply some of the trunk liner spray-on coating or have it Rhino-lined.

01-26-2010, 10:41 AM	#5
creep Registered Loser Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Elyria, OH Posts: 1,523	Re: Interior ideas...? Anything beside pre-cut carpet or rubber mat...? Old street signs. __________________ ((..)) ((0)) '63 GMC lwb, 383, th350, lays frame, genuine patina. The Build Thread - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=374267 '88 Astro cargo bagged, shaved, phantom grille. SOLD '50 Chevy 2 door sedan awaiting attention. 2014 Silverado Ext cab, 5.3, daily driver.

01-26-2010, 10:11 PM	#6
mikie 1954 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: caliente ca. Posts: 297	Re: Interior ideas...? Anything beside pre-cut carpet or rubber mat...? When i was much younger, about 20, a friebd had a 55 chevy pu painted black with a mural on tailgate, very nice truck. He had about 6 or 8 inch squares of differant colored carpet that they got from left overs at the store. I dont know if it was sticht together or glued but it looked very nice.



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