RazMan
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 06:28 PM |
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I need some rubber!
No, it's not to satisfy some long standing fetish - I just need to reupholster my seats 
In my quest for more headroom (it is going to be embarrassing having to look OVER the windscreen) I need to replace the existing comfy thick sponge
with something really hard but thin - just enough so the springs don't leave an imprint on my bum
Where can I find something in the UK? Everywhere I try only seems to do the medium density stuff which compresses too easily.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Shogun969
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 08:13 PM |
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Rubber
Will Butyl pond liner be any good?
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Peteff
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 08:15 PM |
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Can you cut what you have in half? I got some from an MOD surplus store and it's really dense stuff, it looks like it's made of foam chips
compacted together and I think it was packing material for explosives. £2.50 for a piece big enough to make a seat base and you can cut it with a
plain (not serrated) carving knife.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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907
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 08:33 PM |
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Hi
How about the foam rubber garden centres sell as kneeling pads.
I got some from a removal man. they use it to put between the
items of furniture in the lorry. It's about 15 mm thick.
I used it for my interior panels and dash.
It's the black layer between plywood and the vinyl in the piccy.
Paul G
 
Rescued attachment foam sandwich s.jpg
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 09:22 PM |
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camping roll mat ?
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niceperson709
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 10:11 PM |
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Give me the big hammer is probably pretty near the mark the closed cell foam used for camping mats is very dense here in oz we have a mob called
Clark rubber who sell the stuff by the meter I bet if you look up rubber suppliers in the phone book you would find the UK equilivent another dense
option would be to laminate it out of wetsuit material another posibility would be the dense foam used as carpet underlay but any way you may want to
make a conmpersite cusion with the layers graduating from hardest to softest .
best wishes
Iain
Best wishes IAIN
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 10:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by givemethebighammer
camping roll mat ?
proper names PLEASE, - Hippy Roll!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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RazMan
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 10:46 PM |
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I thought it was a Doss Bag
Some great ideas there guys!
The pond liner wouldnt do it - too thin
The best idea is the camping mat - I will hot-foot it to my local camping supplier tomorrow and see what I can find
Cheers,
Raz
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Kissy
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| posted on 28/2/05 at 02:55 PM |
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Let me know what you want, thickness, dims, compressibility, neoprene, rubber, EPDM, PVC, PU, PE etc etc. I work for a supplier of die cut and
moulded foams and rubbers into the UK automotive market so if we haven't got it chances are it doesn't exist or is not worth having. We
can do solid sheet down to 1mm, foams are usually 3mm+. Adhesive backing is no problem.
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RazMan
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| posted on 28/2/05 at 03:05 PM |
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Now you tell me Kissy  But I will definitely bear you in mind for any future needs. Thanks for your input though
I ended up getting some particle foam made for orthopaedic cushions - it cut fairly easy (with a kitchen knife) and I think I have got half a chance
of getting it right on the fourth attempt
Failing that I will have to get my spine surgically shortened so that I can fit in the car!
[Edited on 28-2-05 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
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greggors84
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| posted on 1/3/05 at 07:23 PM |
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How about Neoprene? Im sure there will a few old wetsuits going on ebay, if not im sure i could sort you out with one, got a few old ones i dont use
anymore.
You could double it up as it isnt that thick and you might want to put a water proof surface on top like vinyl or something as it holds water pretty
well!
Chris
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 1/3/05 at 08:07 PM |
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Hippy roll can be glued using spray adhesive to almost anything, and moulded to shape. You can get a 5'x2' roll from halfords for
£4.99
 
Rescued attachment HippyRoll.jpg
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RazMan
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| posted on 1/3/05 at 09:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by greggors84
.... and you might want to put a water proof surface on top like vinyl or something as it holds water pretty well!
Probably a good reason to not use it I would have thought [visions of me sitting on an ever increasing sized sponge in the rain]
quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
Hippy roll can be glued using spray adhesive to almost anything, and moulded to shape. You can get a 5'x2' roll from halfords for £4.99
Sounds excellent for dash and trim - what is it called in Halford-speak?
[Edited on 1-3-05 by RazMan]
[Edited on 1-3-05 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 1/3/05 at 09:48 PM |
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Sleeping bag underlay?
It is also fully closed cell so no water absorbtion problems
[Edited on 1/3/05 by Mark Allanson]
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RazMan
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| posted on 1/3/05 at 09:55 PM |
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5' x 2' ...... hmmmmm....... So it IS true that most of Halfords customers are only 5 feet tall - they must be the ones I see walking
round with baseball caps on and getting into Saxo's and Corsa's!
Cheers,
Raz
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clbarclay
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| posted on 1/3/05 at 10:21 PM |
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They get a bit taller as the finish puberty
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