Ok back on the carpet job. I was really set back by those moths or beetles or whatever they are. They actually destroyed the carpet in that car. In addition, to wool carpet I received a padding that was made out of what looks like horse hair, but who knows. Anyways the moths/beetles may have started in the horse hair and worked their way under the seats and out as moths. On occasion, I would see a small white moth and I thought it was nylon fiber, but was actually a cocoon for the moth . What the manufacture had done with the horse hair was sew in or laydown and have pressed in this white nylon reinforcement mesh to hold the horse matting together and I thought it was some of that. I hate bugs right now.
I have remodeled houses that had termites and they live a similar lifestyle in that they avoid sunshine and you do not see them. I have actually seen hardwood oak floor eaten right up to the last thin layer before the termite broke through. The combination of our local climate with cool moisture air permits some real pests to thrive. I guess every climate has its problems, and I really paid for this with my pureness for originality. That English Gentleman who sold me this mess must have known and my wife said I told you so about moths and wool. I have a distant memory of my father telling me as a kid about cloths and do not worry about moth balls those type moths do not live around here—there i found someone to blame.
Anyways I am using nylon loop carpet and making my own patterns and going to sew the border on myself. I have most the synthetic padding cut and was looking for ideas and suggestions on how to cut the carpet and padding for the shifting tunnel. Usually they cut the carpet long ways right through the shifter hole and sew back together and that seem lets the carpet lay side to side, but the carpet seems to pooch where it makes the transition a skinner tunnels shape at the rear of the tunnel. I am thinking perhaps another set of vertical cuts resewn together there might make the carpet hug the tunnel better. Thanks Graham and Art for those pictures especially around the e-brake; I will go that route. OH the moral to the story the reason for the tale is to check out your wool closely because those dark, dank places are well…..
Steve
I have remodeled houses that had termites and they live a similar lifestyle in that they avoid sunshine and you do not see them. I have actually seen hardwood oak floor eaten right up to the last thin layer before the termite broke through. The combination of our local climate with cool moisture air permits some real pests to thrive. I guess every climate has its problems, and I really paid for this with my pureness for originality. That English Gentleman who sold me this mess must have known and my wife said I told you so about moths and wool. I have a distant memory of my father telling me as a kid about cloths and do not worry about moth balls those type moths do not live around here—there i found someone to blame.
Anyways I am using nylon loop carpet and making my own patterns and going to sew the border on myself. I have most the synthetic padding cut and was looking for ideas and suggestions on how to cut the carpet and padding for the shifting tunnel. Usually they cut the carpet long ways right through the shifter hole and sew back together and that seem lets the carpet lay side to side, but the carpet seems to pooch where it makes the transition a skinner tunnels shape at the rear of the tunnel. I am thinking perhaps another set of vertical cuts resewn together there might make the carpet hug the tunnel better. Thanks Graham and Art for those pictures especially around the e-brake; I will go that route. OH the moral to the story the reason for the tale is to check out your wool closely because those dark, dank places are well…..
Steve