[Chrysler300] Carpet padding thickness?

["Ray Melton rfmelton@xxxxxxx [Chrysler300]" <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello All --

I have in hand a new set of black loop pile carpets for my 1957 Chrysler 
300C from Gary Goers, and am seeking advice regarding what padding to 
use underneath.  The disintegrating 36-year-old jute(?) padding - loose, 
fibrous brown stuff nearly 1 inch thick (uncompressed) - is clearly no 
good, so I will be using a modern, fairly dense foam type, as would be 
used in a home or commercial application.  I can get that padding in 
thickness of  ~5/16" and 1/2 inch.

Of course, I don't want the carpet to look too puffy or overstuffed, nor 
do I want to reveal the numerous stamping profiles in the floorpan.  The 
"feel" of the carpet to the feet is also of little concern, since there 
is no significant weight-bearing foot traffic on it -- the feet are 
usually merely resting lightly on the carpet (except when a panicked 
passenger attempts to "help" the driver stop the car from high speed by 
stomping heavily with both feet on an imaginary brake pedal, like my 
Mother often did when riding with Dad in "Big Red"!).  The floorboards 
are completely covered with a modern sound-deadening material with 
aluminized face like DynaMat, so noise reduction is also of little concern.

I have been advised to glue the padding to the carpet with a spray-on 
contact adhesive, but to NOT glue the padding to the floorboard.  Does 
that sound right?

Do you think I would be better off with the thick or the thin padding?  
Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Ray Melton
Las Cruces, NM


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