I pieced the styrofoam back together and shipping taped the fool out of it, then remeasured, marked and double checked my marks. This time I had it right and proceeded to trim the styrofoam.
Next, I pieced together the carpet and managed to get it completely covered. The beauty of a black carpet mosaic is everything matches. A healthy coat of spray glue on the insulation and another on the ceiling and we're ready to go!
Much to my surprise, it fit the first try and it made a firm bond. I decided to push my luck and fit the 3 trim pieces that go around it, There is a constant 2 1/2 inch gap, but each section is a different length to accommodate for lights, ect. I knew I had enough foam and carpet but wasn't sure about glue. I had to spray the carpet, both sides of the styrofoam and the cab interior. I may have gone a tad overboard with the top section. The cab did get a little foggy.
The interior Gods were smiling upon me and I managed to get all 3 pieces fabricated and installed before running out of glue right as I finished. It doesn't look laser cut, professional. But it looks a heck of a lot better than it did before.
Tomorrow's episode: The Swather! Part Deux
2 comments:
You embedded WiFi and Bluetooth antennae in the styrofoam, no? A high-tech cab must have all the amenities.
A Willie Nelson mosaic would have been an artistic flourish (excuse me while I chuckle, as I'm recalling the punchline from a story of the woman who got a Beatles tattoo, uh, south of the equator).
No WiFi, my router isn't that strong. But the new radio I installed a few weeks ago has Bluetooth. In fact the Bluetooth is amazingly strong. It will capture my phone without my knowing it (even when the radio is off). I thought my ringer on my phone was broken, but I heard it ring in the tractor one day when my phone was in the house.
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