That hood pad reminds me of the one my old 1960 Alfa Romeo Girl;ietta Sprint. Same color, but the Alfa did not have any diamond or square pattern sewn into it. The silver material looks the same, however.
You mention once about cutting the pad. I was thinking if the person making them put an extra seam all the way around it about 1/4" someone if needed could cut that 1/4" off to make it smaller and still have a seam. Nobody would know if it's there or cut off because that part would be touch in
I'm guessing the trimmer maybe didn't have the car / hood present when the made the new pad. Probably got given a paper or cardboard template for the size and shape and got told it had diamond pattern stitching on it 😅
@@lyonheart84 you’re more forgiving than I am! It’s a waste of time and money when simple details can be copied to get things right! If the owner didn’t care, that one thing, but I’m surprised a trimmer wouldn’t ask these questions before sewing something up! Thanks for watching.
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@@tomyangnet Although not an excuse, but it is possible that the trimmer used a programmable sewing machine and the diamond pattern proportion presented is all that was available. For a trimmer to sew a custom pattern correctly is not overly common, at least in my area. These days it is challenge to find those that are truly experts in their craft... look at a lot/most auto body repair shops where they mostly replace panels. There are few that could actually fabricate replacement panels... the skill/craft is slowly leaving us, as those older craftsman retire.
Excellent work and extremely informative. Aldila 15:02
Thanks. I'm glad you found the info useful!
That hood pad reminds me of the one my old 1960 Alfa Romeo Girl;ietta Sprint. Same color, but the Alfa did not have any diamond or square pattern sewn into it. The silver material looks the same, however.
I'm sure some of the materials used by other Italian manufacturers were similar. Thanks for watching!
Looks a lot better!
@@henkhoogenraad6473 each detail makes this car closer to correct! Thanks for watching.
You mention once about cutting the pad.
I was thinking if the person making them put an extra seam all the way around it about 1/4" someone if needed could cut that 1/4" off to make it smaller and still have a seam.
Nobody would know if it's there or cut off because that part would be touch in
@@6996brandyl the trim around the pad actually helped give me something to push on to get the pad tucked under the sheet metal! Thanks for watching!
Is the pad’s purpose primarily acoustic or thermal.
Thanks
probably more thermal than acoustic. Thanks for watching!
I'm guessing the trimmer maybe didn't have the car / hood present when the made the new pad. Probably got given a paper or cardboard template for the size and shape and got told it had diamond pattern stitching on it 😅
@@lyonheart84 you’re more forgiving than I am! It’s a waste of time and money when simple details can be copied to get things right! If the owner didn’t care, that one thing, but I’m surprised a trimmer wouldn’t ask these questions before sewing something up! Thanks for watching.
@@tomyangnet Although not an excuse, but it is possible that the trimmer used a programmable sewing machine and the diamond pattern proportion presented is all that was available. For a trimmer to sew a custom pattern correctly is not overly common, at least in my area. These days it is challenge to find those that are truly experts in their craft... look at a lot/most auto body repair shops where they mostly replace panels. There are few that could actually fabricate replacement panels... the skill/craft is slowly leaving us, as those older craftsman retire.