46-48 trunk liner cardboard

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We used to be able to but precut trunk liner cardboards as I recall. Is there no longer a source for them? Thanks in advance.
 
I made mine from pebble-grained cardboard that I bought from my upholsterer. I had originals that were pretty beat up, but I was able to extrapolate the shapes where corners had broken off or became mangled. The pebble grain on the new board sheets was smaller than my originals, but I never would have found an exact match. Originals were what I would call a heavy “pigskin” look, and they were a light chocolate brown in color. I matched it with SEM upholstery spray paint. The front panel (hidden by the spare) was a heavier thickness, so I glued two panels together. Happy to send photos if you want.
 
That's OK., not necessary. Actually, it's the kick panels I was most interested in. Looking at the restoration manual, it appears as though those should be vinyl covered to match seats.
REF: The 1941-48 Ford Book. Section 3, page 14
 
Not sure about vinyl covering… I have a ‘46 Mercury and I started with pretty complete original car with an intact interior. My original kick panels were cardboard and were a blue/grey color. They weren’t really a pebble grain as I recall, but they did have some sort of fine pattern, like a window screen effect, only much smaller. I replicated it as best I could with fairly smooth black panel board that I fogged on a light coat of SEM grey paint to coordinate with the grey/green upholstery cloth. The end result was quite close to the original look. I think Fords had more of a brown or blue/grey fabric, so kick panels may be a different color. The vertical retainer channels were painted the main dash color. Zoom in to see the kick panels.
 

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Bruce_MO said:
Not sure about vinyl covering… I have a ‘46 Mercury and I started with pretty complete original car with an intact interior. My original kick panels were cardboard and were a blue/grey color. They weren’t really a pebble grain as I recall, but they did have some sort of fine pattern, like a window screen effect, only much smaller. I replicated it as best I could with fairly smooth black panel board that I fogged on a light coat of SEM grey paint to coordinate with the grey/green upholstery cloth. The end result was quite close to the original look. I think Fords had more of a brown or blue/grey fabric, so kick panels may be a different color. The vertical retainer channels were painted the main dash color. Zoom in to see the kick panels.
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