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Her Jeep Grand Cherokee
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This is "Her" Jeep Grand Cherokee. In perfect condition, except for the truck carpet being slowly eaten away by battery acid!
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This is a closeup of the damaged trunk carpet in the Jeep. I'll be using butcher's paper to make templates of the difficult corner sections, but for the most part will simply lay the carpet in place and cut it.
We decided on a nice grey marine carpet. It's tough, similar in color, and relatively cheap (for such a small piece). Plus I've worked with it before and was pretty confident I could do a good job cutting it.
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Closeup of Damaged Carpet
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Cut to size
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After dousing the acid spots with Baking soda (to neutralize the acid..don't want the new carpet being eaten through), I laid the carpet in place and used a combination of eyeballs and templates to cut it to size.
For the cutting I just used a standard utility knife, being careful not to cut through the trunk lining.
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Once the cuts were made, I laid the carpet completely in place and checked the sides for a tight fit...after a little minor trimming, I was happy with it.
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Trim to fit
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Jeep Trunk Carpet - In Place
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Here it is all in place and set. I didn't attach it at all. I think it's thick enough that a piece this small shouldn't wander too much.
This is intended to be a temporary solution, until I can find a replacement trunk liner in salvage; At which time I'll post a new project detailing it's installation.
Had I intended this to be a permanent solution, I would have made cutouts for the spare tire and other access points in the trunk, but for a temp...We can easily lift the carpet to access the spare tire compartment if necessary.
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All Done. It doesnt' exactly match the darker Jeep carpet, but it sure looks a whole lot better than it did!
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All Done
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