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[Sporty45]

I am doing the upholstery in my car and came across this backing on some of the upholstery on the rear side panels. It is a paper based material that is like the thickness of material in a shirt box, but has a tar paper type of texture. I want to replace it in the new upholstery, but not sure what to even look for. The pic shows what it looks like. I would re-use it, but as you can tell from the pic it is kind of crumbly. Any ideas on what I can use?

[Rhonda]

upholstery strip it looks like, i use it to staple the back of chairs usually , i buy it by the roll.
But they may be other answers , that know more about the material. Question does it really need it.

[Sporty45]

I can't say for sure that it really needs it, but it does appear to be a reinforcement for the attachment point. I have found upholstery tack strip doing a google search, but it doesn't look wide enough to me. Plus it doesn't have that tar paper appearance that I'm guessing is to make it waterproof?

Here's a link to what I found:
https://www.amazon.com/House2Home-Uphol ... WDR8&psc=1

[Rhonda]

<img src="https://static.summitracing.com/global/ ... 3-a_xl.jpg" alt="Bob Drake Tack Strips TS-45983-A"/>

[Rhonda]

check the Summit Racing page!

[Sporty45]

Thanks Rhonda, but that is tack strip, which I am going to need need too, but it is 3/8" thick. The stuff I am looking for is only about 1/16" thick. I have some ABS sheet that is about the same thickness as the paper type stuff that might work if I can't find the original stuff. I guess it really just needs to be a reinforcement strip.