Help/ideas on turfing rrp chinpad

[schicks]

Im having a hard time getting the chin pad turf to look nice. Ive got some 9mm underturf, but its really hard to trim the angles cleanly because its so soft, even with a new razor blade. If i hit it with a sander to clean up edges, it grips&flips since its not glued down.
Diamond turf doesnt look good, thought about flipping it and have smooth side up, but there is slight diamond print read through on the back. Also, the thickness doesnt really match the lip height on the chinpad. Any tips or suggestions on how to do this and make it look good?

 

[Harbor]

That's kinda tuff, that lip doesn't help. 9mm pad plus turf seems like it would be thicker/taller than that step, dunno. I'd prolly want pad and turf to be the same height as that step when done.

You could do pad only, I'd make a paper Templet pattern. Transfer to pad and carefully cut pad with carpet knife and framing square. Then sand and fit pad to that step. I clamp the pad lighty in a vise and use a belt sander and slowly sand/shape the edge as needed, sanding along the turf edge not across it at a right angle, if that makes sense.

Then glue the pad down and once dry, carefully belt sand the edge again to shape/clean the edge up.

Dunno,

I have some thin grey pad, but not sure if turf and it would equal that step?

I guess you could just do the pad on the flat top, and sand match that angle of the edge up the pad, so the turf and chin pad edge angles match, like the side of a pyramid. Then turf the top down to the bottom edge of chin pad. Not sure 9mm pad plus turf equals that step height?

I guess you could paint that area of chin pad and put a nice sticker to break it up?

 

[schicks]

The 9mm pad alone matches the step height pretty close. I was hoping to just use the under pad material only, but the pad is impossible to cut tight angles on because of the softness and thickness.

I always get little jags like this and once you cut, you cant go back and smooth it out cleanly. Im cutting it with the blade angled, which makes it even harder to get even and straight

 

[Sanoman]

A Dremel and use a drum sander to the edge of the pad.But just lightly cause you will gouge it.Or why not just put turf on it and hand sand the edge.

 

[Sparkplug]

If you get the blade super hot it will cut it cleanly without any damage. At least it works for me

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[schicks]

Hot blade was the ticket! Not perfect, but im happy with the result.

 

[Harbor]

Hot blade was the ticket! Not perfect, but im happy with the result.

Nice, it Looks good