Its the padding that goes in between the fabric of a quilt its not cotton but maybe a polyester blend and technically its not a "foam" . Im not sticking with the stock color or material. On the material I got The tag says its "truesuede" one side is print and the other is solid white backed with another material. I can pm pics if needed.
Yea I don't know about using that stuff. If it's what I'm picturing it as, it's similar to the filling in a ski-jacket. Kinda fiberous. Wouldn't have the structural integrity to support holding whatever material you want to use.
The H/L in my '98 is not the stock, nor the original material. I used perforated vinyl, & 1/8" closed-cell foam between that & the vinyl. Little more $$$, but it helps with the sound deadening, in addition to the 'Fat-Mat' on the metal under the H/L.
That suede should work, although it's gonna need a couple of heavier coats of glue to hold it up, due to it's extra weight as compared to the factory material. As long as a light coat or two of glue is applied then allowed to dry, the 'suede' that you're looking at will have less of a tendency to let the glue soak through it.
Closed-cell foam doesn't absorb the glue like the poly foam that is bonded to the original H/L material. So, you can do more coatings of the glue to ensure a good bond between the materials. There's a few more steps when going this route, but the finished project will last a lot longer. The foam has to be lightly sanded with 80 grit (or so) to break the skin on it. Gives something for the glue to bite into. The closed-cell also has the benefit of the sound deadening qualities.
All original style H/L materials are very lightweight. Not suitable for sewing. It won't hold a stitch without backing material, which adds weight. Without a backing to hold a stitch, my machine eats it. Gobbles it up & shreds it!
The suede that you're considering is a man-made material, which is fine. Just be aware that you're not getting the real McCoy.
Man-made suede has a backing material as you described, along with that printing on it. The backing is what gives the material it's strength. The price should reflect that it's been produced via the wonders of petroleum products & DuPont's chemistry labs!
Real suede (my cost) is around the $60.00/yard range. It's real leather! (along with 'that' wonderful smell!)
The man-made stuff should be considerably cheaper. With a slight formaldehyde/petroleum odour.
