How to make carpeted panel with a pin stripe

Hello all. I'd like to make a panel that looks like this to cover the false floor in my next build:

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The panel will be made of 3/4" MDF. It will be wrapped in black and blue automotive carpets. My question is how to make this pin stripe. I picture cutting a small channel in the MDF length wise between the colors using a router or table saw. I would glue the black carpet down, stuff the carpet edges into the routed groove, then run a knife inside the groove to trim the carpet. I could then lay the blue down (slightly overlapping the black) and do the same thing.

Does this make sense?

Do you have any comments or better ideas?

Ge0

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Originally Posted by Ge0

Hello all. I'd like to make a panel that looks like this to cover the false floor in my next build:

Attachment 10594
The panel will be made of 3/4" MDF. It will be wrapped in black and blue automotive carpets. My question is how to make this pin stripe. I picture cutting a small channel in the MDF length wise between the colors using a router or table saw. I would glue the black carpet down, stuff the carpet edges into the routed groove, then run a knife inside the groove to trim the carpet. I could then lay the blue down (slightly overlapping the black) and do the same thing.

Does this make sense?

Do you have any comments or better ideas?

Ge0

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Or router a channel in the mdf, then use a thin strip of aluminum to wrap with the blue and glue it down into the channel. This would give you a really clean look, imo.

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Originally Posted by DavidRam

Or router a channel in the mdf, then use a thin strip of aluminum to wrap with the blue and glue it down into the channel. This would give you a really clean look, imo.

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I'm a little slow. Trying to picture what I should do with the aluminum. Do you have an example in mind?

Ge0

Do you mean something like this?
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That would look slick.

Ge0

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Originally Posted by Ge0

I'm a little slow. Trying to picture what I should do with the aluminum. Do you have an example in mind?

Ge0

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No worries. So router a channel

https://www.wonkeedonkeetrend.co.uk/..._RB-12C-1_.jpg

Strip of aluminum wrapped in the blue material

https://mobileimages.lowes.com/produ...04.jpg?size=xl

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Originally Posted by Ge0

Do you mean something like this?

That would look slick.

Ge0

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That would be cool too, using an aluminum channel to separate the materials...

https://eagle-aluminum.com/wp-conten...stration-2.jpg

What do y'all use for color matched interior vinyl and carpet? My "go too" source closed indefinitely due to heavy COVID-19 outbreak in my region. He was not an essential business...

Ge0

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Originally Posted by Ge0

What do y'all use for color matched interior vinyl and carpet? My "go too" source closed indefinitely due to heavy COVID-19 outbreak in my region. He was not an essential business...

Ge0

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https://www.albrightssupply.com/

Albright's is about a mile from my work and they have so many materials.

If somehow you get that thin aluminum piece anodized blue, that would be cool.

That method would work or depending on the materials you want to use you could simply run the blade of a table saw down both sides of the stripe at about 1/4" deep and tuck the trunk mat and whatever material you are using for the blue in each channel. You could also run a channel around the edge of the piece and have a panel with no seams that show on either side.