....USE an 1/8" pad of foam and cover it with cloth of your choosing....I'd suggest using 3/16" hardboard or maybe even a backer board[cheap blond hardboard] available at a upholstery shop for $15 for a 4X8' sheet...I paint it with a varnish first[waterproofing for cleaning with an extractor] and glue the foam to it-wrapping the corners over about 2'' on the back....then stretch the cloth over the foam covered board.....glue the back side edge.....fasten it in place with covered screws and snap on caps to cover the screw heads....wood paneling in a tractor will squeak after time so use a piece of hard foam as a stand off to keep the pressure off the edges and where the board is attached to the frame.....use cardboard to make a template first so you won't have to do the job twice.....geofkaye
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