felt covering
How to cover interior walls, rear doors and sliding doors in your camper – with felt as the perfect solution
When converting a camper van yourself, the interior lining plays a crucial role – both visually and functionally. Interior walls, rear doors, and sliding doors are especially important surfaces that you want to not only make clean and comfortable, but also insulate and protect. One of the best solutions
For that: camper felt! In this article, we'll show you step by step how to make your own camper cladding – using high-quality felt from our range.
Why use felt for camper interior lining?
Felt has many advantages:
➜Low weight
➜Thermal and sound insulation
➜Pleasant feel and elegant appearance
➜Easy processing, even in curves
Whether you need camper felt for your VW T5/T6, Sprinter, Ducato, or for your DIY van life project, you've come to the right place. Stretch felt and self-adhesive felt are particularly popular – for effortless work even on difficult surfaces like rear doors or wheel arches.
The best materials for your felt lining in your motorhome
In our range you will find three tried and tested variants for your camper interior lining as felt sold by the meter.
1. Carpet felt (4-way stretch felt)
➜Our stretch felt for camper interior trim is extremely stretchable and adapts perfectly to curves and edges
➜Ideal for difficult contours, such as wheel arches
➜Allows corrections and wrinkle-free bonding
➜Very robust and abrasion-resistant
➜Camper felt anthracite 4-way stretch – the color that is particularly popular with DIYers
🔧Application tip:Useheat-resistant spray adhesiveto glue the camper felt – this ensures a strong and lasting hold.
2. Self-adhesive felt – quick & clean solution
➜No additional adhesive required – simply cut, peel, and stick
➜Perfect for making felt lining for your motorhome yourself, even for beginners
➜Very clean and fast execution
➜Available as self-adhesive felt for door panels, furniture trim or headliners
➜Heat-resistant adhesive film up to 110 degrees for permanent hold
3. 100% wool felt – the natural premium solution
Our wool felt made from pure new wool is the perfect solution for all those who value sustainability, comfort and high-quality
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➜Natural & environmentally friendly: Free from plastics, breathable and sustainable
➜Insulating & moisture-regulating: Pleasant indoor climate in any weather
➜Sound-absorbing & dirt-repellent: Quiet, easy-care interior
➜Soft feel & elegant appearance: For stylish, homely cladding
Instructions: Gluing camper felt – step by step to the perfect result
With a little preparation and the right material, the camper felt covering can be implemented easily and cleanly – whether you use stretch felt, wool felt
or self-adhesive felt. Here's how to do it:
🔧Step 1: Prepare the surface
Clean the surfaces thoroughly – they should be dry, dust-free and grease-free.
✂️Step 2: Cut the felt
Use a sharp utility knife or scissors. 4-way stretch felt can be easily pulled over corners and edges. Calculate the
Additional demand.
🧴Step 3: Glue on felt
Carpet felt & wool felt: Spray a large area with spray adhesive – first the vehicle part, then the felt. Our spray adhesive adheres using the two-sided adhesive method. Allow to dry briefly, then press down.Hereyou will find detailed instructions for the glue.
Self-adhesive felt:
Remove the protective film and apply the felt directly to the clean surface – always felt from the inside out to avoid wrinkles in your motorhome felt lining.
🤲Step 4: Press
Press the felt firmly again – especially on edges and curves.
Conclusion: Felt is the perfect solution for your camper interior
Whether it's felt trim for rear doors, sliding doors, or the entire motorhome interior – with stretch felt, self-adhesive felt, or wool felt, you'll find the right camper conversion material for every need. Especially for projects like:
➜Camper felt for DIY conversion with spray adhesive
➜Camper felt for wheel arches and interior trim
➜Self-adhesive felt for furniture and door trim
➜Suitable for motorhomes, expedition vehicles, vans & boats
💡Tip for beginners:If you are unsure which felt is right for you, simplyCamper felt patternOrder and try it out!
How much carpet felt do I need for my vehicle?
Before you determine the material requirements, you should clarify which areas are to be felted. The entire interior? Roof lining? Plastic parts? Small components? Driver's cab? Does your vehicle have windows or roof hatches? The standard width for our carpet felt is 2m. For our wool felt it is approx. 1.40m.
Measure the cladding area and calculate additional material for deep-drawing the corners, edges and curves. Also take into account the additional material required for folding over the felt cladding for small or plastic elements, as well as for waste and overhang.
That's why you should order a sample package
It's worth ordering our sample package to get a taste of the different materials and colors. This will help you make the best choice for your felt covering in your motorhome. Our entire felt range is 4-way stretchable and guarantees easy processing even with difficult edges and curves.
How to properly glue camper felt trim
For optimal adhesion, spray the car felt and the area to be glued with the spray adhesive. We recommend using 1 can of spray adhesive per 1.5 m² of area. This value depends on the individual spraying behavior. Please make sure that the areas to be felted are dry, clean, dust-free and free of grease. Our stretch felt can be glued together without any problems. The transitions between the individual pieces of felt become invisible when pressed together at the meeting point. You can also use tailor's chalk to mark out the areas to be glued. This can then be easily knocked out without leaving any residue.
Tools for processing your felt paneling in your motorhome
In addition to the recommended spray adhesive and common household tools such as a cleaning cloth, folding rule or tape measure, you will need a few tools that we have already put together for you in a kit. The DIY KIT contains a special solvent for removing adhesive residue, a cutter knife and cleaver blades for clean and precise cutting, and tailor's chalk, which is used to indicate and mark the cutting lines. This can be completely knocked out afterwards. You can put together the kit individually according to your wishes and needs.
Here you can find a detailed list of materials with all the tools you need and step-by-step instructions.
Will creases occur when you fold carpet felt?
We ship our camper felt using a special folding technique as a cheap parcel postage. This saves you the high costs of the bulky goods surcharge when shipping in rolls. For high-quality premium carpet felt, creases are no problem at all. Our stretch felt is stretchy, pressure-elastic and durable, so that hardly any creases occur. Multiple tests have confirmed that no residue is visible in the end result.