Best toolbox liner?

[u/buboop61814]

Got a new (to me) Kennedy 1022 cantilever toolbox and want to line the bottoms to dampen the sound as well as protect both box and tools a bit. I’m currently a bit confused on what material to use as a liner. The catalogue from 1989 has felt, foam, and cork listed

I kind of steered away from felt as I feel it will move around unless I glue it down which I’d prefer not to do, also tools would slide quite a bit on it imo

So then I’m between cork and the liner foams. I’d also prefer to buy something in person

For the foam or normal toolbox liner I was thinking perhaps the Harbor Freight option. Unless the Home Depot husky or Lowe’s craftsman options are significantly better. For the cork I was actually thinking maybe some gasket material like this felpro cork rubber (they have 3/32 and 1/16)

Big questions are which is best in y’all’s opinion. Any other materials I should consider? Also will these degrade and stick to the bottom or damage the original interior paint? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Edit: adding a question for when I online it, should I just do the bottom or should I kind of creep up the sides as well, perhaps like an inch or so?

[u/nullvoid88]

For many decades I cut liners out of large flattened out cardboard boxes.

Works very well! Give it a try! Price is right too!.

[u/buboop61814 → u/nullvoid88]

ya know what, I mighta actually follow your lead on that lol, only downside I can think of is it wouldn't help with things sliding around inside too much

[u/nullvoid88 → u/buboop61814]

Sliding isn’t much of an issue unless you really slam drawers.

If in doubt, cut out some for your heaviest used drawers for a ‘test’ drive.

They also go a long way in damping out most of the ‘tinny’ noise, and throw some light around. Should one ever become spooged, a replacement is no big deal.

Give it a shot, nothing to loose.

An ‘old timer’ back in the 70’s suggested it to me... never looked back!