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I'm sure that e.g. upholsterers or carpet fitters will know what to suggest. It would help though for whatever you use to be resistant to oil, mud etc. The stuff in the picture was used in my office in Switzerland in the 1980's, to provide a sound-deadening layer for old manual style typewriters to sit on (not the typists, I would hasten to add). It is also some kind of compressed fibre, but not too dense. I have used it for all manner of related purposes, usually to provide a fairly gentle under-layer when resting something like a heavy clock, or when adjusting some small component with a large hammer. It's held-up pretty well for the past 40-odd years, but at 3/4" (say 20mm) it is probably way too thick for your purposes. Judging from your photo, you need something about 3/8" thick (less than 10mm). You could ask at your local gym or hiking shop in the Los Altos Hills area if they have any old sound-absorbing / camping mats that you could cut to shape.