In order to prevent friction and noise, a method of attaching a cushion pad to a surface of an automotive component assembly is provided. In the method, a strip of the cushion pad including a plurality of individual block portions is prepared. Then, the strip of the cushion pad is applied to attach each of the plurality of the individual block portions onto the surface of the automotive component assembly while concurrently or successively removing a paper film from the strip of the cushion pad.