Carpet Installation question...
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Drifting
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From: Carson City Nevada
Carpet Installation question...
OK, I got all of my old carpet out and the mess cleaned up. I am installing a heat barrier, then the jute with the rubber backing then the carpet. My question is, what all do I apply adhesive to? Do I adhesive the barrier to the floor, the jute to the barrier and the carpet to the jute...or do I just need to adhesive the barrier to the floor and the weight of the other two will hold them down? Also, how did anyone else mark the holes for the seats, sill plates, etc.? Did you pre-punch with an icepick, screwdriver...what worked for you? Thanks for any help and advice you may have...Nick
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Nick,
You really shouldn't need to use too much glue. I recently did my '63 carpet with a heat shield and I tacked down the heat barrier with adhesive and let the carpet set on top of that. The sill plates and seats do a good job of holding everything in place. In the back I just tacked the carpet together on the wheel wells. As for locating the cut outs, I used an ice pick and an exacto knife for the small cuts. Good Luck.
You really shouldn't need to use too much glue. I recently did my '63 carpet with a heat shield and I tacked down the heat barrier with adhesive and let the carpet set on top of that. The sill plates and seats do a good job of holding everything in place. In the back I just tacked the carpet together on the wheel wells. As for locating the cut outs, I used an ice pick and an exacto knife for the small cuts. Good Luck.
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By a heat gun or a hot blow dryer. Heat the carpet up in the corners and curves. A small 2X4 and rubber hammer work well for fitting as well. Also, before you start, if the pieces have been folded or stored and have a crease in them, lay then out on the floor and weight them down for a few days.
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Drifting
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67Pete, not to appear any dumber than I am, but if you put the screws in first, then glued the jute and carpet, what method did you use to relocate the screws...did you pre-punch the carpet too? Thanks, Nick
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Don
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No, with the screws, with a sharp point inplace of the hex head installed, they will give you the exact location where the holes need to be. Now I've always used a carpet knife and a hefty scissor / shear for trimming, but a soldering iron sounds like it would work also.
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I used residential capet paste. The spray stuff just didn't cut it. I didn't use much, but the paste stayed in place. For the sills, I cut twi pieces of 1X2 and used wood clamps to hold them in place. Re: the hole, I used an ice pick and did it one layer at a time. Good Luck.
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This is what I did when I replaced the carpet in my 66. After a tedious carpet installation, I wanted the seat belts in. I located the holes using a thin pick. Once I found them, I used a pencil point soldering iron to burn a hole in the carpet. Since the carpet is nylon, this did the task of locating the holes as well as sealing the the nylon fibers.
Gary
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