NEED HELP AGAIN...interior install
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Melting Slicks
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From: pr, frederick md.
NEED HELP AGAIN...interior install
as i removed my carpet in my 78 i noticed several places were glued together and looked to well done not to be correct. ( behind the seats for example ). question is if this is right way, what glue do i use on my new carpet? i already have the 3-m spray adhesive and know its good stuff. what do you recommend?
thanks again,
jack
thanks again,
jack
Melting Slicks
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From: Yorktown VA
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I used the 3-m spray and it work pretty good. However, don't do like I did and glue down the whole carpet (big mistake 
). Now I want to remove the seat belt retractors and I cant get to them with the carpert glued down. I'm afraid of ripping the carpet if I pull too hard. 
). Now I want to remove the seat belt retractors and I cant get to them with the carpert glued down. I'm afraid of ripping the carpet if I pull too hard.
Le Mans Master
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From: Wildwood IL
Some guys don't use glue at all...but others like me, spray it in strategic areas like valleys, humps, edges, etc. Coupled with the seat tracks, sill plates, and kick panels, that's enough to hold it in place and give you ease of removal for future repairs.
Eddie
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From: San Diego - Deep Within The State of CONFUSION!
Originally Posted by Buzzardz_vette
I used the 3-m spray and it work pretty good. However, don't do like I did and glue down the whole carpet (big mistake ). Now I want to remove the seat belt retractors and I cant get to them with the carpert glued down. I'm afraid of ripping the carpet if I pull too hard.
). Now I want to remove the seat belt retractors and I cant get to them with the carpert glued down. I'm afraid of ripping the carpet if I pull too hard. I used glue on all of my Reflectix, UNDER the carpet. I left the carpet loose though, held down only by the surrounding trim. The only place I'm tempted to glue mine down is on the vertical panel behind the seats. My 500W Viper power amp is the only thing holding that in right now.
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Melting Slicks
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From: pr, frederick md.
im not really talking about holding the carpet down. different sections of my original carpet were overlapped and held together with glue. for instance, the carpet coming from the floor to behind the seats, was glued on top of the piece coming off the storage tray/area. with a perfect seam at the corner. it was to good to not be factory. any clues?
Melting Slicks
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From: Yorktown VA
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Originally Posted by redc3
ok where do i get that? is it comparable to the 3-m i already have?
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