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Carpet is always interesting.
You'll need some adhesive to hold in certain areas as you work your way through each panel.
A spray (3M) is usually the easiest way to go and work slowly. Fit, fit, fit more and trim a tiny bit, fit more and trim a tiny bit more, and then apply some adhesive and smooth the area. move to the next bit.
The rear wheel arches are notoriously poor to fit / hard to locate. I start at the front inner area of the "wheel hump" and work towards the back since if there is any problems it ends up at the back where it's less noticeable.
Hi S & M,
On my 71 I used very little adhesive because I found if you trim the carpet carefully it will fit well without much adhesive.
I used it in the area of the kick panels on both the left and right front pieces, and on the sides of the rear wheel arches as M suggests.
This was with Romeo and AlKnock carpet. Whether it will be needed with ACC, I don't know.
I found the carpet needed to be finessed into place, not forced in place and held down with adhesive.
I don't know if using the heat/sound underlayment that's popular changes the need for adhesive or not.
Regards,
Alan
I installed the complete set of ACC carpet in my 73. I used Reflectix as
insulation under it. The only place that I used any adhesive was the fall
panel behind the seats. Of course, you have to fit and test the pieces
carefully before you install each.
That was my experience, others may have had another.
I primarily needed adhesive on the inside curves of the rear wheel humps (where the hump went into the flats) to stop it from puckering.
A little around where the waterfall hit the parking brake console (again it puckered a little when getting the console in)
and on the fronts along the side of the shift console where it hit the floor.
You can also get a roll of 3M windo-weld. it's a sticky bead of sealer (like seal sealer) that you can stick the carpet down in corners etc. Holds very well and yet you can remove the carpet without damage by pulling slowly
I installed the complete set of ACC carpet in my 73. I used Reflectix as
insulation under it. The only place that I used any adhesive was the fall
panel behind the seats. Of course, you have to fit and test the pieces
carefully before you install each.
That was my experience, others may have had another.
Donnie
Awesome! How well does it work? I watched a manufacturers video about it and it said one side had to face an air space to provide thermal benefit. How much did your car require? I see a 48" x 25' roll at the orange hardware store for $42. Is that enough? Seems like it should.
Awesome! How well does it work? I watched a manufacturers video about it and it said one side had to face an air space to provide thermal benefit. How much did your car require? I see a 48" x 25' roll at the orange hardware store for $42. Is that enough? Seems like it should.
I bought the 48"x25" roll from Lowe's for the same price. I also bought
a roll of foil tape for the seams. I didn't need little more than half of the
reflextix roll, but I wanted the 48" width to have less seams.
The tape works great, but when you stick it to the reflextix, better have
it where you want it because you can't take it off without tearing the foil
on the reflextix. I covered the rear of my 73 to keep the cool in when I use
the air conditioner more than to keep the heat out. That said, I haven't got
the air working again yet. I drove this summer without it with just the vent
open. I never felt any heat from the engine on my feet or in the cabin.
You can nearly make out the foil tape on the foil from the belt rectactor
to the console. There are other seams in the photo that are harder to make out.
The 3-M spray adhesive is really great, because it has a narrow spray pattern. I bought one can and thought that I would save a couple bucks and bought a NAPA brand spray can, also.
That was a big mistake. It has a wide spray pattern, great if you are painting the side of your house with it! Not good trying to get the back deck carpeting secure! Lou.
Did you end up doing inside the Jack storage compartment as well?
No, I didn't do inside the storage compartment. I didn't think that
would be necessary. Like I mentioned earlier, the rear was to keep
the cool air inside and I believe the doors and carpet on the compartment
plus the tray over the jack should be enough.
Hi S & M,
On my 71 I used very little adhesive because I found if you trim the carpet carefully it will fit well without much adhesive.
I used it in the area of the kick panels on both the left and right front pieces, and on the sides of the rear wheel arches as M suggests.
This was with Romeo and AlKnock carpet. Whether it will be needed with ACC, I don't know.
I found the carpet needed to be finessed into place, not forced in place and held down with adhesive.
I don't know if using the heat/sound underlayment that's popular changes the need for adhesive or not.
Regards,
Alan
Always eager to hear from you Alan just curious did you let something slip or simply using first initials, sorry couldn't resist LOL Phil
When I installed carpet in the back last time. Before that I had used carpet glue.... I prefer the RTV. If you need to remove it, then it comes off easily and you can scrape the remains off rather easily.
I got the idea from where I used to work and they used it rather freely to glue things down that may need to come off later. Which is another good point....if you need to remove the carpet for some reason it will peel off easily, clean up easily, and then you can re-glue it easily.
Originally Posted by Staylor63
When installing new ACC carpet, is it a best practice to use some type of adhesive to hold things in place?
