Carpet Glue
10-31-2009, 09:55 AM
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The 3M hi strength 90 (green can) was what I used and got it at Lowes. Spray both the carpet and the piece the carpet will be mounted to. let it dry till tacky, position it and stick it down. Make sure you have it positioned right cause you get one shot at it. Be patient and let the glue set up before you lay down the carpet. The glue works like contact cement and binds to itself.
11-07-2009, 04:03 AM
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I did reglue just the corner of the console plate under the carpet on the passenger side. Since it was mostly still glued down, I didn't want to pull it off just to reglue the whole thing.
11-07-2009, 04:11 AM
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The 3M hi strength 90 (green can) was what I used and got it at Lowes. Spray both the carpet and the piece the carpet will be mounted to. let it dry till tacky, position it and stick it down. Make sure you have it positioned right cause you get one shot at it. Be patient and let the glue set up before you lay down the carpet. The glue works like contact cement and binds to itself.
He said the 5 gallon jug cost him $98. And said that is what he uses on car headliners. It seems to have worked fine and was real easy to apply vs. trying to spray it and keep from getting glue all over the place.
11-07-2009, 04:15 AM
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Actually it wont mist all over.The spray can sprays it very specific.Its not like a can of spray paint that goes everywhere.It will go exactly where you aim it.
That being said,do take care to mask off areas you dont want to get glue on if your aim is wrong.When you get a can of spray glue,use a piece of cardboard outside of the car and practice on it.You will see how it sprays where you aim it.
That aside,when I did the tranny tunnel carpets i took the panels off and set them on a work bench,sprayed the back of the carpet and put the carpet on the panels.This was on an 86 so it may be different.
Then I added some books to provide weight to push down on the capet to the panels,and let it sit all night.Next morning they were dried perfect.Installed them into the car and they never lifted from the bottom.Didnt have to glue them down to the bottom carpet.
If you must glue them to the bottom carpet,get some painters masking tape,the 2 inch kind and put it below to mask off and spray the bottom of the trans tunnel carpet and then stick it down.Put some kind of weights on there so they dont lift and let dry a few hours.
That being said,do take care to mask off areas you dont want to get glue on if your aim is wrong.When you get a can of spray glue,use a piece of cardboard outside of the car and practice on it.You will see how it sprays where you aim it.
That aside,when I did the tranny tunnel carpets i took the panels off and set them on a work bench,sprayed the back of the carpet and put the carpet on the panels.This was on an 86 so it may be different.
Then I added some books to provide weight to push down on the capet to the panels,and let it sit all night.Next morning they were dried perfect.Installed them into the car and they never lifted from the bottom.Didnt have to glue them down to the bottom carpet.
If you must glue them to the bottom carpet,get some painters masking tape,the 2 inch kind and put it below to mask off and spray the bottom of the trans tunnel carpet and then stick it down.Put some kind of weights on there so they dont lift and let dry a few hours.
I do remember reading on the can about spraying something like 4-8 inches away. Which really doesn't seem like a good idea as you will get the stuff all over the place. If I used that stuff, I'd have to spray it as close as I could get it to keep overspray to a minimum.
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