Carpet glue question / reccomendations
 

Hi everyone.
Hey does anyone have any recommendations on carpet adhesive for gluing
to a fiberglass deck?

Carpet glue question / reccomendations
 

On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 08:07:09 -0500, Chris Mares
wrote:
Hi everyone.
Hey does anyone have any recommendations on carpet adhesive for gluing
to a fiberglass deck?

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I'd be inclined to use snaps or heavy duty velcro for ease of cleaning
and/or replacement.

Carpet glue question / reccomendations
 

"Chris Mares" wrote in message
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Hi everyone.
Hey does anyone have any recommendations on carpet adhesive for gluing
to a fiberglass deck?


I'd be inclined to use carpet tape, velcro, or snaps. When the carpet is
soaked or soiled or worn, you want it out of there easily.

Carpet glue question / reccomendations
 

The boat is a bow rider.
The deck underneath isn't finished at all. It's just fiberglass and the
carpet goes all the way up the insides of the boat and even gets pinched
under the ski locker trim plate. Although I do like the removable carpet
idea I don't think it's an option here without allot of modification.
I was just wondering if usually a spreadable adhesive or spray on is
currently used to attach carpet to unfinished floors.
Thanks.

John Gaquin wrote:

"Chris Mares" wrote in message
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Hi everyone.
Hey does anyone have any recommendations on carpet adhesive for gluing
to a fiberglass deck?



I'd be inclined to use carpet tape, velcro, or snaps. When the carpet is
soaked or soiled or worn, you want it out of there easily.

Carpet glue question / reccomendations
 

Why not just velcro the stink out of it?

That carpet is going to get wet and filthy, as others have observed. When it
does, you won't want to be trying to remove the old glue so you and put in a
fresh patch of carpet.

Why extend the carpet under fixtures into unfinished areas at all?

Carpet glue question / reccomendations
 

On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 08:51:59 -0500, Chris Mares
wrote:
Although I do like the removable carpet
idea I don't think it's an option here without allot of modification.
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If you talk to the folks at a good canvas shop they can probably
suggest a way to do it with snaps.

Carpet glue question / reccomendations
 

Mine was put in with contact cement 21 years ago and is still holding up
very well.

--
Bill
Chesapeake, Va


"Chris Mares" wrote in message
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Hi everyone.
Hey does anyone have any recommendations on carpet adhesive for gluing
to a fiberglass deck?

Carpet glue question / reccomendations
 

Wayne.B wrote in message . ..
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 08:51:59 -0500, Chris Mares
wrote:
Although I do like the removable carpet
idea I don't think it's an option here without allot of modification.
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If you talk to the folks at a good canvas shop they can probably
suggest a way to do it with snaps.

I replaced the floor in my 19' fiberglass bowrider. I used treated
plywood. I then used contact cement to glue in the new carpet. Works
very well but is very messy to work with.

Rough cut the carpet about a foot longer and wider than the largest
dimensions. Lay the carpet in place dry and position it. Fold back
one half. Apply contact cement to both the floor and the back of the
carpet. Wait for it to get tacky. Slowly roll the carpet back into
position making sure to avoid wrinkles or bubbles. (Once that stuff
grabs, it is very hard to pull it back up.) Press it all down firmly
to make good contact. Repeat for the other side.

Trim the edges to fit. They make a special utility knife blade that
has a little hook in the end. It will cut the carpet but not cut into
the substrate if you're careful and work slowly.

Spreading a lot of contact cement is a pain. The pro's spray it. For
plywood, I usually dump a puddle of it out on the plywood and spread
it with a 6" drywall taping knife or the smooth edge of a tile trowel.
For the back of the carpet, I either paint it on with a very cheap
(disposable) 4" paintbrush or use a paint roller. Contact cement gets
sticky and stringy the longer you work with it.

Go for it.

Carpet glue question / reccomendations
 

They make an indoor/outdoor carpet adhesive that you can trowel on. The velcro
idea is good but I can get it to stick very long to my windshield for my toll
transponder so I would bet that a marine environment would be much worse.

Contact adhesive is good stuff but tricky to work with. Zero room for error!

Dan


Chris Mares wrote:

Hi everyone.
Hey does anyone have any recommendations on carpet adhesive for gluing
to a fiberglass deck?

Carpet glue question / reccomendations
 

Also Sprach Dan Krueger :

They make an indoor/outdoor carpet adhesive that you can trowel on.

Nonono, don't do that! The Indoor/outdoor adhesive is not waterproof by a
long shot, and turns the consistiency of chewed bubblegum after it gets
wet.

I've used Henry's #263 Outdoor carpet adhesive with good results. It's
solvent based, instead of the indoor/outdoor stuff which is water
based. You spread it on the floor with a notched trowel. It gives you
a half hour or so of working time before it sets, but only if you use it
in the shade, and preferably on a cool day. in the bright sun, it starts
to set up after 5 minutes or so, I found that out the hard way.

You can buy in in Home Depot or Lowes in the carpet area.

http://www.henryadhesives.com/prod-263.htm

Contact adhesive is good stuff but tricky to work with. Zero room for error!

Aggreed, but most people have trouble because they use it
incorrectly. They think it has to be tacky when you assemble the
surfaces, and that gets you into trouble because you rarely positin the
objects correctly the first time. You want both sides to be cured, so
that if you let them touch they don't stick. After you carefully have the
pieces in position, you then apply even, firm pressure to create the
bond. A roller works well. Once they're bonded, there's no way to
reposition them, unlike the carpet adhesive where you have a few minutes
to stretch the wrinkles out before it cures.

Dan

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