The carpet should be held down by snaps, the idea being that the carpets can
be removed if they should become wet. For that reason I always recommend
against using adhesive. Furthermore, be aware that a lot of the cut-loop
carpet sold for cars does not have the loops tied off, so if you try to pull
it up after it has been glued, the tufts pull out the back side, leaving you
with unsightly bald patches.
Anyway, you should have some sort of padding or insulation under the carpet
-- it shouldn't just be laid directly on the floor. Jute is (or was)
generally supplied, but I have had good luck with regular household foam
underlayment.
on 2/9/05 11:25 AM, Tim Holt at holtt@nacse.org wrote:
> Ah yea that's what I was thinking. The tops are pretty good and have
> all their proper shape and form, so I hate to mess that up with anything
> applied. I did put a piece in the smaller inner depressed area, and
> that did seem to help a bit. That took care of some splits too. If you
> imagine the foam as a horse shoe shape, with the inside a bit lower,
> then it sits in there.
>
> I've been using a 3M spray adhesive which seems to work quite well.
> Works on foam, but also the carpet and underlayment for it. Not to make
> things permanently stuck mind you, but a few patches to keep things from
> scooting around much.
>
> A little deviation from the original qusetion: my MG's carpet was all
> held down with self tapping screws that stuck out from under the car
> (about 1/2"-5/8") or so. Really sharp, and I don't know how many times
> I've gouged my arm on one while under the car. Do I really need to put
> those back? If I plug the old screw holes, and put down a bit of
> contact cement adhesive to keep the carpet in place, will that do?
>
> Paul Hunt wrote:
>
>> If the top of the existing foam is sculptured then I'd put additional sheets
>> underneath, where they are less likely to ruck up anyway. Certainly current
>> MGB replacement foams seem way too high or too dense so I'd keep the
>> existing ones as long as you can, as one usually needs to cut an inch or so
>> *off* the new ones.
>>
>> PaulH.
>>
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