I did not glue any of my carpet down. I used strategically place snaps. I
didn't even glue down the Hardura lining on the rear wheel arches. I did
use Velcro though to hold up the rubber matting in the door. It works so-so
because it is on the vertical.
Jeff Church
-----Original Message-----
From: Nevard, Chris <Chris.Nevard@BSKYB.COM>
To: Curtis Carlson <carlson@navtech.com>; Swift Justice
<samesq@pacbell.net>; Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, September 04, 1998 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: Carpet adhesive - question
>Just a thought,
>
>Velcro would work well allowing the carpets to be removed as required, yet
>they wouldn't wader about the bottom of the car. The Velcro could be fixed
>in place with impact adhesive.
>
>Chris Nevard
>http://www.geocities.com/~spridgeteer
>
> ----------
>From: Curtis Carlson
>To: Swift Justice; Spridget List
>Subject: Re: Carpet adhesive - question
>Date: 04 September 1998 18:17
>
>I have a suggestion:
>
>Don't glue it *all* down. I glued down *ALL* of my carpets except for
>the footwells and I regret it to this day. It's much more difficult to
>clean the car adequately after your carpeting is glued down. And, if
>you happen to spill something, you won't be able to dry out whatever's
>underneath.
>
>I think that you should glue down the funky shaped ones that go on the
>rear wheel arches, and the vertical bulkhead behind the seats, and the
>part over the jacking tubes, but I wouldn't glue anything else down.
>Most carpet kits (including the MOSS kit, I believe) come with snaps for
>attaching the carpet to the car. The holes should already be there
>unless they've been filled.
>
>The footwells I don't think should EVER be glued down as this are
>frequently requires cleaning, under the seats can be left unglued as
>the seat rails whill hold this in place. I think the carpeting on the
>driveshaft tube will stay without glue, and I think there are snaps on
>the horizontal square piece behind the seats and between the wheel
>arches.
>
>By the way, the glue I used I got from a carpet store. It'll *NEVER*
>come off except with solvent and I'll have to ruin the carpet pieces if
>I ever want to remove them. I forget what the glue was called.
>
>Anyway, that's my two cents. Good luck! Have a good Labor Day!
>
>Curt 'n Gert
>
> --
>Curtis Carlson
>'66 Austin Healey Sprite MkIII ("Gerty")
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