Thanks for the clarification, Kevin. It did occur to me afterwards that
one way to possibly circumvent this problem would be to apply a thin
coating of rubber cement to the back of the piece and let it totally dry.
Then apply another coat (or spray adhesive) for installation. The idea
would be to "lock in" the yarn loops.
Dodd, Kelvin wrote
>To all carpetty type people. The type of carpet described here is the
>closest generally available from the UK to the cut loop material used on the
>70s MGs and Triumphs. Just like the original it does not have a bound back
>and must be installed carefully. Bound backs tend to make the carpet too
>inflexible to fit the contours found in our cars.
>
>FYI
>
>Kelvin
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Max Heim [mailto:mvheim@studiolimage.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 10:41 AM
>> To: MG List
>> Subject: Re: installing carpet
>> of the twists of yarn exposed. Here's the killer: if you
>> spread contact
>> cement on the back of these "exposed" pieces, you will need
>> to place that
>> piece of carpet perfectly first try! because if you try to
>> pull it back
>> up to reposition it, the individual twists of yarn will stick to the
>> floor and pull through the backing material. Thus the section
>> over the
>> wheel well hump behind the seat of my B looks moth-eaten. It
>> is possible
>> that they no longer ship this kind of carpet, but I suggest
>> you look out
>> for it.
>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB
runs great, looks scabrous
mountain View CA
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