[Zmagnette] Slightly OT-Carpet adhesive.A

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Maybe I am off base here (as always). What about the original style fasteners that are hidden in the carpet and the stud on the floor. That was how it was done originally, I believe. What about commercial velcro at all the corners and bends?
Buckey
---- David Halliday <davidh at egopharm.com> wrote: 
> Just out of interest Allen, which arrowhead did you get?  I have just
> bought some from Todd Clarke.
> 
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> David
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 16 May 2014 21:15, Allen Bachelder <bachldrs at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > Oh man - a first-year Exner Mopar!  ' Love those cars, and really thought
> > they screwed it up in '56 with the tacky add-on fins.  Then they made it
> > alright again in '57, and eventually I came to see the '56s in their
> > historical context and even like them almost as much as the '55s.  My
> > maiden aunt from Tucson bought a brand new '55 Dodge Coronet Lancer
> > tri-tone two-door hardtop and when she visited us in Minneapolis, she let
> > me take it as my exclusive transportation for the whole time.  Man, I'd
> > crank all the windows down (in those pre-A/C days) and for about ten days,
> > I'd really strut around in it and really BE somebody! Memory has it that it
> > was pretty fast too. You can see one the same colors at
> > http://www.boldride.com/ride/1955/dodge-coronet-lancer-hardtop.
> >
> > David, is your Plymouth like this one?  These were really timeless
> > designs.  I'd love to have one, although they hardly compare with our
> > Magnettes in the handling department.
> >
> > Oh... yeah... adhesive...  I'd like to hear the group opinion on this too
> > as I still have the arrowhead rubber trim to put on Geraldine's doors.  '
> > Seems to me this topic came up a few months ago and the consensus was that
> > there isn't any good stuff sold in the US anymore.  ' Would be interested
> > in hearing any updates on the topic.
> >
> > Allen
> >
> >
> > On May 16, 2014, at 3:46 PM, David F. Darby wrote:
> >
> >  Not really OT, as it is generic, but I am fixing to install a new carpet
> > kit in my dear old 1955 Plymouth Savoy (another staid old sedan/saloon).
> >
> > I’m wondering if any of you have a favoured carpet adhesive or protocol
> > you might suggest. I’ve just had very limited experience and I don’t want
> > to botch it up.
> >
> > I have a nice (although lightweight) loop carpet kit in two pieces (fore
> > and aft) with bound edges and an attached pressed felt-like backing. I’m
> > thinking I don’t want to weld it down and I’ll probably have to do a lot of
> > fussing to get it all into place. Any suggestions as to brand or type of
> > adhesive you’ve had good results with? Or does it need anything at all?
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
> >
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