Section : Carpet

Carpets - what do you hold them down with? 

Posted By : Ian Knott, 02-Feb-2004, 10:55am

• Carpets - what do you hold them down with? 

  Posted By : Doug Paterson, 02-Feb-2004, 12:38pm

  Upholstery adhesive - available from Halfords as an aerosol.

  • Carpets - what do you hold them down with? 

    Posted By : Ian Mulford, 02-Feb-2004, 01:11pm

    Someone suggested to me using poppers. That way is any moisture gets caught underneath the carpets you can just take them out. Thinking about it, that'll only work for the footwells but it's not a bad idea
    
    Cheers!
    
    Ian
    

    • Carpets - what do you hold them down with? 

      Posted By : David Styles, 02-Feb-2004, 01:22pm

      If you pop down to B&Q they sell Velcro thats about an inch wide... (thats where I got mine anyway)
      
      strategically placed... it holds mine down a treat...
      
      although I must admit its got a bit worn on the passenger side and now needs replacing...
      
      Still - 4 years isn't bad ...
      
      
      

      • Carpets - what do you hold them down with? 

        Posted By : Tarquin Adams, 02-Feb-2004, 07:18pm

        I'd definately recommend the velcro strip too. You may need to use some extra glue to get it to stick really well to the underside of the carpet.

  • Carpets - what do you hold them down with? 

    Posted By : Martin Robinson, 02-Feb-2004, 01:51pm

    Hi,
    On a similar vein, what's the best glue for sticking door rubbers on to the lip? Is the same adhesive useable?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Martin

    • Carpets - what do you hold them down with? 

      Posted By : Mark Stradling, 02-Feb-2004, 03:10pm

      Personally I used Evostick Impact on mine. It's not too fluid and sticks on impact after 5 minutes or so (I'm not a patient gluer!).
      
      [EDIT]That's mainly in responce to the window rubber question! As it happens I used the same on my carpets, but they were in a bad way (and I was on a tight budget) when I put them back in. They have now seperated in the footwells so i should really get around to a new set...[/EDIT]

  • Carpets - what do you hold them down with? 

    Posted By : Martin Neal, 03-Feb-2004, 09:55am

    For holding down carpets there's carpet tape (called 'Rug-Tug' - yes, really!) that works great for a non permanent basis. You can get this in most hardware stores and it doesn't leave a stain if you have to take it off!
    
    Martin N
    73 Emerald Spit