Carpet Glue

[jorisg]

Hi guys,

I recently purchased a complete used black interior and am planning to replace my worn out interior in the next couple of weeks. The only thing I am not sure about is what kind of glue best to use. Could anybody give some advise?

I was thinking myself to use spray glue, but I am not sure if it is strong enough.

Thanks in advance

[Zendalar]

Loctite contact glue. You spread it on both parts (car and carpet) and let it dry 5-15 minutes and then attach the "parts" together. It will stick quite firmly.

[Formerly Steve Wilkinson]

Yeah, any of the high-quality, industrial-strength contact cements will work--I used Dap, but I'm sure the Loctite is excellent. Not "home-handyman" contact cement that comes in little brush-top cans but the real contracter-grade stuff.

One caution: make absolutely sure you put the carpeting in place correctly the first time. If you have to go back, "Ooops, didn't realize this little corner that I already glued down goes over that other piece..." the contact cement will have eaten into the carpet backing firmly enough that at least with some grades of the carpet, you'll totally ruin it by trying to detach and reglue it. You'll be left holding handfuls of fuzz.

STephan

[Jdub]

I would suggest you get a mayo jar and two or three inexpensive paint brushes, one 1", one 2", and one about 1/2".

Go to your local upholstery shop and have them fill the mayo jar about halfway with glue from their drum. Use the brushes and the glue from there to slap the stuff on.

A note: Any section that is vertical or will be installed in a gravity-defying manner needs extra glue at the top portions: do not scrimp there! Down the road, IF the glue gives due to heat cycling via front blowers/heat, you are much less likely to see the droop if you had put plenty of glue across the material (not too much, just a nice solid bed on each surface).

Good luck. A new interior is better for the driver than the fanciest paintjob!

John

[Leland Pate]

Hey Jdub,

I noticed you are looking for an early SC Spec book?
I have one for my '79.
If you still need one by the time I get home I'll just let you have mine.

[Jdub]

Lee, you're a great guy to do that! I really need one for my very own, but I am shortly going to come into ownership of a pile of Porsche books 5 feet tall and about 2 feet wide. I am told there are 356 owner's manuals in the original cardboard...and one of the beloved 959 glossy books you had to lottery for. Oh boy!

On a different note, we all hope you get back here soon. Keep in mind that we have an extra bed and my wife is an AMAZING cook...think July, think John Walker's Swap-O-Matic meet, and some time cruising the breweries.

Good times, good times...

John

[Roland Kunz]

Hello

We normaly use Terokal 2444 ( Thats a rubber cement ) to glue the carpets.
Your local car parts suppley might stock it or have alternatives. Also check if you have a local car upholster.

You also can use a adhesive spray but some don´t stick to good and the real sticky ones are very expensive and have not much open time.

The Terokal is normaly used in the big cans and applied with a brush. First on the carpet to soak it in and then some applied on the sheetmetall.

Now I recomend to use a simplier glue to get a feeling where to start and how to place the carpets. The carpet might come loose later and then redo it with the right stuff.

If you use the right stuff and run into problems you might whipe your own rearend for not testing it. But if the used carpetset is still preformed and will fall into place and you find out in with order to work then you can just doo it once and right.

It also depends on your DIY skill level status.

There are some corners you will have to use rivets ( Upper end from the A-Pillar ) or nails ( backside from the backseats ).

Grüsse

[Peterfrans]

I used bisonkit, worked quite well.

Cheers