Carpet adhesive
Submitted by Curndog on Sun, 2017-07-09 18:04
hey fellas,
had to pull my carpet up in my boat to get to fuel tank. Anyone know what adhesive I should use to glue it back down? It's an Ali deck. I was looking at Bunnings the other and gave up looking because I wasn't quite sure. Cheers
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scano
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If it's Ali floor why bother with carpet?
Might be better to paint with a non slip product added in also. Carpet will simply stay wet and stink if it is glued straight to Ali. Or you could look at that rubber ribbed matting but that stuff is expensive!
sea-kem
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Where'd you see that ribbed
Where'd you see that ribbed stuff Scano? I might look at other options than carpet as I'm in the middle of reflooring mine. Cheer Andy
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scano
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Clarke rubber mate
Get the chq book ready though! It's about $80 a lineal metre.good sh@t though, just take it out and hose off after a day's fishing, doesn't hold water or smell at all.
sea-kem
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Ok cool cheers, I have a
Ok cool cheers, I have a supplier that might have something similar. Found another product called Diamond deck http://diamonddeck.com.au/product-range/
Looks alright.
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Marineboy
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Diamond deck
dont go with diamond deck, I had massive issues with this stuff adhesive is shit, complete angler stopped stocking it because of the issues that arose.
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sea-kem
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Right that option's out
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Quick grip
Quick grip
scotto
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Contact adhesive
you want a contact adhesive. The spray ones work good on boat carpet, and the tins for the solid substrate.
gruntre69
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x 2 on contact adhesive but
x 2 on contact adhesive but agree with above. My boat has the carpet glued down and I would much prefer a non-stick flowcoat and clip in carpet much easier to clean and probably would leave out the carpet for fishing days..
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Billcollector
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Non skid paint the floor then
Non skid paint the floor then the carpet will stay in place without gluing. Easy to take out and clean.
Curndog
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Good suggestions
Thanks for the advice guys I might actually look at pulling the carpet out now
Brock O
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I just used a can of contact
I just used a can of contact adhesive as mentioned above...think it was $30 a can...didn't go far...yet to see how strong it is.
Jackfrost80
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I used astro turf glue on my
I used astro turf glue on my marine ply dinghy casting deck. 3 years and still perfect
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Willlo
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Yep Jack beat me to it
Yep Jack beat me to it $19.95 ltr from bunnings.
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sek
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I have been working for my
I have been working for my father for a while years a go hi does car and marine upholstery and a good contact glue would be his choice.
the only advice is to use a clean paint brush and apply evenly on both clean and dry surfaces, last but not least make sure to wait few minutes before laying the carpet, needs to slightly dry before.
to give you one idea as soon as is not liquid anymore at the touch is ready to go.Usually take less than3/4 minutes.
if you need to do big area you definitely need to go by sections otherwise the glue will dry too much....
holth
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After l pulled the carpet up
After l pulled the carpet up to get access to my fuel tank l bought new carpet but l didnt clue it down. Cut it in 2 sections and left it loose on my ali deck. It hardly moved under foot.
Its great to be able to lift out and hose off at end of the day. Also if l need to access the tank again l dont have to rip it up again.
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same
same