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Location: With my son on the water | When I was vacuuming my boat (2014 Tuffy 1760) I noticed an area where the vacuum was actually lifting the carpet and after more investigation I have determine I have an area about a foot square where the carpet was never glued or the glue has failed. Does anyone have any tips or advice how to glue it back down with out being overly aggressive and making it look bad?
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Where is it lifting? |
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Location: With my son on the water | Right where my feet go in-between the console and the seat base. That area gets a lot of use so I am concerned if I don't fix it I will have bigger problems.
I thought about taking a large syringe with a long needle and injecting some glue but I am unsure what type of glue to use that would not leach through the carpet and leave a stain?
Any thoughts?
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Contact cement is the ticket. Don't use an excessive amount of glue, and you won't have an issue. |
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Location: With my son on the water | Thanks Steve, that's what I was thinking too. |
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Location: With my son on the water | First: Steve Thanks again for the help.
Just an FYI to others that may have this issue either now or in the future. First I put masking tape on the floor to outline the area of concern. I then made a sample out of cardboard about the same size. I then did a test run on my sample so I could identify where to insert the syringe and get an idea how much glue to insert. I would insert the syringe, then move it parallel to the surface and rotate it 360 degrees. I learned that 1.5 ml or CC (can't remember and I tossed the syringe) was a nice amount to leave a nice bead of contact cement but to much that it would come back out the hole.
I applied this same process to the carpet in the boat and it is like new, maybe better.
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Tuffy Boat Carpet lifting?