Carpet installation
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Carpet installation
What is the best way to hold the carpet in place. I am putting down some sound deadener first with spray adhesive. I will then cut the carpet close to size and dry fit it. Once I make final cuts, how do I keep it in place. Like around the doors and up the firewall. Should I make panels for the kick panels out of some luan or paneling? Give the scoop, I want to be finished by midnight tomorrow. Is this possible? I can't start until 10:00 am or 11:00 depending on when I get out of my workplace.
give me all the tips .....Thanks Kevin......I will be punishing myself by working late tomorrow since I did not get to work on the truck today. I did start it to pinch myself to ensure I wasn't dreaming yesterday though!! LOL
give me all the tips .....Thanks Kevin......I will be punishing myself by working late tomorrow since I did not get to work on the truck today. I did start it to pinch myself to ensure I wasn't dreaming yesterday though!! LOL
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Kevin - I did a quick search on "interior" because I know we've talked a lot about it before. Read this. Good info:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...light=interior
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...light=interior
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On the door openings, you could use aluminum threshold strip or stair tread nosing from a DIY store to finish the opening and hold the carpet in place. One fatal mistake novice installers make is to try to drill holes for screws etc thru the carpet. The drill will catch the fiber and you'll quickly have a "run" the length of the carpet ruining all your work. This is especially a problem with loop type carpet. One method to avoid that problem is to use a soldering pencil with a tapered tip to melt a hole in the carpet before drilling. The heat will also seal the fibers so they don't unravel later. Where I've needed larger holes, I have sharpened the edge of a piece of electrical conduit and used it as a punch, backing the carpet with the end grain of a short piece of 2x4. If cutting a large hole such as for the steering column or such. run a bead of "shoe goo"
around the opening from the back side and press it into the backing up to the edge of the hole. Allow it to dry before reinstalling the carpet.
around the opening from the back side and press it into the backing up to the edge of the hole. Allow it to dry before reinstalling the carpet.
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I used angled aluminum entry guard from Home Depot for my carpet keepers around the door openings. I think I was able to do both doors with one piece for around $7. I have a few pictures in my gallery.
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Originally Posted by Randy Jack
Branden - I like those bucket seats. What did they come out of?
The seats are out of a Ford Taurus. I'm not sure of the year, but it should be pre-1996, because that is around the time I got them. The junk yard had them pulled and sitting in their "show-room". I went in there looking for something else and came out with bucket seats...it always works that way, right? The drivers seat is a power seat, passenger seat is not. The backs on those are really high and they are pretty comfortable.
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I'm with 53Fatfnder. I went to Home Depot and picked up a couple carpet trims in aluminum. I merely screwed them down to trim off the carpet. I think I have pics in my gallery? as for the firewall, I used velcro. I also applied the 3M adhesive to the velcro so it would stick better. That way you can always pull the carpet away if you need be.
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I got to work on the truck for an hour. I got some of the Lowes insulation down on the floor. My girlfriends dad game me two rolls of 16" to use. He also have me some 48" to use but it is not long enough to do the ceiling. I like the way the 16" works so I an going to use that on the ceiling. I can do the ceiling right? The headliner mounts to the pc that come down in the center of the cab roof, correct? I also need to figure out how to cut around the transmission cover. Then figure out how to cover the tranny cover. We I should get a couple of hours to work on it from 4-7 tomorrow.
Keep the advice coming. It really helps
Keep the advice coming. It really helps
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