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Tricks to get Carpet to lay flat?

Started by Canadian1968, May 24, 2020, 04:21:29 PM

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Canadian1968

As the title says. Does anyone have any tricks to get carpet to lay flat? I know the floors in your cars are anything that but flat, but I hate the way my carpet lays down. Mostly bunches, around the transmission tunnel and coming up do the door sills?

Aside from gluing it down , is there any tricks to takes some folds, or wrinkles in carpet?  This is not the original carpet by the way .

Mopar Nut

Did you buy a molded carpet kit? Lay it out in the Sun for a half day.
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b5blue

Heat, lots of it. Get or rent a heat gun.

Canadian1968

No not a molded carpet. At least I hope it's not supped to be haha.

Can do the heat trick while in the car ? Just careful I don't burn it with the heat gun ?

b5blue

Yup use bricks to help hold down till cooled off.  :2thumbs:

stripedelete

Steam Iron and lots of elbow grease.

birdsandbees

$285US direct, less from their distributors. Buy an ACC moulded carpet and don't look back.
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Kern Dog

Quote from: stripedelete on May 25, 2020, 05:00:26 PM
Steam Iron and lots of elbow grease.

Where do you find elbow grease ? That seems like a strange product for installing carpet.

stripedelete

Quote from: Kern Dog on June 14, 2020, 02:19:41 AM
Quote from: stripedelete on May 25, 2020, 05:00:26 PM
Steam Iron and lots of elbow grease.

Where do you find elbow grease ? That seems like a strange product for installing carpet.

Pretty sure it's unavailable in California.

FJ571440B

 If it's hot put it outside in the sun for a couple hours
Next time....

gtx6970

If I understand this    ,Its NOT a molded carpet?

If thats the case throw it away and get a molded one