Fully agree on the glue advise here.
Thearchives will contain my full story.
3M is great for the seat covers.
Cheers,.
Hans
'71 BGT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barrie Robinson" <barrier@bconnex.net>
To: "Brinkman, Gerardo V" <GB127167@teradata-ncr.com>; "The MG List"
<mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 7:02 PM
Subject: re: interior kits
> I found that 3M was not too good - The spray stuff is fine if you don't
> mind getting it all over the place! I was told to use (and did) the same
> adhesive that auto shops use for vinyl tops. Apparently "normal" contact
> glue goes ooey in the heat and peels off. If you do not want contact glue
> use the stuff the carpet people use for floors - industrial strength!
>
> Carpet shops can do cars - and do them well
>
> At 08:57 PM 4/17/2003 -0400, Brinkman, Gerardo V wrote:
> >If we are talking of just the carpet kit - I have had much better
> >luck with local automotive upholstery shops. They have a variety
> >of different quality carpets in endless colours.
> >
> >There are no complex shapes in an MGB (except for trans tunnel),
> >most of the carpets are flat panels with bound edges. I usually buy
> >a couple of yards of carpets, use the old ones a templates and then
> >proceed from there. Any edge binding is done by the upholstery shop
> >at reasonable rates. I think I paid $80 for the carpet (a fairly thick
> >"wilton" type) and the edge binding ran less than $50.
> >I have found that use the best quality spray contact adhesive works
> >better against the heat generated in the cockpit (from the trans tunnel).
> >3m makes a heavy duty contact spray adhesive.
> >
> >Gerry
> >
> > >There's a "deluxe" carpet kit from Moss Motors for
> > >$373.00 that looks pretty sweet. Molded transmission
> > >tunnel, etc. But at that price, by the time I get all
> > >the rest of the pieces to do the interior, the total
> > >cost will be fairly high.
>
> Regards
> Barrie
>
> Barrie Robinson
> barrier@bconnex.net
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