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My 12ft Jon Boat Make Over
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<blockquote data-quote="BohsandHoes" data-source="post: 262570" data-attributes="member: 8082"><p>i got my carpet in the mail today, it looks to be pretty nice. got a navy color 20 oz marine grade carpet. now i have a pretty good idea of how i am going to go about this, but does anyone have any last minute pointers/</p><p></p><p>the things i am wondering most specifically are;</p><p>-how much room do i need to make so the hatch doors can be covered with carpet and still fit in place/</p><p>-are there any special techniques for wrapping around the hatch cover corners/</p><p>-if i sand my wood down well, will the carpet and adhesive still stick fine after i have put spar urethane on all my wood/</p><p></p><p>other than that i pretty much know what i am doing. i am a hardwood and ceramic tile installer by trade so i have seen alot of useful stuff the carpet guys have shown me on jobs before with regards to matching seams and making clean cuts. i also got hooked up with some industrial strength outdoor carpet adhesive, got a 150 dollar bucket for free from a carpet store we install for. probably going to get a lil contact cement for the edges and i have all sorts of staples and staplers on my box truck so im thinking im set to go1</p><p></p><p>let me know of any adive</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BohsandHoes, post: 262570, member: 8082"] i got my carpet in the mail today, it looks to be pretty nice. got a navy color 20 oz marine grade carpet. now i have a pretty good idea of how i am going to go about this, but does anyone have any last minute pointers/ the things i am wondering most specifically are; -how much room do i need to make so the hatch doors can be covered with carpet and still fit in place/ -are there any special techniques for wrapping around the hatch cover corners/ -if i sand my wood down well, will the carpet and adhesive still stick fine after i have put spar urethane on all my wood/ other than that i pretty much know what i am doing. i am a hardwood and ceramic tile installer by trade so i have seen alot of useful stuff the carpet guys have shown me on jobs before with regards to matching seams and making clean cuts. i also got hooked up with some industrial strength outdoor carpet adhesive, got a 150 dollar bucket for free from a carpet store we install for. probably going to get a lil contact cement for the edges and i have all sorts of staples and staplers on my box truck so im thinking im set to go1 let me know of any adive [/QUOTE]
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