I am in the process of recarpeting my 67 coupe and wonder if anyone has advice for removal of the jute carpet backing from the floor and other areas of the interior. I have the 3M adhesive solvent that was recommended for this job, but the process is extremely slow. I am considering just applying the new backing over the old fragments. Has anyone else had experience with this?
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Re: Removal of Mid Year Carpet Backing
That's what I did, John. I just tore off all the old stuff that I could and laid the new carpet with the backing on top of it. I also put 1 layer of plastic bubble insulation in between. -
Re: Removal of Mid Year Carpet Backing
John, I had to do this when I recarpeted my 66. I used a 2" putty knife as a scraping tool and got it down to bare fiberglass without any nicking of the glass. Just make sure you use an older putty knife that doesn't have a sharp edge on it. I had no difficulty at all.
Gary 21316Comment
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The plastic bubble isulation is interesting. Did you do that to reduce heat or sound transmission? Were you satisfied with the results? Thanks for the help!Comment
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The insulation (Bubble) is for HEAT. I live in Texas!It helps a bunch..Comment
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I have seen the heat barrier (ceramic material) advertised to reduce heat transmission. Has anyone had experience with that product?Comment
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I have talked with a couple of fellows who have the used the "space blanket" looking heat barriers and both were happy with the results. One fellow bought the relatively expensive set that is custom cut for your car and the other bought the silvery looking pad in a roll and cut his own. As I recall, it is only 1/8" thick or something like that. Might be a nice job for the southwest area. Gary 21316Comment
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Thanks for the input, Gary. I ordered the expensive set and then had second thoughts about installing it. It is less than 1/8" thick. Think I will give it a try.Comment
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Re: Heat Insulation
I've used "Thermo-Tec" #14001 aluminized ceramic wool insulation (available from Summit, Eastwood, Jeg's, etc.) on several Cobras I built and I lined the inside of my tube-frame Grand Sport with it as well - not cheap, but an extremely effective heat barrier (big issue with Cobras and from-scratch Grand Sports). I covered the entire inside of the firewall and the floor to the back of the seats. Still have a package hanging on the wall waiting for the next project!Comment
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John,
I've read someplace that you have to cover the entire interior with this heat insulation or the heat will "leak" around the edges. Have you found this to be true?
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Bill -
I cut the sheets carefully to try and get the best butt-joints I could from piece to piece, but I just put them where they would directly reflect radiated heat away from the interior (firewall, toe pan, and floor), forming a continuous "heat shield" from the top of the firewall to behind the seats. On the Cobras I put another layer on the engine side of the fiberglass toe boxes and firewall before I fabricated aluminum paneling to cover them, as Cobra toe boxes bring a whole new meaning to the word "oven". On both the Cobras and the Grand Sport, I also lined the underside of the bellhousing/transmission tunnel, as lots of heat pours through that area too. Stuff works great.Comment
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