New Carpet without Glue???
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2019 5:10 pm
Hi All,
I am new here; thanks for all the great information. I am replacing the carpet on my 2005 Premier Leisure 21SS and, as expected, the backing and glue aren't coming up very easily. I see all the sound advice out here to sand first or put down new decking, but I also saw a few people say they just put new carpet down over the backing/glue and forget about it. I'm really trying to avoid the sanding work (or putting new decking down), as I have a lot of other things to do and want to get the boat back in the water by April. Does anyone have any experience, good or bad, with "not glueing" the carpet? I'm figuring, worse case, I have to clear the deck again and sand or put new decking down 5-10 years out? Alternatively, what would happen if I put marine glue down right on top of the old backing glue? Would it help at all, or make things worse? Again, I know this goes against all the expert advice out here, but I'm trying to save both time and money, on a "not so new" pontoon.
Thanks for any insight y'all can provide!
I am new here; thanks for all the great information. I am replacing the carpet on my 2005 Premier Leisure 21SS and, as expected, the backing and glue aren't coming up very easily. I see all the sound advice out here to sand first or put down new decking, but I also saw a few people say they just put new carpet down over the backing/glue and forget about it. I'm really trying to avoid the sanding work (or putting new decking down), as I have a lot of other things to do and want to get the boat back in the water by April. Does anyone have any experience, good or bad, with "not glueing" the carpet? I'm figuring, worse case, I have to clear the deck again and sand or put new decking down 5-10 years out? Alternatively, what would happen if I put marine glue down right on top of the old backing glue? Would it help at all, or make things worse? Again, I know this goes against all the expert advice out here, but I'm trying to save both time and money, on a "not so new" pontoon.
Thanks for any insight y'all can provide!