Carpet Installation

I am in the process of doing the interior of my 49 Chev. I was wondering if anyone could give tips and tricks for laying new carpet. I dont want to end up with those nasy carpet bulges around the drive shaft tunnel. I am using rolled carpet not the store bought custom fit stuff.

 

I found industrial strength velcro at Lowes that works very well in tricky places such as tunnel and at firewall.

 

By rolled do you mean automotive or house carpet?

 

It is more of a house carpet that is not foamed back and it is fairly flexable. It is a good quality loop

 

You will have to cut the carpet around the tunnel and use a spray glue to keep it in position,,you will end up with a seam around the front of the tunnel and from the seam to the firewall. HRP

 

Ok that is what I was thinking I may have to do. trial and error kind of thing

 

Not sure about the house carpet, but a heat gun really helped me stretch my pre formed automotive carpet into shape. The footwells were a bitch. It came in two pieces with the edges already hemmed.


Another tip, get a hole punch and knock out 1/2" holes where bolts go through, the seat, gas pedal, etc. It helps to keep it from unravelling like a sweater when you catch a thread on the bolt.

 

Preformed carpet is much more forgiving and usually has a different type of backing that aids in the molding process,,the automotive carpet in rolls has a different backing. HRP