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Gluing Drawers Carpet
« on: June 16, 2022, 05:24:28 PM »
Hi all,

Finally getting around to gluing carpet to the side wings of my Drifta drawers.  When posted, you have to cut them to size and glue the carpet on.

Anyone got any tips on how to glue around the edge of the timber?

I am using the glue they use for artificial turf.  Have it on good authority that this stuff is really good.

I have glued the main top area down ok, but am wondering if I need to cut the edges into strips to get it over the edge of the timber neatly and on to the underside.

Any tips appreciated.


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Re: Gluing Drawers Carpet
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2022, 06:52:03 PM »
I used a combo of pins/thumbtacks and tacks when I carpeted my storage unit.,
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Re: Gluing Drawers Carpet
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2022, 06:30:40 AM »
Quote from: Bird on June 16, 2022, 06:52:03 PM
I used a combo of pins/thumbtacks and tacks when I carpeted my storage unit.,

thanks mate... didn't think of that...

also, how did you go gluing around the corners?  any tips, so i don't end up with a spot with the potential for the carpet to come away (ie:  carpet coming from two angles to the corner)?
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Re: Gluing Drawers Carpet
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2022, 07:20:17 AM »
 The carpet is quite stiff when you bend around corners. Get a heat gun warm up carpet and bend around corner. be careful with heat. I have done a few like this and it works well. If you have cut the top and have overhang for the sides do as I said and add cut on the edge bend when you fold over top to side let the cut pieces cover each other then run stanley over cut again and you have perfect joint
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Re: Gluing Drawers Carpet
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2022, 08:11:16 AM »
Quote from: ivan on June 17, 2022, 07:20:17 AM
The carpet is quite stiff when you bend around corners. Get a heat gun warm up carpet and bend around corner. be careful with heat. I have done a few like this and it works well. If you have cut the top and have overhang for the sides do as I said and add cut on the edge bend when you fold over top to side let the cut pieces cover each other then run stanley over cut again and you have perfect joint

the carpet provided by Drifta is not marine carpet, it's more of an automotive carpet... thinner and more malleable...

at the moment, i have just glued the top, with overhand ready for bending over the edges and gluing to the underside...

not sure i follow your method... hard without pics... probably just me...  ???
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Re: Gluing Drawers Carpet
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2022, 08:30:50 AM »
Fold it over and then over to the underside as well, this will help hold it. The underside is where your staples go.

Don't forget, they would be pretty helpful at Drifta, so you could drop them a line also.
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Re: Gluing Drawers Carpet
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2022, 08:33:29 AM »
Quote from: paul.o on June 17, 2022, 08:30:50 AM
Fold it over and then over to the underside as well, this will help hold it. The underside is where your staples go.

Don't forget, they would be pretty helpful at Drifta, so you could drop them a line also.

was thinking about getting a staple gun for the underside...

any particular type would be ok?  manual ones?
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Re: Gluing Drawers Carpet
« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2022, 08:57:04 AM »
When I put a new floor in the back of the Terrorist (reminder to self - you still haven't written that up! :-[) I just got a manual stapler from the BGS & it worked OK.
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Re: Gluing Drawers Carpet
« Reply #8 on: June 17, 2022, 09:22:38 AM »
When I did mine, overcut the carpet, and cut the corners where the carpet would otherwise overlap, applied spray glue to both pieces, let it tack off, then used a sanding block to work it down.

Didn't use any staples, and none of the carpet on my drawers or wings has lifted.  Probably have 2 inches of material on the underside

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Re: Gluing Drawers Carpet
« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2022, 11:12:51 AM »
Quote from: paceman on June 17, 2022, 08:33:29 AM
was thinking about getting a staple gun for the underside...

any particular type would be ok?  manual ones?

Yep! :cheers:
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Re: Gluing Drawers Carpet
« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2022, 12:51:15 PM »
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applied spray glue to both pieces, let it tack off
same then lots of weight and tacks... cant remember using staples, but would work.
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Re: Gluing Drawers Carpet
« Reply #11 on: June 17, 2022, 01:15:01 PM »
Quote from: Bird on June 17, 2022, 12:51:15 PM
same then lots of weight and tacks... cant remember using staples, but would work.

i was going to use long bits of ply, with clamps...

mate has a staple gun... will probably use that...
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Re: Gluing Drawers Carpet
« Reply #12 on: June 17, 2022, 02:42:58 PM »
When I made my drawers in the Landcruiser and the Ranger they were made out of ply. Didn't use carpet but a very thick felt type stuff similar if not the same that Black Widow used on their drawers. Easier to use than carpet when fitting into or around spots. Bought a 4 ltr can of Quick Grip glue and painted on the wood and laid the felt down. Used a staple gun to fix edgings down and any corners that were cut to fit. Still looks as good as the day it was done. Must be 17 years in the Cruiser and 5 years in the Ranger. And no sign of the glue letting go which after all these years I expected it to.
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Re: Gluing Drawers Carpet
« Reply #13 on: June 17, 2022, 03:27:06 PM »
If you know a cabinet maker get a can of L17 off them, it's quick grip on steroids.. 1 spray can should do. If they let you borrow a large drum it's spray gun puts out a decent fan.
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Re: Gluing Drawers Carpet
« Reply #14 on: June 17, 2022, 06:51:19 PM »
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i was going to use long bits of ply, with clamps...
good idea, I reckon that would also work. If you pre-fold the material if you can to get a nice square edge on it
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Re: Gluing Drawers Carpet
« Reply #15 on: June 17, 2022, 09:07:12 PM »
Hi,
   A parsley wheel is good for working the adhesive up into multiple layers of the cloth where it folds or overlaps for corners.
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Gluing Drawers Carpet
« Reply #16 on: September 02, 2022, 11:49:42 PM »
Parsley wheel? Google doesn’t find anything for that
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Ahh sorry your pic didn’t load until after I posted

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