APPLYING CARPET TO ALUMINUM

[2007NNBS]

I have 1/8" aluminum sheets i am doing my deck out of and the question is what do i need to do to get my carpet to stay...will regular carpet glue hold it down...im going to overlap it 2 inches on the bottom side so when i screw it down it will wedge between my deck and my frame

 

[russ010]

I think you can use that glue from Lowes... Henry 663 or something like that

I think I would use contact spray glue though... I can't think of the name, but I would much rather deal with that later down the road when I had to replace the carpet than trying to get that goopy glue off

 

[skindenny]

My aluminum floor was already installed but I just cut the carpet to match the outline of the floor and then put a couple strips of double sided outdoor carpet tape down in the middle of the carpet and then used sheet metal screws with a built in washer around the perimeter in a few places. That way when I want to change the carpet in a couple years I don't have any glue to deal with. Probably would have been ok without the tape but just didn't want it riding up in the middle over time.

 

[2007NNBS]

well the boat stays in the garage unless its on the water...so the carpet should last a good while...im more going for the glue just dont know if the regular carpet glue would stick

 

[russ010]

the Henry 663 is for outdoor use... and believe me - it will stick

 

[2007NNBS]

sounds like a winner to me thats what ill get

 

[bassboy1]

the Henry 663 is for outdoor use... and believe me - it will stick

Yep, sure will. One thing though, if your aluminum has visible oxidation on it, wire brush it off. I found that it didn't stick to the heavy oxidation (my aluminum had been sitting at the bottom of an unventilated stack outside for months), but when I ran the wire brush on the angle grinder over it, I am not sure I could get it off it I tried.

 

[heavy-chevy]

i used a little glue and a bunch of sheet metal screws to hold all my carpet down.