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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 05:26 PM
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installing home made black carpet

I bought black carpet in the roll at autozone. I'm laying it over the stock carpet. I'm also using headliner glue in an automotive sprayer.



Old Sep 2, 2006 | 05:29 PM
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Installation looks good so far, but not really diggin' the contrast...
Old Sep 2, 2006 | 05:30 PM
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well Im not finished yet so hold your horses
Old Sep 2, 2006 | 07:13 PM
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Holy crap.... how many times did we need to see this thread?
Old Sep 2, 2006 | 07:58 PM
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Must be pretty excited about the carpet .
Old Sep 2, 2006 | 08:23 PM
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very
Old Sep 2, 2006 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 1996blackmax
Must be pretty excited about the carpet .
Maybe it is a magical carpet?
Old Sep 3, 2006 | 06:49 AM
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i like it, i would do this in my car but dont have the time, black interior is so much better.
Old Sep 3, 2006 | 07:03 AM
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Its coming along every well. I started off using the spray glue in the can and that is $12 a can and it only covered the front passanger side. So I got a gallon of the 3m headliner glue
Old Sep 3, 2006 | 07:31 AM
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Yeah, the glue aint cheap that's a fact. Just be careful with the glur and that you don't use it too heavily...otherwise it'll bleed through.

GOOD LUCK!
Old Sep 3, 2006 | 08:07 AM
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I'm laying it over the stock carpet.
Just curious, but why are you laying the new carpet over the old carpet?
Old Sep 3, 2006 | 08:14 AM
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There are no aftermarket black carpets for the Maxima, so a new black one needs to be made peicemeal over the OEM one using AM black carpet...
Old Sep 3, 2006 | 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Metal Maxima
There are no aftermarket black carpets for the Maxima, so a new black one needs to be made peicemeal over the OEM one using AM black carpet...
I see. From his post, it sounded like he was glueing it in the car to the OEM carpet.
Old Sep 3, 2006 | 08:47 AM
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The stock carpet is still in the car. Im spraying glue onto the stock carpet and on the back of the black carpet and then laying it down
Old Sep 3, 2006 | 10:16 AM
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The stock carpet is still in the car. Im spraying glue onto the stock carpet and on the back of the black carpet and then laying it down
Oh, so you are doing that. Why would you not remove the old carpet?
Old Sep 3, 2006 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by 2002 Maxima SE
Oh, so you are doing that. Why would you not remove the old carpet?

The carpet used for the overlay does not have the rubberized undercoating which is needed to maintain the integrity of the OEM lines.
Old Sep 3, 2006 | 11:00 AM
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exactly and by leaving the stock carpet in there, the stock carpet works as a thick padding for the new black carpet
Old Sep 3, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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I was thinking about putting hardwood in place of my carpet....
Maybe Bella since it has a 30 year warranty.......
Old Sep 3, 2006 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by boondoxmax
I was thinking about putting hardwood in place of my carpet....
Maybe Bella since it has a 30 year warranty.......
Bob Vila trusts bella in his home....
Old Sep 3, 2006 | 06:28 PM
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Yeah and we all know how much of an expert he is
Old Sep 3, 2006 | 08:03 PM
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a few more pictures everything is done now.

I just have to put the seats back in.





Old Sep 3, 2006 | 08:42 PM
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Great job, just put an update in here after you've moved around on it for a little while.

Metal... how are your door panels holding up??? I have a problem of resting my arm on mine so I worry that I will work it loose.
Old Sep 3, 2006 | 09:25 PM
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for sure I used 3/4 gallon of glue to hold the carpet down so I dont think its going anywhere
Old Sep 3, 2006 | 11:24 PM
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Looks good. Personal opinion though, I would have picked a color that went better with the interior.
Old Sep 4, 2006 | 07:41 AM
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Im not finished with the interior!
Old Sep 4, 2006 | 07:43 AM
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what else do you have planned?
Old Sep 4, 2006 | 08:42 AM
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alot dont worry about it you'll see it when I post it
Old Sep 4, 2006 | 08:47 AM
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That's cool. Just make sure you're taking progress pics for when you do post it all up.
Old Sep 4, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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im sorry the pictures didnt come out that good but you get the point






Old Sep 4, 2006 | 08:35 PM
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Nice idea on the carpet. It came out nice. But the blue neon rice tube has to go.
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 06:01 AM
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The carpet wasn't my idea. It was Metal Maxima he gets all the credit on this one.
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 08:29 AM
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How much carpet did you use? what kind?

What kind of glue did you use?
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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6 yards of carpet I bought 3 rolls at autozone. Its called black automotive carpet. It's 36 inches x 72 inches

And I used contact cement in a tin can that I bought at walmart. I bought 4 qts of it (1 gallon) and I used 3/4 gallon of glue.

I used a automotive paint spray glue to apply the glue.

51 dollars and 6 hours later..............
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 11:26 AM
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Looks great, dude! Just make sure you pick up some black mats to bring it all together.
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 01:29 PM
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ya im going to order some black mats to go in there
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 01:35 PM
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Do you need a sprayer to put the contact cement on? I was thinking of using contact cement to put my carpet on too. and 3M 90 ahesive spray to do my headliner etc.
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 02:31 PM
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well if you dont use the glue that comes in a spray can then yes you need a spray gun
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 03:34 PM
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When you need to change your clothes do you just throw new clothes over your old clothes?

If the carpets needed to be installed in pieces, you could have used a seam sealer and made the cuts in places not seen. Like under the front seats and beneath the center console.

I used a carpet store remnant in my 91 maxima. It came out awesome. One day i'll try using an oriental rug.
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 03:38 PM
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I'm just going to tile over the entire floor of mine in gold stolen from homeless people's tooth fillings whom I will beat to death with my Dr.Fuel Max in a mace-like fashion, thereby satiating my medieval bloodthirst and greed for Aztec treasure all at once, YARRR!!!

Dude, it looks just fine. A seam sealer would have made patches equally as apparent.
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 05:28 PM
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i'll give you 100 dollar if you can find the seams in my car



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