i have my box al the way done and now i am going to carpet it. i need to know the best way of carpeting to make it look the best. any help would be appreciated. thanks
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cplkittle on 01/15/2007 00:45:53
This is going to be a long explination, but the details are important.
Use a good spray adhesive. The best I have found is either the yellow headliner glue or Stinger brand spray adhesive. The stinger stuff usually goes for $5 a can. You can find it at most car audio shops. Most spray adhesives need tack time. That means spray both parts and let them sit for a minute or two before attaching them.
I have found that the easiest and cleanest way to carpet a box is by wrapping the entire box (top,bottom, front and back) with the main seam on the bottom. Overlap the seam 3". Now take a brand new razor blade and cut through both layers completely. Remove the scrap on top and carefully remove the other side of the cut that is underneath the carpet. This gives you a perfectly matched cut line that will disappear completely.
Now for the ends. Let the carpet hang over each side of the box 2"-3". If it is longer, trim it down. This will make it easier to work with. Turn the box up on one end so that the uncarpeted end is facing up. Cut a piece of carpet 3" longer and wider all the way around than the end of the box. Go back to the box and fold the excess back over itself like a garbage bag in a trash can. Line up the edges the best you can and spray adhesive on both the entire end piece of wood and the backwards fold of the carpet. Spray the end piece of carpet and let it get tacky. Place the end piece on the box and make sure it sticks all the way around and all the way to the edge. Now flip the back folded carpet up and pinch the carpet together tight up against the corner where the two pieces of carpet meet so that it comes out at a 45 degree angle from the box. Take a good pair of scissors and cut right at the corners where the carpet meets. Make sure the carpet is down on the inside corners, it likes to pull up sometimes. You will be able to trim it until it is flush. As the scissors are cutting they are pushing the two pieces of carpet together and believe it or not, the seam will not pull apart. Do not cut too deep, you can cut down to the wood, but cut it flush and rub it with your fingers and it will disappear. If you cut into the wood, a sharpie marker will cover up the boo boo. If you cut into your finger, sawdust will stop the bleeding. If you get glue overspray on the carpet, almost any solvent on a cloth will rub the overspray off. Don't saturate the carpet though, just enough on a rag to rub it off.
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cplkittle on 01/15/2007 00:45:53
This is going to be a long explination, but the details are important.
Use a good spray adhesive. The best I have found is either the yellow headliner glue or Stinger brand spray adhesive. The stinger stuff usually goes for $5 a can. You can find it at most car audio shops. Most spray adhesives need tack time. That means spray both parts and let them sit for a minute or two before attaching them.
I have found that the easiest and cleanest way to carpet a box is by wrapping the entire box (top,bottom, front and back) with the main seam on the bottom. Overlap the seam 3". Now take a brand new razor blade and cut through both layers completely. Remove the scrap on top and carefully remove the other side of the cut that is underneath the carpet. This gives you a perfectly matched cut line that will disappear completely.
Now for the ends. Let the carpet hang over each side of the box 2"-3". If it is longer, trim it down. This will make it easier to work with. Turn the box up on one end so that the uncarpeted end is facing up. Cut a piece of carpet 3" longer and wider all the way around than the end of the box. Go back to the box and fold the excess back over itself like a garbage bag in a trash can. Line up the edges the best you can and spray adhesive on both the entire end piece of wood and the backwards fold of the carpet. Spray the end piece of carpet and let it get tacky. Place the end piece on the box and make sure it sticks all the way around and all the way to the edge. Now flip the back folded carpet up and pinch the carpet together tight up against the corner where the two pieces of carpet meet so that it comes out at a 45 degree angle from the box. Take a good pair of scissors and cut right at the corners where the carpet meets. Make sure the carpet is down on the inside corners, it likes to pull up sometimes. You will be able to trim it until it is flush. As the scissors are cutting they are pushing the two pieces of carpet together and believe it or not, the seam will not pull apart. Do not cut too deep, you can cut down to the wood, but cut it flush and rub it with your fingers and it will disappear. If you cut into the wood, a sharpie marker will cover up the boo boo. If you cut into your finger, sawdust will stop the bleeding. If you get glue overspray on the carpet, almost any solvent on a cloth will rub the overspray off. Don't saturate the carpet though, just enough on a rag to rub it off.
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