anyone use flexseal for carpet backing?

domer94

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May 14, 2017
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1995 330da
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I just applied 3 of the liquid cans to the backs of my cockpit carpeting which is almost past it. this stuff wasn't cheap , but if I can get another season , the 90 is better than the 700! stuff goes on like tar , will see how it sets up.
 
yeah I know, I tried the rubberized undercoating with some success as some have on this forum , but the coverage wasn't good enough. the carpet itself isn't horrible, so since the majority of my maintenance funds will go to new batteries this year, was hoping to sqeak out another season. its drying now until tomorrow.. hopefully does the trick for a while
 
im interested to know... sounds legit
 
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well , seems the stuff has set up pretty good. feels pretty rugged. I guess time will tell how it handles the heat and sun. It looks wet, but its actually a rather tough surface. you have no choice but to lay it on thick out of the can.
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I did mine a couple years ago with Plastidip. Hardest part was masking the snaps and binding and scraping off the bad areas of backing
. Still holding up. The carpet backing wasn't terrible, but was starting to stick to the deck. This will probably be the last season for my carpet as I want to switch to PVC.
 
I used to treat mine with 303 vinyl protectant and never an issue with it sticking and was 10-11 years old. Spray it until wet, wipe it down, and let dry.

Bennett
 
I used Plastidip spray, which worked well enough, but took more cans get the coverage than I was expecting. I used white so it would (hopefully) be non-marring or messy if it began to give out.

I think after I did it there was an ever better idea, the white elastomeric rubber used on roofs.

Shakes Head. o_O

If the carpet is that bad...... replace with something better.

I know, right? You're paying for it, right? I mean it's a boat, doing everything right the first season you own is kind of expensive.
 
I used Plastidip spray, which worked well enough, but took more cans get the coverage than I was expecting. I used white so it would (hopefully) be non-marring or messy if it began to give out.

I think after I did it there was an ever better idea, the white elastomeric rubber used on roofs.

I know, right? You're paying for it, right? I mean it's a boat, doing everything right the first season you own is kind of expensive.

I was shocked at the price of the pre-cut carpeting for my 290 DA last year and after chatting with a few marina mates who told me to contact a local marina carpet guy I was pleasantly surprised. Went from $1200 for a small piece of pre-cut helm carpet from an online source to $600 custom cut/fitted/installed including the swim deck and inside the cabin.

I would reach out to some local carpet sources for some quotes. Might be in this years budget.
 
I was shocked at the price of the pre-cut carpeting for my 290 DA last year and after chatting with a few marina mates who told me to contact a local marina carpet guy I was pleasantly surprised. Went from $1200 for a small piece of pre-cut helm carpet from an online source to $600 custom cut/fitted/installed including the swim deck and inside the cabin.

I would reach out to some local carpet sources for some quotes. Might be in this years budget.

I'd like to do SeaDeck, but the front side of my carpeting is entirely tolerable -- it was the back that was giving out.

I've got a laundry list of Boat Buck items I want to invest in, and until The Admiral makes the carpet a higher priority and/or I get other stuff done, the carpet will have to wait.

Sadly in Minnesota, finding good "marine guys" for anything is difficult in my experience. It takes a ton of effort just to find any skilled person and then they charge a fortune and only provide marginal customer service.
 
I've used the Plasti-dip spray on mine also. been 3 years now and still holding up well. As highslice mentioned above, the hardest part was being careful around the snaps and binding but it wasn't bad. I'd recommend it .
 
View attachment 55235 View attachment 55236 View attachment 55237 well , seems the stuff has set up pretty good. feels pretty rugged. I guess time will tell how it handles the heat and sun. It looks wet, but its actually a rather tough surface. you have no choice but to lay it on thick out of the can.
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Did you have to remove the old sections of the black or did you pain over top? It seems like it would make sense to remove the areas first to get a good bond. So the second question would be, what is the best way to remove the old black backing without damaging anything?

Thanks for the input anyone can share. I need to make this happen soon, or put the some new type of deck cover down - just another unplanned expense. The Florida sun seems to melt the older backing of this carpet down to the deck in some spots.

Good day to all,
L'attitude Adjustment, Palm Harbor FL - 28.06°N 82.78°W
 
I just took an old scrub brush and sorta scrubbed the loose black backing off (dry). The loose stuff came off easily and then I just shook the carpet to get all the particles off, then brushed it again. Once I determined all the loose stuff was off, I just sprayed the Plasti-Dip on, holding the can real close to the back. I just took a piece of cardboard and placed it over the binding on the edges, moving it along as I sprayed just so it wouldn't get on the binding. Real easy and it came out great.
 
I just took an old scrub brush and sorta scrubbed the loose black backing off (dry). The loose stuff came off easily and then I just shook the carpet to get all the particles off, then brushed it again. Once I determined all the loose stuff was off, I just sprayed the Plasti-Dip on, holding the can real close to the back. I just took a piece of cardboard and placed it over the binding on the edges, moving it along as I sprayed just so it wouldn't get on the binding. Real easy and it came out great.

Thanks for the quick reply Garry!

I need to get an idea of how much to purchase for my 380. Guess if I purchase it locally, I may be able to return the extra cans? Sop nothing else to prep the surface, just spray it on after you have removed all the old black particles?

Sounds like a fairly straight-forward process, one that is kind of overdue for us as I am a stickler for keeping my deck clean and that stuff shows up everywhere.

Thanks much and have a nice weekend coming up.

V
 
I went a different route, we used cabinet liner! Adhesive spray to hold it on. It's early in season, but it looks solid and was not expensive (at least at wally mart).
 
the Karnak white elastomeric roof coating works great, mine has been on for three years, and its only around 30.00 bucks for a gallon, and that will be more than enough to do a couple coats on the carpet. avail at H.D.
 
Has anyone experienced any noxious fumes with any of these rubberized coatings? I'd hate to have it stink up my boat when it is all closed up.
 
I used Flex Seal last year in the summer in the white color for all 3 carpet on the 34 Sundanser. I used a gallon $100.00 at Lowes. It's still holding fine like previous post I scrub the loose black stuff of the the back. I used a squeegee and laid it thick 2 coats. I am down in south Florida so far so good holding grate.
 
Looks like I’ll be doing this soon. My boat had homemade carpets in it, and the Berber was starting to run. I actually traded a guy from the Facebook group for my boat model a bottle of bourbon for his used carpet. Looks flawless from the top but the backing is flaking off.

he put seadek on

figured it was worth gambling a bottle of bourbon and a few cans of flex seal to possibly have nice oem results
 

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