Carpet backing

[ZZ13]

Does the 'underpadding' get nasty? I am looking for additional cushion for my 220 SD.

The snap in carpet on my boat tends to get 'smelly' after a full summer of fun. I break out the carpet cleaner a few times to try and clean the smell out, but just wondering if the underpadding will also smell/mildew.

it hasn't at all. However my cockpit stays fairly dry. Full Bimini is always up front to back and I keep cockpit cover on when not at the boat. I will try to find where I posted the pic of it.

Edit: Couldn't find the thread I posted the pics in, so here is one of it cut to the same size of the carpet piece that covers it (bought it at HD):

 

[b_arrington]

Anyone have a good way to remove the crumbly backing from large areas of carpets? I've taken small areas off using a scrub brush and a wire wheel chucked into a drill, but i think it will not be time effective for the entire carpet.

 

[carterchapman]

I covered my crumbly areas with the Ultra that I mentioned above and it worked fine...

 

[carterchapman]

I've posted this elsewhere with a picture (just don't know where) before, but I also have the cheapo rubberbacking version. I bought some of the thin bubblewrap-like under-padding for floating floors and cut it to fit under the carpet. It added a nice comfortable cushion and three years later the rubber backing is as good as new. The under-padding is still holding up just fine. A roll is only $24 and there is enough there to probably do the cockpit of a 500DA.

JediJD may chime in here - or PM him - and ask him what he used. He got a gray rubber garage floor type matting from HD that he cut to fit under the carpets of his 380. It worked very well as an underlayment...

 

[grayzone]

Does it stay flexible? How long does it take to cure?

I used plastidip on the small areas that deteriorated first on my 7 year old 340, but once it becomes a large area, go to Lowe's and get a gallon of "Ultra Roof 1000" and do the whole backing. It brushes on like mayonaise and worked great on my 10 year old 410's carpet backing.

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[carterchapman]

Does it stay flexible? How long does it take to cure?

Less than an hour to dry and still is flexible 6 months later...

 

[grayzone]

Pics of before and after using Ultra Roof 1000

Only note I would say is let them dry for 48 hrs

I did 2 coats

 

[J.Wilt]

I just redid the back of my carpet with Plasti Dip only to find out that when it dried the carpet shrunk, now the snaps don't line up...:smt013... Now looking at new replacements.

 

[ziekman@cox.net]

Mine shrunk a bit, but was able to get all the snaps to work, just take your time. Snap what you can, walk on it a bit, then retry.

 

[Mittens]

About to use the ultra 1000 on my carpet backs.. the one question does it stick to the cockpit floor when in the sun/summer?

any regrets using this?