Interior Refurbishment / carpet replacement

[Moraystag]

Read with interest V8rumblers post and one of the guys asked (are you going to give the floor a nice coat of paint before fitting the new carpet ??? )

How would you gentlmen go about recoating the floor area, can you clean this up and hand paint or would you have to spray it. Basically who has done this before and how.

Am shortly going to remove old carpet and make a start, but have no idea what I may find lurking bellow the 32 year old Coventry virgin made carpet!!

[mad cyclist]

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i would say that any good quality zinc base coat and a top coat of hammerite or anything hard wearinr is better than nothing, rub down and jenolite before hand for good measure.....or if your concours one coat of misted undercoat and spot of top you can see through will be as original, if you cant see it coat it! thats what the Virgins would go for!

[Moraystag]

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Thanks MC for taking the time to reply, is Jenolite a cleaner for removing all greese etc

[mad cyclist]

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no it's a rust proofer/stopper there are others about.

not sure how i would remoce grease from that area as it would probably need a water wash off, ie a citrus degreaser, and then completly totally drying out after. think i would just rub down, rustproof and paint.

[Moraystag]

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Yep did a search of the web on Jenolite. I have been using KURUST which is a Hammerite product. Do you think that Jenolite is a better product. They seemed to have more coatings to back it up for sure. Do most auto parts places sell Jenolite, as I have'nt seen it up her in the North of Scotland

Mike

[Dieter H. Marschall]

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Hello,

my favourite is POR 15 (paint on rust). It can be used on surfaces, which are not totally rustfree and produces a surface , which can hardly be scratched once this paint is hardened by having reacted with oxygen and water vapour.

The only problem with this product is that it is not UV-resistant, so it needs a UV-protective top coat - if exposed to the sun. Or you accept that black becomes greyish.

Kind regards, Dieter.

[Rubce]

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Mike

Jenolite is readily available on e-bay. Thats where I have purchased my last two bottles.

Bruce

[mad cyclist]

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kurust pretty good too, used both in past. in fact i have a feeling that may be less toxic in confined areas but check first.

[SAP]

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HI

I used Kurust then hammerite - covered over with soundproofing matting then

the carpets ontop - seems ok

probably not win any show and shine but it solid and you cant see what under the carpets

Steve

[adieturner]

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There were very few virgins in Coventry 32 years ago.......we did carry out extensive research.

[m9fdb]

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lol it was me who asked are you going to paint it

I personally gove the floor a good wipe over with panelwipe (aka Pre- clean) it is a degreaser and leaves the surfaceclean andready for painting.

I kurust an rusty spots and etch prime it normally using aerosols or brush it on then i give it a good coat of hammerite or Por15 depending on the colour. Let all that dry for a day or so then fit sounddeadening pads and waxoyl all inside the sills and give the floor a light coat of wax as well.

Theni fit the carpet ..... bit of a long process but protects the floor a lot better and reduces road noise if you fit sound pads all over it.

I have done the mini my old MG and plan to do the Stag as well when the weather gets warmer

[Moraystag]

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m9fdb wrote:

lol it was me who asked are you going to paint it

I personally gove the floor a good wipe over with panelwipe (aka Pre- clean) it is a degreaser and leaves the surfaceclean andready for painting.

I kurust an rusty spots and etch prime it normally using aerosols or brush it on then i give it a good coat of hammerite or Por15 depending on the colour. Let all that dry for a day or so then fit sounddeadening pads and waxoyl all inside the sills and give the floor a light coat of wax as well.

Theni fit the carpet ..... bit of a long process but protects the floor a lot better and reduces road noise if you fit sound pads all over it.

I have done the mini my old MG and plan to do the Stag as well when the weather gets warmer

m9fdb, when you say give the floor a light wax to, will that not stop the carpets from sticking to the paint.??I thought thay had to be glued in place but maybe I'm missing something. Please explain so I don't make a hash of this

Mike

[V8 Rumbler]

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Hi Mike
Yes the carpets do need to be glued in place (except the four mats). The carpet is flat and the floorpan is undulating so spray adhesive is needed to 'shape the carpet. This is most impotant around the transmission tunnel, the sides going up to doors, and the seat brackets. I found a stiff plastic spatula useful to push into corners as adhesive takes.

Having done mine allow plenty of time, you will be much happier with finished result and you will need to cut slits in places, which will become evident once you start.

Darren

[Moraystag]

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Thanks for that, what glue did you use for sticking down the carpet and where are the slits roughlyMike

[V8 Rumbler]

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Moraystag wrote:

Thanks for that, what glue did you use for sticking down the carpet and where are the slits roughlyMike

Hi Mike
I used spray on carpet adhesive, I got it from the same place as carpets- probably slightly stronger than the stuff from B&Q.

With regards to cutting:- If you have a curved vertical surface and it meets a horizontal surface; ie where the transmission tunnel meets the floor and the flat panel below the rear seat. When you offer the carpet up it will pucker on the floor so if a slit is cut and either overlapped or a 'V' cut out it will sit correctly. It will become self explanatory when you offer the carpet up.
hope that helps

Darren