If you use this stuff, you will never be able to get the carpets out for
cleaning.  Myself, I prefer to pull them about once a year in the fall for a
good power-washing.

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Saytay 1 [mailto:saytay1@HOTMAIL.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 6:53 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: carpet glue
>
>
> Go to the local home depot, and tell them you want to buy
> carpet adhesive
> and have them sell you the disposable trowel to put it down the right
> thickness too!  My hubby is an installer, and this is what he
> told me to
> type :).  Saytay 85 GL and 80 vanagon
>
> >From: Tom and Dana Cates <dcates1@HOME.COM>
> >Reply-To: Tom and Dana Cates <dcates1@HOME.COM>
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: carpet glue
> >Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 19:59:54 -0500
> >
> >Hello,
> >
> >I have a new to me set of carpet for the camper. I got it from Chris,
> >JordanVW@AOL.com . He sent an exceptionally nice set, and
> now I want to
> >install it.
> >
> >The slovenly PO spilled battery acid all over the old stuff,
> otherwise it
> >has held up incredibly well over 17 years since it was new. After I
> >pressure washed the Chris Carpet, it looks brand new.
> >
> >Anyway, there looks to be a yellow glue under the carpet,
> and I wonder if
> >anyone knows what it is. I thought it might be like 3M trim
> adhesive, but I
> >do not want to use the wrong glue. Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Tom Cates
> >83 Westfalia "Hammurabi"
>
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