Super User jbsoonerfan Posted April 28, 2020 Super User Posted April 28, 2020 Beginning today we have about 4-5 days of not so great weather ahead so I figured it would be a good time for the next project on my boat. I will be attempting to install new carpet and seats. I will not be doing this alone as I have hired a guy who has done a few boats to help me along the way. I did most of what I could today without his help and he will be here tomorrow to help with the carpet part. Mainly got everything ready today. A couple before pics and one from the end of the day. All the hinges are loose and everything, I just sat the lids back in for now. 3 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted April 28, 2020 Super User Posted April 28, 2020 Nice ~ Are you replacing the seats & carpet with the same deal (color scheme wise) ? Or are you planning on kicking it up a notch and going with a wild leopard print ? A-Jay 1 1 Quote
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted April 28, 2020 Author Super User Posted April 28, 2020 Well the leopard print was on back order so I am going with charcoal carpet and black/charcoal seats with a charcoal center console, all from Bass Boat Seats. 1 Quote
Global Moderator 12poundbass Posted April 28, 2020 Global Moderator Posted April 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, A-Jay said: Nice ~ Are you replacing the seats & carpet with the same deal (color scheme wise) ? Or are you planning on kicking it up a notch and going with a wild leopard print ? A-Jay Leopard print is soooo last week. Tiger print, tiger print, tiger print. Looking forward to seeing your progress. 2 2 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted April 28, 2020 Super User Posted April 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, jbsoonerfan said: Well the leopard print was on back order so I am going with charcoal carpet and black and charcoal seats with a charcoal center console, all from Bass Boat Seats. Sweet ~ You know I'm quite partial to that style. Here's to no 'surprises'. Have Fun. A-Jay 1 Quote
Super User Jig Man Posted April 28, 2020 Super User Posted April 28, 2020 If you wet the carpet with lacquer thinner the glue will turn loose and the carpet comes off easily. 1 Quote
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted April 28, 2020 Author Super User Posted April 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jig Man said: If you wet the carpet with lacquer thinner the glue will turn loose and the carpet comes off easily. Thanks! I have heard getting the old carpet off is maybe the hardest part and also the most important. Quote
lo n slo Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 fwiw jb, this might help you out a little. some of the pics may be gone https://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/199055-my-carpet-re-do/ 1 Quote
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted April 28, 2020 Author Super User Posted April 28, 2020 Thanks @lo n slo It's currently break time. My "hired hand" didn't make it today because he had a radiator hose bust on he truck. It's amazing how someone can need work so bad and the all the sudden something unfortunate happens. Anyway, I ended up waiting on him till about 10:00 and decided I would just give it a go. Started with the lids and removing the carpet from them. I was able to tear most of it off pretty well and then I used a razor blade to scrape it clean. I used lacquer thinner as a cleaning agent. The lids went well and then I moved to the interior. The seat/cockpit area was a lil bit tougher than I would have liked but wasn't terrible. I still have some work to do in that area. The fron deck came off pretty easy and cleaned up good. I am currently taking a quick BR break and going to go back out and start putting carpet on the lids. Here are a few pics of the progress. 4 Quote
Way north bass guy Posted April 29, 2020 Posted April 29, 2020 Looking good. Are you installing padding on the front deck as well or just straight carpet? Quote
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted April 29, 2020 Author Super User Posted April 29, 2020 30 minutes ago, Way north bass guy said: Looking good. Are you installing padding on the front deck as well or just straight carpet? Just carpet.....I know, I know, I should have done it and I certainly will regret it later. LOL! Quote
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted April 29, 2020 Author Super User Posted April 29, 2020 Lids are almost done, took a quick break to eat a sandwich. I say almost done, I am doing them in my shed since there are storms in the area and the lighting in there isn't great so I will have to clean the corners up in the morning or tomorrow sometime. I went with the 3M Super 77 spray for the lids and I think they are going to work out. I will get some pics in the morning when I get some better light and get the clamps off. Quote
Super User Teal Posted April 29, 2020 Super User Posted April 29, 2020 Looks like you got a good bit done buddy! I wish I would have put padding on mine when i gave it new carpet. Looks like Mans best friend was slacking off on ya too! Keep it up Quote
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted April 29, 2020 Author Super User Posted April 29, 2020 13 minutes ago, Teal said: Looks like you got a good bit done buddy! I wish I would have put padding on mine when i gave it new carpet. Looks like Mans best friend was slacking off on ya too! Keep it up She had a tough night. You know, barking at killer squirrels, raccoons, rabbits, deer and whatever other wild critters might be trying to attack us while we sleep. LOL 2 Quote
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted April 29, 2020 Author Super User Posted April 29, 2020 Lunch time, things are progressing nice, I suppose. LOL I took the clamps off the lids and there are a couple spots under the lip that I will need to put a little bit of contact cement on to get stuck real good. Need to do some knife work on the corners (harder than I thought) to try to make them look a little bit better. I got the bench area removed, finally, and got the carpet on it and started on the bottom of the boat. I got it all glued down and took a break before I go start cutting it in. Overall, It hasn't been as bad as I thought it might be. It won't be a professional job by no means, but I actually enjoy trying to do things on my own. 1 Quote
Shimano_1 Posted April 29, 2020 Posted April 29, 2020 looking good for sure! Its not the difficult just time consuming. It is worth it tho. I don't think anything makes a boat look better than fresh carpet Quote
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted April 30, 2020 Author Super User Posted April 30, 2020 Ok, it's been a LOOOONG day! I will start this post by saying that this is not a DIY job that I would EVER attempt again. LOL! I am not real happy with the results, but it is what it is. I took some pics right before I came in earlier. My wife came home from work and could tell that I was pretty upset with how things had gone today. She tried her best to cheer me up and say that we could probably do some work to the corners to get them looking like I want them to. There are a couple that have too much carpet and are bulky and some that don't seem like they don't have enough carpet. Some that the glue has bled through and looks matted and yet others that actually look good. Some places I will have to try to use a syringe and contact cement to try to get glued back down good. I take back what I said about this not being as bad as I thought, it is probably worse. My wife thinks it looks okay and says I just don't like it because I want it to be perfect. I think I will be better when I get the trim in and get in put down. I have laid tile and hard wood but never carpet, maybe I should have tried my hand at a square room first. Oh well, it will make it through the summer and I can go from there. * I will admit that I didn't take as much time as I should have because I wanted to get back on the water by tomorrow, so that is my fault for sure. Quote
Super User Teal Posted April 30, 2020 Super User Posted April 30, 2020 JB it looks pretty good. Dont beat your self up. Smile, you will be back catching fish soon. Quote
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted April 30, 2020 Author Super User Posted April 30, 2020 It's lunch time. I have been at it all morning trying to clean all the corners up and go back and make sure everything is glued down good. Got all the hinges attached to the lids first thing this morning so I could get them all in place and see what I needed to work on. I will start attaching the lids to the deck here in a little while and start getting the latches put back on. Trim will be here tomorrow and I will get that put on and hopefully be a little bit happier with how it looks. No pics for now, I will add some later. (maybe) lol Quote
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted May 1, 2020 Author Super User Posted May 1, 2020 A quick pic before I head to town to pick up some things for the final touches. After all is said and done for what I saved by doing it myself I think it turned out pretty good. However, I will pay to have it done if I ever need to do it again. 2 Quote
FishinBuck07 Posted May 1, 2020 Posted May 1, 2020 Looks very nice to me man! I will most likely be looking at this process here in the next year or so with my bass tracker, the carpet is getting a little rough in it! 1 Quote
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted May 1, 2020 Author Super User Posted May 1, 2020 Here are some of the result pics. Overall I am pretty pleased. A few things I learned that I would have done differently but it turned out pretty good. A lot better than what I had. 2 Quote
Super User J._Bricker Posted May 1, 2020 Super User Posted May 1, 2020 23 minutes ago, jbsoonerfan said: Here are some of the result pics. Overall I am pretty pleased. A few things I learned that I would have done differently but it turned out pretty good. A lot better than what I had. Looks sharp @jbsoonerfan, right from the factory custom work. Well done sir! Quote
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