JJ Haines / Top Gun
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Now that's a different one. looks almost like a softback.
With a new to me carpet backing, I always used to test it out by setting my seaming iron on 3.5 or maybe a little higher, then once fully heated, I'd set the iron directly on the backing for maybe 5 seconds or so. Some backings could handle it and some would shrink, distort or melt almost instantly.
I'd at least have a starting point knowing it's sensitivity.
I'm thinking a low temp urethane tape for that one .
With a new to me carpet backing, I always used to test it out by setting my seaming iron on 3.5 or maybe a little higher, then once fully heated, I'd set the iron directly on the backing for maybe 5 seconds or so. Some backings could handle it and some would shrink, distort or melt almost instantly.
I'd at least have a starting point knowing it's sensitivity.
I'm thinking a low temp urethane tape for that one .
I guess the flimsy yellowish fleece is the secondary backing 
and while removing factory packaging tape, the fleece came right off The carpet is practically a Rag Rug , not what we are use too.
We gently wet sealed the seams, and used the SDN ( seamer down now vacuum) We burned the seams on setting 2.50 and power stretched lightly and they are still together. I told my friend ( I was the helper mechanic
) you better save the extra, just in case.
and while removing factory packaging tape, the fleece came right off The carpet is practically a Rag Rug , not what we are use too. We gently wet sealed the seams, and used the SDN ( seamer down now vacuum) We burned the seams on setting 2.50 and power stretched lightly and they are still together. I told my friend ( I was the helper mechanic
) you better save the extra, just in case.Attachments
That looked like a fun one to stretch. Did you use urethane tape?
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