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[mickyh]

Hi I'm about to start fitting veltrim carpet in my 2006 ford transit converted camper van, have already insulated and ply lined the inside, but whats the best way to do the carpet, I'm also doing the doors and around the windows up to the glass ect. Any hints and tip welcome.

[Northwest2go]

I'll be following this one closely, as I shall be doing the same soon.

[mickyh]

Hi not the response I was looking for, but lets hope we get some good advice. Good luck

[Neilg7777]

Veltrim is good stuff I sprayed both the carpet and the wall left a min or so and stuck it on smoothing out any air. I left overlaps and bought 100 blades for my Knife for about £5 toolstation and changed the blade after every 5 cuts or so. Lot easier with a sharp blade. It was fun doing it as you see the van taking shape and the carpet is very easy to stretch you just have to work it. Hope that helps Neil

[Convoy Patrick]

Never heard of the stuff until I read this. Sounded good so I looked it up through Google and I've just ordered some. From what the lady at the suppliers was telling me (I know, I believe what parts store foremen tell me as well) it's not too bad to put up, but she also mentioned getting in a lot of blades for the cutting. She also mentioned using a hairdrier to get it to form on the tricky bits. Electric paint stripper will do turned down very low. Apparently blow torches won't do.

This forum is costing me a fortune, no more good ideas for a week please, I'm a pensioner you know.

[btvanowner]

Make sure you have the high temp adhesive.

[Convoy Patrick]

Oh yes. There's enough adhesive (high temp variety) coming with it to start my own den of iniquity.

[btvanowner]

I found using a screwdriver handle helps push the lining into awkward places,and if your doing the roof do it first and leave about 6in loose all round,then when you do the sides overlap the roof and cut thru both roof and side carpet.
Gives a good finish

[Convoy Patrick]

I was about to ask, 'should I do the roof first?' and there was the answer waiting...

[transit120mick]

The small wooden decorators roller (what's used for rolling the edges of wallpaper) are great, and they prevent a lot of friction burns from the carpet, unless you like friction burns!



Mick

[jls security]

I have just retrimmed my headlining in veltrim.

Like already been mentioned spray both mating surfaces and leave for a minute before putting together. Easy to work with and manipulate just using hands. New blades are a must.

[Convoy Patrick]

The trim material arrived today so I thought I'd make a bit of start, and that meant the roof. I'm about as cack-handed as they come and slicing a lump out of my finger with my new trim knife didn't help, but I went ahead anyway.

The glue is an ideal mix in that it holds well, but allows you to keep on adjusting and the combination of a screwdriver and a decorators' roller helps a lot for getting it into the corners. The advice about the blades is really worthwhile. I went through four on the ceiling alone. I don't know if it's the glue or the material, but they blunt really fast. I'd bought a trime knife with a quick change blade (Wickes) and 100 blades and I think I'll neeed them.

Once the roof was in place I puyt on the short side wall behind the sliding door and ran into a bit of trouble. Getting the stuff up wasn't so bad, but I made a real mess of cutting the material. The mistake I think I made was trying to overlap the roof and side wall places and then cut them in the corner. This created a small gap which is going to bug me. I think the trick must be to cut the overlap on the sidewall so that when the excess is removed the two halves meet up square.

Oh yes. A metal straight edge is useful as well.

Tomorrow, having run out of excuses, I cut the windows, so the trim is on hold for a couple of days.

[Northwest2go]

At least you've "lost yer cherry" on the lining, a job I have in waiting. Good luck with the windows, They'll be fine.

[Convoy Patrick]

And the windows today.

As you predicted, they were fine, but I'm glad it's not a job I'll ever need do again. Unless I go out there tomorrow morning and find a lot of tinted glass all over the ground and a new ventilation system for the back of the van.

Normally, when jobs like these come up I either find someone else to do it or it doesn't get done. By reading up on what you guys have done I'm gaining the confidence to tackle more and more. Thanks for all your help.

[mickyh]

Hi all, many thanks for all your help some good tips there. Iv'e already made a start and have done the roof and the sides, have used veltrim and it's quite easy to put on but cutting it soon blunts your blades I can see why you need plenty of them. I have used both spray on and brush on glue and I think the spray on is the better one.Next step is to do around the windows that's going to be fun.