---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 05/07/09: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:55 AM - Making carpet stick to the floor insulation (Tim Bryan) 2. 06:47 AM - footwell carpet (Frazier, Vincent A) 3. 06:52 AM - Re: Making carpet stick to the floor insulation (Steven DiNieri) 4. 07:09 AM - Re: Making carpet stick to the floor insulation (Richard Seiders) 5. 07:37 AM - Re: footwell carpet (Larry Bowen) 6. 01:44 PM - A bit of corrosion... (James Ochs) 7. 03:25 PM - Re: A bit of corrosion... (Charles Kuss) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:55:18 AM PST US From: "Tim Bryan" Subject: RV-List: Making carpet stick to the floor insulation While Matt brings up carpet it reminds me of the issue I am having. I have the white Styrofoam *Looking* insulation on the floor of my RV6 up front. We have glued the carpet down three times and it only lasts until the next passenger who can't seem to get out efficiently manages with their legs to get it all loose again. I originally tried two sided tape, then I used contact cement in the corners and spots in the middle and lastly I sprayed adhesive over the entire area and back of carpet. It came out right away every time. On the left seat side it isn't a problem as I can get out without pushing with my feet forward like that. Anybody else had this problem, or if you didn't; what did you use? Tim Bryan RV-6 Flying N616TBover 120 hours now ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:47:10 AM PST US Subject: RV-List: footwell carpet From: "Frazier, Vincent A" SNIP Does anyone have some ideas and/or pictures of how they carpeted the passenger foot wells on their RV-8? SNIP Nonskid wing walk material works well in many areas of the cabin floor. It's light and doesn't hold dirt, water, or vomit. The non-gritty stuff works best. I have a painted floor in my plane, non-skid applied where needed, and I like it. Very low maintenance. I have also seen very nice carpet jobs where the hole around the footwell has been serged to stop fraying. Vince Frazier Flyboy Accessories 3963 Caborn Road Mount Vernon, IN 47620 812-464-1839 1-888-8FLYBOY 1-888-835-9269 www.flyboyaccessories.com ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:52:23 AM PST US From: "Steven DiNieri" Subject: Re: RV-List: Making carpet stick to the floor insulation Tim, I've found the best way is similar to what they do in the marine industry. stainless snaps pop riveted to the floor pan and female snaps crimped onto the carpet. snap in and out without any movement. about 3 bucks worth of hardware. a local (marine / custom auto) upholstery shop should have everything on hand. steve dinieri iflyrv10.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Tim Bryan" Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 7:52 AM Subject: RV-List: Making carpet stick to the floor insulation > > While Matt brings up carpet it reminds me of the issue I am having. I > have > the white Styrofoam *Looking* insulation on the floor of my RV6 up front. > We have glued the carpet down three times and it only lasts until the next > passenger who can't seem to get out efficiently manages with their legs to > get it all loose again. I originally tried two sided tape, then I used > contact cement in the corners and spots in the middle and lastly I sprayed > adhesive over the entire area and back of carpet. It came out right away > every time. On the left seat side it isn't a problem as I can get out > without pushing with my feet forward like that. > > Anybody else had this problem, or if you didn't; what did you use? > > Tim Bryan > RV-6 Flying > N616TB over 120 hours now > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:09:31 AM PST US From: Richard Seiders Subject: Re: RV-List: Making carpet stick to the floor insulation I used Home Depot rubber mat (interlocking type) for 6A floor. Cut it to fit between the floor stiffener angles. It's noise reducing, vibration reducing, looks great , and holds itself on the floor without any help. Still looks great after 600 hrs of use. 52 AM 5/7/2009, you wrote: > >While Matt brings up carpet it reminds me of the issue I am having. I have >the white Styrofoam *Looking* insulation on the floor of my RV6 up front. >We have glued the carpet down three times and it only lasts until the next >passenger who can't seem to get out efficiently manages with their legs to >get it all loose again. I originally tried two sided tape, then I used >contact cement in the corners and spots in the middle and lastly I sprayed >adhesive over the entire area and back of carpet. It came out right away >every time. On the left seat side it isn't a problem as I can get out >without pushing with my feet forward like that. > >Anybody else had this problem, or if you didn't; what did you use? > >Tim Bryan >RV-6 Flying >N616TB over 120 hours now > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 07:37:12 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV-List: footwell carpet From: Larry Bowen I'll second that. I got some rubbery wing walk material from the MAC servo people and used in the foot wells. Worked great. -- Larry Bowen Larry@BowenAero.com http://BowenAero.com On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 9:43 AM, Frazier, Vincent A wrote: > > SNIP Does anyone have some ideas and/or pictures of how they carpeted > the passenger > foot wells on their RV-8? SNIP > > Nonskid wing walk material works well in many areas of the cabin floor. > It's light and doesn't hold dirt, water, or vomit. The non-gritty stuff > works best. > > I have a painted floor in my plane, non-skid applied where needed, and I > like it. Very low maintenance. > > I have also seen very nice carpet jobs where the hole around the > footwell has been serged to stop fraying. > > > Vince Frazier > Flyboy Accessories > 3963 Caborn Road > Mount Vernon, IN 47620 > 812-464-1839 > 1-888-8FLYBOY > 1-888-835-9269 > www.flyboyaccessories.com > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 01:44:39 PM PST US From: James Ochs Subject: RV-List: A bit of corrosion... Hi all, I got some aluminum cleaner on one of my elevator skins accidently (see attached) and didn't notice it was there until it left some corrosion on the skin. I'm just getting to the tailcone, so it is going to be a while before I was going to paint (I'm planning to paint after the fly-off period so it will be a couple of years) Is this something I need to worry about? Should I clean it off, and if so, what should I use and how to ensure I don't make it worse? One other thing I thought of is to use the corrosion protection that I am using and put that on the outside of the skins. I am using Sanchem 6100 and they say you don't have to put the sealer on top of it if you are going to paint, and that you don't have to paint or prime immediately. If any of you are using the Sanchem stuff what are your recommendations? Thanks, James -- #40400 RV-10 finishing up elevators/trim tabs http://www.froody.org/heartofgold/ ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 03:25:21 PM PST US From: Charles Kuss Subject: Re: RV-List: A bit of corrosion... James, Polish the corrosion off of the affected areas, using your 2" Roloc ScotchBrite discs. Use the fine (blue) discs to do this. Once you have cleaned the area, reapply the Sanchem to the area you cleaned. Charlie Kuss --- On Thu, 5/7/09, James Ochs wrote: > From: James Ochs > Subject: RV-List: A bit of corrosion... > To: rv-list@matronics.com > Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009, 4:36 PM > Hi all, > > I got some aluminum cleaner on one of my elevator skins > accidently (see attached) and didn't notice it was there > until it left some corrosion on the skin. I'm just > getting to the tailcone, so it is going to be a while before > I was going to paint (I'm planning to paint after the > fly-off period so it will be a couple of years) Is this > something I need to worry about? Should I clean it off, and > if so, what should I use and how to ensure I don't make > it worse? > > One other thing I thought of is to use the corrosion > protection that I am using and put that on the outside of > the skins. I am using Sanchem 6100 and they say you > don't have to put the sealer on top of it if you are > going to paint, and that you don't have to paint or > prime immediately. If any of you are using the Sanchem > stuff what are your recommendations? > > > Thanks, > James > > -- #40400 > RV-10 finishing up elevators/trim tabs > http://www.froody.org/heartofgold/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.