Re: [AMC-list] Carpet

["Dan Strohl" <DStrohl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don-

I'd advise against using a heat gun. Next time you go to install carpet,
lay it out in the sun for a good hour or two before installation.
That'll soften it up real nice all over. Using a heat gun, you only
soften the carpet in localized areas, and you run the risk of melting
the fibers in the carpet, creating a rough patch. 

dan



Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:39:01 -0400
From: Don <don_nsx@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: AMC List <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-list] Carpet
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Nick,
I hate to say this, but maybe these companies are making these carpets
TOO authentic.
When I bought my 70 AMX new in the fall of 69, the carpet looked like it
was thrown into the car from about 25 feet away. Needless to say the
"fit and finish" part of AMC was always suspect.
I didn't buy the car for that but I spent a lot of time trying to make
the factory carpet fit the car.
The new one I put in during the restoration had all the same problems.
I had never heard that a heat gun could be used to alter the shape and I
may give that a go to try to make it fit.
Don
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