DIY car carpet repair

Carpet flooring is durable, but certainly not permanent. Over time or through careless use, it may break. This happens most often where parts of the cover have been sewn or glued. How to fix a carpet if there is a gap in it?

To repair the carpet, its torn parts are connected and their position is fixed with nails, driving them in about 15 centimeters on both sides of the gap. Then they take a curved thick needle, thread a strong fishing line into it and sew the edges of the carpet.

When sewing the edges of the carpet, the holes for the stitches are made about 2 centimeters, 1.2-1.5 centimeters from the gap. To make the seam less noticeable, the stitches on the front side of the carpet should go perpendicular to the gap, and from the back side - diagonally.

If the needle is difficult to pass through the carpet, then needle-nose pliers should be used when sewing the tear. This is just one of the recommendations on how to fix the carpet, often it is not repaired by stitching the tear parts, but by gluing.

What if you burned through the carpet? Do not despair, repairing a burnt carpet will fix everything, read our instructions.

This is about a small burnt area of ​​carpet, for example, from a cigarette or coal. It's actually simple, here's a step-by-step guide.

• Use tweezers to pull out any burnt fluff.
• Use small scissors to trim the edges of the burned area.
• Now find some inconspicuous area (for example, under a sofa or closet) and pull out some lint from there.
• Coat the prepared area with a small amount of transparent glue.
• Using tweezers, gently place the prepared villi on the area.
• Place a heavy and flat object on the repaired area; a thick book will do.
• Leave in this state for a few days.
• After drying with your hands or with a comb, fluff the glued fibers a little so that this place does not differ from the rest of the surface.

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If the burned area is much larger, then it will not work to repair it with pile. We'll have to insert a patch.

Advice! Do not discard carpet scraps and scraps after installation. All this can be useful to you for repairs.

1. Cut out the damaged area with a clerical knife. It is advisable to do this in an even square or rectangle. The cut piece will serve as a template for preparing the patch.
2. To trim the burned area evenly, you can prepare a template from cardboard or paper.
3. Prepare a whole piece that will act as a patch.
4. Apply glue or double-sided tape to the cut area.
5. Attach a patch, lay a terry towel rolled in several layers on it. Press all this with a heavy object and leave for 1-2 days.
6. After drying with a comb, walk over the repaired area so that the edges of the patch are not visible.

Many people spend a lot of time in the car. The comfort of the car is given not only by the comfortable seats, but also by the floor covering. And they cover the floor of the car with carpet. Only not the one that is laid at home, but the special one.

Choosing a car carpet is not easy enough. There is a wide variety of materials on the market today. Therefore, before buying, you must familiarize yourself with all the offers, and only then dwell on a specific sample.In addition to the floor covering, which fits into the car interior, a wide selection of car mats is presented to the attention of the consumer.

The material presented on the shelves of car dealerships can be divided into 2 groups. The first group includes all products consisting of two layers. The second group includes three-layer products. The basis of all products is a rubberized fabric, and the upper part is made of synthetic bristles.

Three-layer products have another layer that is located between the rubber base and the synthetic pile. In the manufacture of this layer, polymeric materials are used, which, after curing, become moisture-proof.

Three-layer products have a higher pricing policy. If we compare them with two-layer counterparts, then it is worth noting that they are more wear-resistant and have a longer operating period. In addition, moisture that gets on the mat along with the shoes does not get on the floor of the car, which protects it from corrosion.

Autocarving has a wide variety of design solutions. It all depends on the manufacturing technology of the upper layer of the product. The cheapest floor coverings are made with a needle-punched method.

The essence of this method is that several layers of synthetic fiber are applied to the base. Then it is processed with needles, on the edges of which there are notches. After such processing, synthetic fibers are tightly intertwined with the base. To make the product more durable, its canvas is glued to a rubber base. Then, they are sent under the press.

Due to its budgetary pricing policy needle-punched carpets is the most popular. It is abrasion resistant and has increased durability.

It costs a little more tufted car carpetwhich looks more interesting than needle-punched one. Its production technology assumes that synthetic pile is threaded into the base. Then, the base is fixed with an adhesive. The result is a looped fiber. However, it is more difficult to care for it than for a needle-punched one.

The most expensive kind - woven... It is usually placed in executive cars. In the manufacture of the product, jute cloth is used. It is 100% environmentally friendly and has increased durability. Such a product has a long service life and is resistant to abrasion. Woven car mats have one drawback - high pricing policy.

In order for the product to serve for a long period of time, it is necessary to choose samples with a densely located synthetic pile on the base. If the car is actively used, then you should not purchase two-layer products. You should also pay attention to the strength of the pile.

Another characteristic that should be taken into account is the length of the pile. Products with a short nap are more durable. In addition, it is much easier to care for them. To clean long pile from dirt that gets on the product sometimes becomes an impossible task. The only way out in this case is to replace car mats.

It is worth taking a closer look at the color of the product, or rather, its intensity. If the color of the synthetic pile was done superficially, then in the near future it will begin to discolor. It is worth purchasing a product, the top layer of which was painted along with the base on which the pile was applied.

As for the color solutions, the carpets should be in harmony with the color scheme of the entire interior. If possible, it is best to purchase a complete interior replacement kit. But due to its high pricing policy, not everyone can afford such a luxury.

Replacing auto-carpets is not so easy. The product must follow the shape of the machine floor, which has many ridges and depressions. If a decision is made to make an auto-carpet with your own hands, then you need to be patient.

To make a car carpet, you will need the material itself, a tool for cutting it, a powerful sewing machine, an overlock, an adhesive composition and a hair dryer.

First of all, you need to dismantle the old flooring. To do this, you must first remove the seats and all removable parts located in the cabin. It is necessary to remove the old floor covering in such a way as to preserve its integrity as much as possible. We will need it when creating a pattern.

Pre-prepared carpets must be laid out on a flat surface. An old car carpet or pattern is laid on it. All the contours of the pattern must be outlined. This is the most important stage of the work. Once the material has been cut, it will be extremely difficult to fix something. Using a cutting tool, you need to cut a new floor covering along the contour.

After the material is cut along the contour, it is necessary to make holes for fastenings for seats, gearboxes, etc. In those places where the product will lay down curvilinearly, it is necessary to trim.

It remains to sheathe the edges of the product with thread and sew the details. You should try to hide the seam as much as possible under the synthetic pile. The end result largely depends on the material chosen.

The next step is to lay the product. All holes must be aligned. After laying the carpets, it should be slightly wetted and stretched. In this case, all the folds formed during styling should be smoothed out.

To smooth out wrinkles formed in the material in the manufacture of which polymers were used, it can be slightly warmed up. It is better if the product dries taut. Therefore, it is advisable to dismantle it and fix it in a taut state until it dries completely. Then, carry out the final installation using a special adhesive for fixing.

You can also make several car mats that will decorate the interior of your car. For their manufacture, you should take a thick material. First of all, we make a paper pattern. Then, we transfer it to the carpets and cut out the product along the contours. We process the edges with an overlock. You can trim them with leather trim. This completes the manufacture of car mats with your own hands.