Not sure what to do..

[zach103]

Alright.. heres my problem.. i tore out the carpet on the floor and sides to redo the floor.. well now im not sure what to do with the sides.. im starting to take off the glue and the sides not perfectly flat..im not sure what to do.. will the paint will in the divots and what not?.. what have you guys done??

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: Not sure what to do..

Good old 80 grit sandpaper and an orbital sander..
If you plan on painting it get it as smooth as possible.
If going back with carpet i would still sand it down some and clean with acetone.
3M spray adhesive and put the new carpet on..

 

[oops!]

Re: Not sure what to do..

vynal is another choice zach.

 

[fixb52s]

Re: Not sure what to do..

Be carefull when you sand. A lot of boats are foamed on the sides, and have a very thin layer of glass on it. It is easy to sand right through it into the foam.

I put carpet back over mine.​

 

[dvan1901]

Re: Not sure what to do..

When I re-did the floor on my other boat, I just put carpet back on the sides, but I used non-skid paint on the floor. Looked good.

 

[zach103]

Re: Not sure what to do..

what color did you do for the carpet?

 

[ezmobee]

Re: Not sure what to do..

Go with a color that doesn't show dirt well. Beige, gray, etc. I used navy and kick myself for it all the time.

 

[dvan1901]

Re: Not sure what to do..

what color did you do for the carpet?

My boat had navy carpet and I pulled that out, but like I said, left in on the side because it matched the vinyl. I painted the floor a medium grey.