I was just thinking to myself, "For the love of god, say glue!"

yep, then your carpet doesnt soak it up until its rock hard in spots,

+Aaron Lyons Yes

Ah. I see. I'm not trying to be a jerk in any way, but the trowel you have laying out there on the table looks like either a 3/8" or 1/2" notch trowel. If you google "1/16 notch trowel" images, you will see that there that the two are vastly different. 1/16" is the distance between the teeth down the length of the trowel. It will lay down a nice, even, thin, and rollable coat. Again, not trying to be a smart allec, just trying to help. If you did; try applying adhesive with the trowel you have displayed, I hear what you mean. Holy crap, that'd be a mess. m.homedepot.com/p/QEP-1-16-in-x-1-16-in-x-1-16-in-Square-Notch-Economy-Trowel-10125/100197097

you can use a 1/16th vinyl flooring trowel to spread the adhesive properly also

yaaa..its a 3/8 by 1/4 ...im a tile guy

George Lockwood Very good advice.

Thanks Carlos - the lid was aluminum - was roughly 3/8" . The dimensions will vary by boat and I did all my lids. They vary depending on which lid you're talking about. I'd say roughly between 48'x23' and 36'x36'. The live-well lids were 16'x16'. The height for all the lids was the same- 1 3/4 inches

Carlos Perpétuo I just started carpeting the hatch lids on my boat and I used a paint roller instead of a trowel. 1000x easier

Acetone will remove it very easily except for vertical surfaces. For those, use Goof Off gel and let it sit 3-5 minutes.

You may have to modify things according to your situation. I had no problem with mine. What type of locks are you installing?

AnglingAuthority.com They are the four piece locking pull handle. The 2.5" length handle body, thin gasket, half inch thick-2.78" wide hard rubber seal, and locking nut. It is only 1.25" from the top of the handle down to the end of the thread tube. When assembling it the new carpet is thicker and the thread too short to catch the locking nut to pull it together. I need a thinner rubber seal.

perhaps try using a sharp razor to "thin" down the carpet under the lock assembly so its not too thick? Or you could just not put on the rubber seal< but I think the lock assembly will slip then, perhaps a thinner rubber could be cut to replace it?

AnglingAuthority.com I finally got them right. I had to go round and round the holes with a drill to chew off absolutely all of the new carpet and rough up the edges of the lid hole metal. After that, the handle body snapped down flush and I was able to put on the gasket , seal and nut.

I installed it about 8 months ago. So far so good..

DAP landeau top and trim adhesive from Rochford supply. comes in gallons, spray on contact cement high temp and takes so much less time. Professionals use this stuff every day for all upholstery needs, trowel glue is for diy hacks.

LMR Knoxville He had enough PRODUCT on it to do 4 lids. He should have used a 1/8 inch trowel to get all the excess Glue off of his lid. plus needed more clamps on it too. I feel for the next man that has to pull it off.. what a mess.

No - I recommend a 2" drywall compound spatula, or something similar to what I used in the video.

No - just 2

Oh. Ok.

sewkingwet can you explain the process and everything u use

Wait till he has to try to get that stuff off

Thanks for the comment. I laid the carpet with the fiber direction going the same way. Idk why the photo looks goofy... it looks totally fine when I look at it in normal light. As for trowling on the glue, I used what I had available. Spraying it on sounds like a good idea if you have the means to do so- definitely a plus if you are doing this.

AnglingAuthority.com i can understand that, but for future reference you can go to any hardware store and pick up a gravity fed paint gun for about 40 to 50 dollars. As far as the glue, I use welwood spray grade contact adhesive, it is pretty pricey per gallon but well worth it in my opinion. You’ll only use about 1 to 1 and a half gallons for a full boat.

@@paintballerj5575 Those are some good suggestions. Hope guys that read your comment take your advice. I will too if I do a boat again!

Thanks for your comments, although all negative. 1. The glue has held up well. I'm on my second year fishing with it and there are no problems. 2.There is no pre cut carpet used for this project. If someone uses pre cut carpet its up to them. It doesn't mean anything- just that they were able to find a carpet set that matches their boat model- good for them! 3.Thanks for the feedback on the corners. So far your prediction is wrong. I did my best. If you can do better then good for you 4.Yes, a clamp. 4. The thumbnail was a photo taken to show how to template out the sections on a roll of uncut carpet. You are correct, the grain seems to be going the wrong way. I mentioned several times to be sure the grain in the carpet all goes the same way in my article that accompanies this video. Please post some constructive comments that aid others to do this project. Unhelpful, condescending comments are not appreciated.

BubaJ, please post your video on how to do this project.

Corey Ruth You will need a jack hammer to take that carpet off..