With a few dollars, or with some extra carpet that you have laying around, you can easily spruce up your boat, or any other vehicle for that matter. The carpet in the boat that I have was beyond ugly. I didn't want my bare feet coming anywhere near that carpet (see the pix below).
I replaced the carpet with some extra carpet that I used to cover the runners on another boat trailer. The seats were also steam-cleaned, and came out looking great.
Here is a picture of the nasty carpet before it was removed
First, remove the seats, which are probable secured by screws inbetween the padding.
Second, tear out the carpet. The carpet may be secured with glue and staples. Be careful not to get cut on the staples. Try and keep it in one piece so that it can be used as a template.
After the carpet is out, it can be used as a template for the new carpet.
After the new carpet is roughly cut, fit it into the spot to check that everything lines up.
Keep trimming it until it fits nicely.
Fold the edges over to be sure that the end of the carpet is not seen after the seats are re-installed.
Cut a small box shape out of the corners and then slice it down a little more to shape the carpet around a corner.
After the carpet is cut, spray adhesive glue where the carpet is to be applied. (Cans of adhesive glue can be bought at an auto parts store.) The glue may be required to let set for a few minutes before applying the carpet, in order for it to get tacky.
After the carpet is secured down, with the glue, apply some clamps wherever possible to make a solid bond.
The carpet is now finished.
(Notice the first dirty spot exactly in the center. A cleaner was applied and the dirt came right out.)
More pix after the carpet is finished
The seat replaced with a 12" subwoofer to piss off all of the fishermen !!!
This is the nasty upholstry at the front of the cuddy cabin
YUCK!!!
EWWW !!!!
The panal removed and ready to be ripped apart
After the backing was taken off. The backing is not needed since....it is the back...and is not seen.
To remove the old fabric, remove the staples by jamming a screwdriver under the staple to pry it up a bit.
After the screwdriver is under the staple, pry it up.
Remove the remainder of the staple with a pliers.
This mirror-like panel came from the inside of a projection TV. Instead of selling the TV, it was taken apart and many treasures were salvaged from the TV.
A piece of the mirror-like foil-type stuff slice out of the mirror-like panel.
This is another piece of the TV which was salvaged.
That piece, above, needs to be cut to fill this void.
Here is the piece after it was cut.
Headliner and Carpet Adhesive.
Be sure to use in a well ventilated area!
Spray the adhesive on the panel.
Adhere the mirror-like foil-type substance
This is what it looked like after it was adhered.
(Not exactly a mirror....only mirror-like)
Purchase the new fabric. This is the black felt laid out on the table ready to cut.
Lay the old piece of fabric onto the new velvet
And cut to the rough shape of the old fabric
(Remember - more is better than not enough)
New velvet fabric cut into the shape of the panel
Lay the panel on top of the fabric.
Begin to staple the fabric to the panel.
I believe 3/8" staples were used.
Be sure to use staples that will not go through the other side of the panel.
Keep staplin'
The velvet fabric is now secured to the panel.
Cut the hole for the mirror-like panel.
Fasten the mirror-like panel to the rear of the panel with staples.
Almost finished.
Measure the amount of the second piece of fabric to make the two-tone effect.
Mark the spot where it will be stapled to the main panel.
Staple the 2nd piece of fabric (we used authentic imitation gator skin) to the main panel.
(Follow the line which was marked)
Fold the 2nd piece of fabric around the main panel and fold the edges over the back.
Secure the edges to the main panel with staples.
Finished product. Veerrry nice!!!
Über cool !!!
