Which way is Up?

[Ron Witt]

Sorry folks? Back to a carpet underlayment question. I received my new set of precut carpet underlayment and want to make sure that it is installed right side up. Does the padding side go face down on the floor, or does the poly heat shield side go face down??? Supplier is closed for the long weekend and can't get in touch with them. Thanks anyone!

 

[PTighe]

Normally all carpet pad which has one side with a wear protector (or heat shield) goes face up and the padding goes face down.

 

[Ron Witt]

Carpet underlayment

I heard back from the carpet underlayment supplier (Ssnake-Oyl Products) on the what side is up question. Their product is Made from a heavy duty OEM material that includes an outer poly layer, middle tar layer and lower needled fabric. Heavy duty thermal insulator, vibration reducer, and sound deadner. They claim that you can install either with the poly layer up or down, they say it doesn't matter. I would think you are better off installing with the padding side down, just in case you ever what to remove the carpet without tearing out all the glued capet and padding. Of course, if you ever want to remove the carpet and padding together you are going to have a lot of padding stuck to the floor panel if installed padding side down. Owners choice......
Thanks

 

[IH2LOSE]

Sorry to confuse thing But if the product has a shiinney reflextive side and you are using that as a heat sheild to keep the heat out.Then the reflextive side should face the heat source meaning face down away from the cabin,The heat source is not coming from the cabein its coming from the trans tunnel and firewall.

Some advice on installing carpets,

Get rubber surgical gloves and change them often,Some how the glue got all over me,

Get3M adhesuve remover its in a red and white can and I have seen it at the local auto parts store,(not only did the glue get on me but it got on my car when putting the carpet into the car)

Test fit everything DRY! I layed every thing in and then made it PERFECT! then I took childrens driveway chalk and marked refrence lines all over the carpert and interiour of the car,so that when I glued up the carpert, the carpet layed back into the same spot.

I also took 2 bolts the size of the gas pedal screws and took the heads off and ground them into a point,I then screwed them into the pedal holes and then slid the carpet over the pedal bolts that seemed to be the most importent refrence point for where the front carpet had to sit.

Any place I had to put an interiour screw thru the carpet I put a dad of crazy glue so that when the screw went thru the carpert it did not tare up all the fibers.

My interiour was completeley apart when I started and the floor was clean it took me an entire afternoon to place the carpet how I wanted it,

This is a project to takel when you are relaxed and not rushed,

Good luck,Have fun,be prepared,and BE SAFE

 

[67HEAVEN]

IH2Lose,

You've offered some good tips there. :bang

 

[Ron Witt]

Which way is up?

Not to beat this thread into the gound, but I thought I would pass-on the following on the carpet underlayment, which way is up responses. As I mentioned in my first thread, I received my Pre-cut carpet underlayment from my supplier. The supplier mentioned that you could lay either side up when installing. However, because these are Pre-cut sections there are cetain ones that cannot be reversed, i.e., drivers side floor with cutout for gas pedal mounting. The way the supplier cut this section requires the underlayment to be installed with the padding side down and poly heat shield up. If it weren't for this one section I would have started to install with the padding side up. I've now changed my mind and will install per the requirement of the Pre-cut drivers side floor layout.
Thanks for all the responses.
Ron