Carpet Slides Around....Need Fix

[pindlepiper]

I took out the carpet in my 2g to clean it and it was absolutely disgusting. Once i removed it, i noticed the driver floor board had a lot of surface rust on it. To fix this i roughed everything up and thoroughly cleaned the entire floor and used POR15 on it. I soaked my carpet in simple green, laundry detergent and water mix for a week and took it to the car wash to power wash it out real good. All of the padding on the carpet was dripping a nasty dark liquid and a lot of it fell off so i went ahead and removed the rest of it. So now the car has no sound deadening material and no padding on the carpet. After the carpet was dry i reinstalled it in the car and started reassembling the interior. My problem is the carpet wants to slide a little bit when you get in or out using your feet. I figured once i install the seats and a few other things that help hold the carpet down it would stop, but it hasn't. Do you guys have any ideas on what to use to help the carpet, primarily just where your feet would be, not slide or move any? My thoughts were possibly to install some kind of carpet padding back in the car or maybe some double sided tape. Thanks.

 

[PieEyedPiper]

My carpet is in reasonable shape and it does the same thing. I've been awake for 2minutes so take this with a grain of salt - I thought I can recall some sort of bump/hook/knob that the .. you know what scrap that.

I have always wondered about a snap or some sort of velcro solution.

 

[Miasma]

The sound deadening material under the carpet acts as friction between it and the car floor, with out it the carpet can move like you are experiencing.

You could take the carpet back out, and install some friction using velcro strips or some sort of thing foam to help grip the bottom of the carpet. Just look around some stores, and I'm sure you will find something.

 

[pindlepiper]

I wonder if something like this would work? http://duckbrand.com/products/diy-products/carpet-tapes/rug-pads

 

[Miasma]

Ya probably, just make sure to clean the areas you apply it to or it will just peel off when it gets to hot during the summer.

 

[2gnt]

You could use some spray adhesive.
Something like this should work v
Buy Permatex All-Purpose Spray Adhesive (11 oz) 82019/E451 at Advance Auto Parts

You just spray both surfaces you want to stick together, then you wait for it to get tacky, then you just stick the two surfaces together and you're done.

 

[goodhart]

I would try velcro