Stripes?

kev1027

kev1027

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How are you all putting those nice stripes in the carpets? Vac? Brush?
 
I use my 2" vac attachment. Then you have to have a steady hand. They show up best on dampened or wet mats then allowed to either dry in the sun or by the vehicle's heater with A/C.

Another tip:
Take you hand make sure that all the carpet is smoothed out in one direction. This gives you a fresh palette to start with.
 
Alright thanks for the tip, I will be trying this later today.
 
kev1027 said:
How are you all putting those nice stripes in the carpets? Vac? Brush?
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great quistion!!!!! i was going to ask that one day
 
i can make those nice lines. but only when im cutting a lawn:D
 
trhland said:
i can make those nice lines. but only when im cutting a lawn:D
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same logic actually applies ... back and forth. The damp part just keeps them noticable longer :p
 
killrwheels@autogeek said:
same logic actually applies ... back and forth. The damp part just keeps them noticable longer :p
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Yep, you're right killr.
 
I usually vac the mats first then lightly spray them w/ Meg APC. Next I brush the fibers all the same direction (bottom to top). I then decide on how wide I want the stripes to be, and brush in a straight line (top to bottom) w/ same about of space in between each line. I got a Grout brush from Wal-mart in the home improvement section that works great. It's blue and has very stiff bristles that are about 1.5 inches wide, which is my favorite size for the lines.
 
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