Installing Ozite
#1
Installing Ozite
We have our hands on some used racing carpet and our track floor is industrial concrete. Is the only way to install the carpet is with using the carpet adhesive in the can..."carpet glue"? I'm wondering once we do use adhesive if we can ever pull the carpet up and use it again or does it get trashed?
#3
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We have our hands on some used racing carpet and our track floor is industrial concrete. Is the only way to install the carpet is with using the carpet adhesive in the can..."carpet glue"? I'm wondering once we do use adhesive if we can ever pull the carpet up and use it again or does it get trashed?
#4
If you just tape it together and lay it down doesn't it have areas of bumps or areas that aren't smooth?
It just stays flat all on it's own?
It just stays flat all on it's own?
#6
Tech Champion
What about when turn marshalls run on it and stop? It doesn't shift or bunch up under those stresses?
#9
When we pulled up the old carpet at the Plex I was surprised by how well it stayed intact. It can be glued and then pulled back up and re-used.
I still have all 4 rolls of it in my garage if anyone is looking for some good used ozite...
I still have all 4 rolls of it in my garage if anyone is looking for some good used ozite...
#10
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Oh boy been along time since we setup and tore down carpet for ever race..
Here is how we did it.
You need:
-Duct tape or packing tape
-3 standers
-3 pullers
-3-5 jumpers
-1 or 2 tappers.
1)Layout the strip of carpet.
2)Tape one end of if and have standers stand o the edge of carpet
3)At the other end have the jumpers stand near the end of the carpet
4)Pullers will now grap that end of the capet and on the count of 3 the jumpers will jump as the pullers pull.
5)quick visual to ensure straigth carpet and now wrinkles or lumps... if any repeat set 4
6)Tapers can now tape the pullers edge down
7)Tapers can tape down the long sides
8)line up next strip of carpet and repeat steps 1-7. Taking extra care to aligne next to the first piece thats taped down...
We did this for 10plus years, at -10 to -20C our trailer would park outside the hall and we humped the gear in and layed the capets out.
Here is how we did it.
You need:
-Duct tape or packing tape
-3 standers
-3 pullers
-3-5 jumpers
-1 or 2 tappers.
1)Layout the strip of carpet.
2)Tape one end of if and have standers stand o the edge of carpet
3)At the other end have the jumpers stand near the end of the carpet
4)Pullers will now grap that end of the capet and on the count of 3 the jumpers will jump as the pullers pull.
5)quick visual to ensure straigth carpet and now wrinkles or lumps... if any repeat set 4
6)Tapers can now tape the pullers edge down
7)Tapers can tape down the long sides
8)line up next strip of carpet and repeat steps 1-7. Taking extra care to aligne next to the first piece thats taped down...
We did this for 10plus years, at -10 to -20C our trailer would park outside the hall and we humped the gear in and layed the capets out.
#12
Tech Master
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when you lay down a carpet you have to stretch it tight, let it settle for a day or two, stretch it tight again and fix it down.
works best if you glue it. you can tape it, but you might get some wrinkles/bubbles.
#13
we have ours down with a double sided carpet tape in our "permanent" facility. As far as getting dirty...we sweep it, with the carpet "beater bar" on high so it's not rubbing against the carpet real hard. the double sided tape USUALLY lasts all winter as far as not getting wrinkels etc, but sometimes, we do have to pull a section up and relay/stretch it.
when we do a race outside our facility (we do a race at a car show at the University of Notre dame..yeah..shameless plug) we do use duct-tape and tape each piece down then laydown the next piece. for a full weekend of racing, that works great.
Every spring, we roll up our carpet and "wash" down the concrete to make sure it stays clean and the tape sticks well. We'll be laying it down soon to start our winter season at the end of september, I'll try and remember to take some pictures of the process.
Hope that answers some questions
Aaron
www.michianarc.com
when we do a race outside our facility (we do a race at a car show at the University of Notre dame..yeah..shameless plug) we do use duct-tape and tape each piece down then laydown the next piece. for a full weekend of racing, that works great.
Every spring, we roll up our carpet and "wash" down the concrete to make sure it stays clean and the tape sticks well. We'll be laying it down soon to start our winter season at the end of september, I'll try and remember to take some pictures of the process.
Hope that answers some questions
Aaron
www.michianarc.com
#14
carpet
Hi,
Does the carpet handle ok if it is rolled up after each meet ?
It doesnt stretch and get out of shape or get ripples???
Does the carpet handle ok if it is rolled up after each meet ?
It doesnt stretch and get out of shape or get ripples???
#15