the heat seam iron for joining felt backs is different. It not only melts the tape but applies a adhesive to the edge and base of pile. Still crap tho . Problem is felt backs are like plywood. When they first came out the quality of the backing was so much better.
I use spray adhesive on each edge before seaming with normal Gold tape and seaming cement, sticks like the proverbial shit to a blanket.
Hi mate i find the gold tape good for felt backs i apply seam sealer to the edges when i join it and seem at about setting 2 on the seamer, As matt says the worst things is the crappy backing these days! Also a seam weight is a greay bit of kit for joining felt backs or any carpets
The iron I use draws the glue to the middle of the join , and I always use gold tape which has more glue on it , but if you tread near a felt backed join it parts , best to sell action back if it's in a heavy wear area, I tend to use 7mm underlay if I'm fitting felt backed which is better than too spongy
Yeah, never been happy with the bond strength, you definetly can't put any sort of stretch on the join. Just wondered if there was a new tape or mehod for stuff. Cheers
There's only one way to join felts heat seam but u must use seaming cement on both edges its messy but in heavy wear areas it does help getting a better grab but like others have said dont sell felts it u dont have to