Well the #747 didn't scratch the glue on the hatch covers. I used a gasket scraper but tried a razor blade scraper and that was the ticket for glue removal.

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After scraping I ran over the 3 hatch lids with a DA loaded with 80 grit paper.

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So before I apply the glue to the hatch I traced where it goes on the carpet to maintain the carpet grain direction. Then I trowel on the adhesive just on the top.

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After placing the carpet like I wanted and smoothing it out I put the hatches outside in the sun which set the carpet glue within a few hours.

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After the top glue set I brought the hatches back inside to do the final fitting of the carpet then glued the rest of the carpet down with contact cement. Carpet trimming was everywhere on the floor.

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Once the carpet gluing was finalized I put the hatches in the boat where they go to finish curing.

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It's starting to come together. The binding arrives tomorrow. The boat really needs a wash too.