Although only five years old our vans carpet near the toilet, was losing its backing. leaving a white powdery deposit and instead of being a fairly stiff carpet, was becoming soft and floppy. I searched for and found a solution.
The original latex backing had something spilt on it before I bought the van.
To replace the latex backing I bought a container of liquid latex from Amazon and a pack of cheesecloth. I poured some latex into an old ice cream container and using a 3" paintbrush, covered the back of the carpet with latex and laid a layer of cheesecloth onto the sticky surface. While it dried I put the brush into a polythene bag and put it into the freezer to stop it drying out. When dry, brush over the cheesecloth with a second layer of latex and leave to dry. Job done. I have read that when finished, talc can be applied to the finished surface.
I found that smoothing the cheesecloth down towards the whipped edges with my finger, worked quite well after the top coat had been applied and it comes off fingers easily.
The original latex backing had something spilt on it before I bought the van.
To replace the latex backing I bought a container of liquid latex from Amazon and a pack of cheesecloth. I poured some latex into an old ice cream container and using a 3" paintbrush, covered the back of the carpet with latex and laid a layer of cheesecloth onto the sticky surface. While it dried I put the brush into a polythene bag and put it into the freezer to stop it drying out. When dry, brush over the cheesecloth with a second layer of latex and leave to dry. Job done. I have read that when finished, talc can be applied to the finished surface.
I found that smoothing the cheesecloth down towards the whipped edges with my finger, worked quite well after the top coat had been applied and it comes off fingers easily.
