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glue down

As applied to carpet, the installation of the carpet backing by adhering it directly to the flooring with an adhesive.
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AIt Otherwise, lighter fluid can break the glue down, or try a light abrasive pad with hot soapy water and rub the glue off while wet.
When they are ready to glue down a piece of paper they lay the neatly cut image on the top of the sponge, wrong side down.
To make the rug as sturdy as possible, I like to run a line of hot glue down each seam on the opposite (carpet) side of the mat.
Do I need to remove the old turf before putting down new artificial turf or can I glue down over the old?
2 Use adhesive to glue down studs (use a toothpick to make smaller dots of glue).
Step 5: Open out the two halves and apply glue down the length of the outer strip on one half.
In three well-illustrated steps, she describes how to prepare a secure base for the wig with pin curls and sports adhesive bandages, how to properly apply the wig to the actor's head, and how to glue down the front edge of a lace-front wig.
Then I squeezed a line of glue down the length of each V, and along the edge of the first slat.
Apply glue down each 8-inch side of the pillow piece.
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