Kool Glide Carpet Iron VS. Black And Decker Steam Iron

Kool Glide Carpet Iron VS.
Black And Decker Steam Iron
In this video I did a few tests comparing the Kool Glide carpet iron against the Black and Decker wallpaper steam iron doing a few seams.
I wanted to see the integrity of the seam comparing both tools and share it with you people on KZbin.
If you have any questions or comments share them in the comments below and thanks for watching!

[@Michael-osas]

I think its ok for small patches, but I've always used a seam iron. Thanks for the demonstration 👍 Me and my old school ways 😉

[@justsaygold]

I will always use a seam iron for installing. Thanks for watching!

[@FloorsbySouthernboys]

GREAT VIDEO

[@justsaygold]

Awesome, I'm glad you liked it! 😊

[@carpetguy]

That delamination, though!

[@justsaygold]

I know! 😱😱

[@jsballeck]

Awesome 👌

[@justsaygold]

Thank you!

[@dalemitchell6478]

Sweet Demo !! I personal am not a fan of the Seamer Down I just go set up another seam and come back in 5 min and good to stretch Besides its to loud !! JMO

[@justsaygold]

It is way too loud I do agree with you there!

[@raybest8790]

Thanks for this video comparison, so as a new carpet repair guy just starting out, would you say I don’t need to run out & buy a seamer down. I took a carpet repair class, also I bought Kool Glide & quite a few tools. Thanks for sharing your videos. 😊👍👍

[@justsaygold]

Definitely, the seamer down now is primarily used when installing carpet so you can stretch the room in after doing seams and not have to wait for the seam to cool down. I almost never use it for repairs or stretching carpet. Only in rare situations when doing seam repairs. It's a wonderful tool but not a necessity when starting out. Hopefully that answers your question and you're welcome! Thank you for watching my videos and for your questions!

[@raybest8790]

@@justsaygold thanks for your rapid response, so maybe I’ll invest in Seamer down later on, My class taught us about repair, we did few repair jobs in class, but we didn’t do any stretching. So thanks for your helpful videos, 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@adredsox79]

U took carpet repair classes lol u cant be for real. U can do all these repairs with a regular carpet iron instead of spending thousand dollars to do carpet repairs roberts seam iron 170$.

[@goodhousefloorcarerepair1290]

Great video Nick. Where you using the premium kool glide tape or the less expensive one?

[@justsaygold]

Thanks Anthony, I think I was using the coated tape in this video.

[@adredsox79]

Ya ill stick to the old school roberts iron that heats up. Also for repairs just use same iron.

[@jameslick5233]

Have you found a way not to burn the pad and still get a good bond with the kool glide?

[@zulu2028]

So I managed to get a black and decker steamer. Should I not use this for patch repairs?

[@justsaygold]

You can definitely still use the black and decker to do patch work. I have done hundreds of repairs with it, just be careful when working with cheaper carpet to make sure it doesn't delaminate. If it does delaminate you will have to use a glue gun to secure the patch after.

[@bigblue22232]

So do you think the seamer down now cools it to quickly 🤔

[@justsaygold]

That's what I was thinking, I guess it's different from using the traditional iron. Worked much better without the seamer down now.

[@thecarpethandyman]

What grade hot melt seam tape did you use?

[@justsaygold]

I usually try to use something like orcon k-40 but this roll I grabbed from Home Cheapo. I think it was orcon psx-4500.

[@WILSON0o6]

The destroyer is back again.

[@justsaygold]

😂😂👍

[@valeriemacphail9180]

Can this repair technique be used to repair a hand-knotted persian rug?

[@justsaygold]

I'm not sure about that

[@valeriemacphail9180]

@@justsaygold Thanks.

[@vu533]

where can you buy the black and decker steam iron?

[@justsaygold]

They are kind of harder to find these days but you can usually get them on eBay

[@vu533]

@@justsaygold thanks ill keep my eyes on eBay. keep up with the great work and also on the videos too

[@justsaygold]

@@vu533 thank you!

[@ksmith3702]

You have to give it longer than 20 seconds. Even conventional tape will let loose at 20 seconds. Give it time to cool off and try it

[@brittfelix1]

It takes longer for the kool glide to cool than normal.

[@dhambone825919]

Is that a vinyl roller you're using? Why not use a carpet roller

[@justsaygold]

www.tools4flooring.com/orcon-13075-wide-smooth-action-roller.html

[@pastorofmuppets22]

Warning!Kool glides set off pacemakers.On a school job I was doing,they didn't want the smoke from a regular iron.The second I pushed the button on the Kool glide,a guy on a scaffold clutched his chest and fell off

[@justsaygold]

Wow that is crazy, wish there was proof but if that's true that is crazy.

[@pastorofmuppets22]

@@justsaygold He went to the hospital.The next day I was told to use old smokey,and the Kool glide set it off

[@jsballeck]

Wow ! That's crazy

[@freemanestrada]

You don't even know what you're doing, learn how to work with the material first.

[@justsaygold]

You're exactly right, I have no idea what I'm doing.