If you know anyone who is in commercial roofing ask them if you can have some bonding adhesive.
Alternative for weldwood contact cement on boat carpet.
Rough cut the material glue most of the area to be covered and leave 6 around the edge un glued.
For the main deck i layer the carpet out rolled up half and then applied it to both deck and carpet backing let tack.
Weldwood contact cement is what i ve used in the past and it s a top notch products.
The best way to attach carpet in a boat is to spray glue on both pieces the floor and the back of the carpet.
When i m ready to cover the lid i use small paint roller and role dap weldwood orginal contact cement on the top of the lid it s inside and outide edges and the carpet.
This ensures long lasting protection for your boat s floors and durability for your boat carpet.
For small areas i applied it to both surfaces with a chip brush let it tack and then attached.
I would probably just try some contact adhesive that you could pick up locally.
Turkey t is correct dap weldwood contact cement original in the red and black can.
That stuff is great for boat carpet just not as easy to get your hands on.
Contact adhesives also known as contact cement is a special type of adhesives manufactured using either natural or synthetic rubber.
Here is the deal though.
Using a brush or trowel to spread the glue is definitely not ideal but will work.
Best idea posted so far imho is to bite the bullet and buy some high quality marine carpet and install it right.
Then i vary carefully layed it down from the center out.
After proper cure time i carefully sit the lid on the carpet lined up with the first set of marks i made around the lid itself and press it down.
Roll out carpet and make sure you do not go all the way to the end of the spread glue spread a bit more roll.
Contact adhesives contact cement are traditional kind of solvent based adhesives that is usually yellow in colour and is commonly used to laminate wood works.
I used the weldwood contact cement for carpet in my sylvan.