Installation Guide

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Modular(Carpet(Clip(Installation(Guidelines(
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ArmorLock!Industries!Carpet!Clip!connector!system!can!to!be!used!with!nearly!all!carpet!tile!
backings.!This!clip!is!designed!to!be!used!as!a!glue<less!alternative!in!carpet!tile!installation.!The!
removal!of!full!spread!adhesive!from!the!installation!process!has!benefits!such!as!time!saved!on!
installation!as!well!as!future!installations.!The!benefit!of!not!using!full!spread!adhesive!in!your!
current!installation!is!that!there!is!no!adhesive!to!remove!or!abate!in!future!installations.!!A!
glue<less!installation!also!removes!the!time!spent!on!waiting!for!the!adhesive!to!flash!or!dry.!
The!use!of!the!ArmorLock!Carpet!Tile!clip!makes!the!products!used!easier!to!recycle!upon!
replacement!by!eliminating!adhesive!residue!from!the!carpet!tile.!The!ArmorLock!Carpet!Clip!is!
100%!recyclable.!!The!use!of!The!ArmorLock!Carpet!Clip!will!allow!the!end!user!to!achieve!a!
floating!floor!installation.!!
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Dust,!dirt,!debris,!and!pre<existing!adhesives!must!be!either!mechanically!removed,!hand!
scraped!to!bare!residue,!or!encapsulated!to!remove!tack.!The!substrate!must!be!smooth!and!
level!with!all!cracks!and!holes!filled!using!an!appropriate!cement!based!patch!reinforced!with!
polymers.!Please!refer!to!the!manufacturer!guidelines!for!the!specific!tile!you!are!using.!
Note:!Failure!to!remove!or!encapsulate!pre<existing!adhesives!may!cause!installation!failure!
and!will!not!be!covered!under!warranty!when!surface!preparation!instructions!are!not!
followed.!
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