240 Would Acetone work to fix cracks in a floormat?

[wyatt8740]

I'm wondering if anyone has tried the "acetone melting patch" fix on a floor mat. I'm not sure what the 240 floormats are made out of, but my driver's side one is cracked and it's pretty hard to find a single mat (i.e., not a set of them), especially when you want matching colors (blue, or maybe even black).
I really don't have money to buy a new set of four right now. Anyone ever try this?

I'm gonna try it when I get home, I'm just looking for a second opinion in the hour or two until then.

 

[2manyturbos]

No, it isn't going to do anything to the mat other than discoloring the plastic.

 

[Redwood Chair]

Beg in wanted for one?

FWIW the driver's mat is the problem piece of the puzzle.

 

[240240]

I really don't have money to buy a new set of four right now.

Yet you have $20 to waste on a gallon of acetone?

 

[Redwood Chair]

Yet you have $20 to waste on a gallon of acetone?

He's gonna borrow a little nail polish remover from the missus.

 

[240240]

He's gonna borrow a little nail polish remover from the missus.

That stuff is like $140 a gallon, ratios adjusted. Better off just huffing it.

 

[Otto Mattik]

 

[nel621]

You're better off using a soldering iron to try and "drag" some plastic over to the other side of the crack. Hard to explain but you're going to try and melt it back together on the back side.

 

[Redwood Chair]

You guys are no fun, how about some 17? /hr ?

5 Black and 5 Clear P-Tex PTex Rods

 

[nel621]

Will those work with a conventional glue gun?

 

[Redwood Chair]

I doubt it, but playing with fire is fun as long as you don't burn yourself.

 

[nel621]

Fire and drip, drip, drip.

 

[142 guy]

If the mats are rubber, its a no-go. Rubber is cross linked and not amenable to being solvent welded. There are some Loctite adhesives that work pretty well on rubber; but, they are pricey. Really, really pricey for the good stuff.

If the mats are plastic, then solvent welding might be an option depending on what you are trying to repair. It might work for a tear. If they are plastic the other option might be to melt them back together using a soldering gun with a large flat tip attachment. Watch out for the nasty fumes.

 

[driedle]

I would take the mat out, flip it over and clean it.

Then I would use Gorilla duct tape on it. Wait a day, and put it back in. I did this with factory mats in Puma from Brazil, and it worked fine.

Mats for car are nonexistent.

It's still holding up today, several years after I did it. I only used the car in the summer, (1500 pounds, 130 HP and fiberglass...probably REALLY scary in the snow. . ), so I don't know how it would work in the winter...


Dave Riedle

 

[Redwood Chair]

https://youtu.be/NA0vDNmNAEA

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[nel621]

Like i said, drip, drip, drip.



Might be good stuff to fix dash cracks.

 

[Jack]

I shaped my out of marine plywood

 

[Redwood Chair]

I found nice black ones in the junkyards when they were still around ~10 years ago.

 

[240240]

ipd sells repops?

https://www.ipdusa.com/products/5691/104297-front-molded-floor-mats

$39.95 too much cheddar for OP? Too easy?Not period correct OEM for muh $700 rust hooptie?

what's the excuse this time?

 

[Redwood Chair]

Ya way too much cheddar, rensi's are crap they crack after just a couple years.