Replacing the rubber floor mats in ground effects (running boards). What type of adhesive is recommended?
Rubber floor mats
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BrokenBackJack
400+ Posts
Welcome
Howdy from AZ and welcome!
Don't have an answer to your question, sorry.
Howdy from AZ and welcome!
Don't have an answer to your question, sorry.
Welcome to the Gang from Western Colorado.
I would try to get an answer from the manufacturer, but, I used this to put rubber step treads on my steps ... lasted clean through a winter ... even in the snow.
I would try to get an answer from the manufacturer, but, I used this to put rubber step treads on my steps ... lasted clean through a winter ... even in the snow.
LadyonaMission
4250+ Posts
I can't help, but I can offer you a big Texas welcome. 
Jack Klarich
18000+ Posts
Welcome to Trike Talk, Have used this for years on many projects. Home Depot carries it as does many Automotive retailers
CSC uses clear silicone to mount the rubber mats and it holds well and if they ever need to be replaced you wont have to use a grinder to get them off. Any good adhesive will hold rubber mats on, but some are near impossible to get off.
pwhoever
350+ Posts
I have tried reattaching them and not been successful. I have used 3M 77 adhesive which was recommended and worked ok. The problem comes in that you have to clean the surfaces (both the mat and the floorboard mounting spot) really well for it to work. (The floorboards can be cleaned spotless but the mats are next to impossible to clean properly.) And even then, it never really stayed attached around the edges and it picked up all kinds of dirt and small pebbles.
It is also really messy and hard to keep in only the spots it needs to be. Then if you ever have to remove the floorboards for maintenance, the mats have to come off to access the top of the screws and you have to start all over reattaching the mats. Maybe silicone would work just fine. I would rather have some kind of velcro attachment so they could be easily removed and then reattached. Mine are currently off as I consider options...
It is also really messy and hard to keep in only the spots it needs to be. Then if you ever have to remove the floorboards for maintenance, the mats have to come off to access the top of the screws and you have to start all over reattaching the mats. Maybe silicone would work just fine. I would rather have some kind of velcro attachment so they could be easily removed and then reattached. Mine are currently off as I consider options...
Last year I put new tread down and I couldn’t get the 3M to stick. So I used silicone and used a notched plastic trowel like the one used to apply thinset. (disposable) Bought at one of the lumber yards worked fine for me.
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