Cut Your Own Floor Mat

Use an x acto knife and a metal ruler to cut through the mat board.

Cut your own floor mat.

Before you begin cut your mat board to the size of your frame. Typically if you cut 2 3 of your own mats your tools will pay for themselves. Hi i m todd here and today i ll be showing you how to measure and trim your floor mat. Using a slow downward motion make the cut in the rubber.

If you re worried about your car floor mats slipping glue shower non slip appliques to their underside. You may need to cut the floor mat shorter on the driver s side to keep from interfering with the operation of the brake gas and clutch pedals. Using a pair of scissors cut the mat free of the tab securing it to t. Or check out rug backings such as a felt rubber rug backings that can be applied rubber side down with spray glue to keep your new floor mats securely in place.

Measure the reveal area you want around. Rubber is resilient so you will probably have to score the material a few times before you can actually cut it the entire way through. Here s how to cut your own picture mats to save you lots of money. Instead of gluing both halves of the vinyl together and then cutting out the mat cut out two identical pieces of vinyl in the size that you want for the mat and cut a sheet of 1 2 inch plywood.

A full size van will need more floor mats than a two seat convertible. There was a ton of interest on cutting your own picture mats on my instagram stories follow me on instagram if you aren t so i thought i d spend a bit of extra time making a video for you. You now have beautiful professional looking floor mats for your car or truck. To prevent the floor mats from slipping invest in a few non slip shower appliqués and glue them to the backside of the floor mats.