what's up with those aluminum floormats?
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what's up with those aluminum floormats?
I need to get some new mats and decided the polished aluminum floormats would look tight in my car-- but whats this I hear about them scratching? The gym I go to has this diamond plate stuff everywhere, and it just doesn't look scratchable. Maybe their kind is not polished? Is there any way to get around this, like covering it with something, perhaps a sheet of clearbra??? Sounds crazy, but Iwant these now. Any suggestions on what I should do?
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I wouldnt get these unless I had a truck. But if I did get them at all I'd get one that had a matte/brushed finished rather than a polished finish. Yes, one consideration is that a polished finish can scratch. The important thing to think about is that polished metal will reflect sunlight and possibly blind you momentarily while driving. That would suck for you, everyone in your car and those cars around you.
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I don't like them personally, but to each their own. If you do get them though, i don't think that sunlight reflection will be a problem, since the floors really don't see much sunlight. And if the floor did see sunlight, i don't think it wouldn't reflect to your eyes.
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i got them but don't have them installed at the time. if you do decide to install them you're gonna need some velcro.
I also, sanded, primed and painted mine matte black so there's no reflection.
I also, sanded, primed and painted mine matte black so there's no reflection.
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Originally posted by tyler_q
hummm...thanks for the replies...so wait- can you get them unpolished?
hummm...thanks for the replies...so wait- can you get them unpolished?
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Originally Posted by Salty
i got them but don't have them installed at the time. if you do decide to install them you're gonna need some velcro.
I also, sanded, primed and painted mine matte black so there's no reflection.
I also, sanded, primed and painted mine matte black so there's no reflection.
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Originally Posted by Kay95
the diamond plate at the gym might not be scratched because it is most likely stainless steel
You can actually buy sheets of diamond plating at OSH. It's heavy, expensive, and most absolutely steel.
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I think I'm going to get a small piece of diamond plate and rivet it to the mat only where my heel rests. That way I get the protection without the hassle of a full-size metal plate.
Just a thought though.
Just a thought though.
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