Before you begin cut your mat board to the size of your frame.
Cut your own floor mat.
Typically if you cut 2 3 of your own mats your tools will pay for themselves.
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.
Use an x acto knife and a metal ruler to cut through the mat board.
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.
I saved over 50 per mat.
As you can see it really is quite simple to cut your own customized rubber mats.
Here s how to cut your own picture mats to save you lots of money.
You now have beautiful professional looking floor mats for your car or truck.
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.
The logan mat cutter i use runs about 50 for the guide and cutting handle.
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Using a slow downward motion make the cut in the rubber.
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A full size van will need more floor mats than a two seat convertible.
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.
Measure the reveal area you want around.