Cut Your Own Floor Mat

Here s how to cut your own picture mats to save you lots of money.

Cut your own floor mat.

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. Before you begin cut your mat board to the size of your frame. 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.

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. As you can see it really is quite simple to cut your own customized rubber mats. Typically if you cut 2 3 of your own mats your tools will pay for themselves.

I saved over 50 per mat. 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. Use an x acto knife and a metal ruler to cut through the mat board. A full size van will need more floor mats than a two seat convertible.

Measure the reveal area you want around. Hi i m todd here and today i ll be showing you how to measure and trim your floor mat. 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. You now have beautiful professional looking floor mats for your car or truck.