Thread: Rubber flooring?

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OK I am just finishing pulling out the carpet in my 79 International Scout. This will be used for mainly hunting and summer driving with top off. With the carpet out I have sprayed in rustoleum primer to minimize the rust. What I am looking for is a rubber mat that I can put in to deaden road sound and cut down the heat a little. With the carpet out feet are getting a little warm.
What I am looking at is rolling in a rubber flooring melting the seams to water seal the floor and fabricate something for drain holes so no water gets under the mat. While pulling out the carpet I noticed that the jute was really damp and haven't had rain or water in the scout for at least 4 days. so I know the jute is holding water and don't want that anymore so no carpet.
Does anyone know a company that makes rubber rolls that would work? or something else that would work? Rhinoliner and that type wont work as the heat will still come through and the floor is really hot. Cant even drive barefoot as it gets too hot and even with shoes on feet start sweating.

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Joker51

Easy, spray Lizard Skin on the floor and paint over it IF it is exposed to sunlight. DO the same thing to the underside and you will be set. Call HR&CS in Escondido for the Lizard Skin 760-745-1170

I agree with Robot, Lizard Skin for the heat, but then I'd take it to LineX and have them put their coating over the whole inside area with seats removed.

Ok thanks guys. I was hoping there was some rubber lining like the rubber mat that is under the carpet and jute. Will look into the lizard skin some more

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Joker51

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Let me know if you might be interested. Not sure on the heat properties.

Originally Posted by joker51

Ok thanks guys. I was hoping there was some rubber lining like the rubber mat that is under the carpet and jute. Will look into the lizard skin some more

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Joker51

Any type of rubber mat is going to trap moisture beneath, and tend to prevent evaporation. You want something bonded to the metal, IMO.

There are any number of do-it-yourself roll on or spray on bed liner products available. Duplicolor has one, and Line-X has one, as well as many others. I agree with the other folks: Lizard skin, then a bed liner type product over it. Pull out the seats and do the whole inside floor and kick panels and door bottoms up about a foot at least. When it gets dirty, just hose it out and let it dry.

spi bedliner is a urethane based product. it is clear and can be tinted with color. can also be reduced to get the texture you want.

If you're going with a roll on product you might check out Herculiner's bed liner. Comes in black, white, red & gray and goes on easy. I used it as an undercoating on my '33.

Do you have the room to add a heat shield between the exhaust pipes and floor, to deflect the heat away from the floor?

Or have the pipes ceramic coated inside & out.. push the heat out the tailpipe(s)... just some thoughts. LOL..

to kill the heat it will take a shield like 35-40 advised or lizardskin . i shot a hunting buggy with bedliner once inside and out.

Thanks guys I will look into all the items you suggested and see which will be the best to do. Thinking lizard skin would probably be best but most expensive.

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Joker51

If you're just wanting rubber sheet goods look up a company online called Rubber Cal. I've bought several different types of rolled rubber mats for car and industiral projects. I did the whole floor of a stepvan I built a few years ago with thier products and it came out great.

Originally Posted by falconvan

If you're just wanting rubber sheet goods look up a company online called Rubber Cal. I've bought several different types of rolled rubber mats for car and industiral projects. I did the whole floor of a stepvan I built a few years ago with thier products and it came out great.

Rubber sheets can't be beat for an inside job, but if you're planning to go topless (you state in Post #1

This will be used for mainly hunting and summer driving with top off

and let it get wet then water will pool in low spots under the rubber and eventually you'll get rust. You need a product that bonds to the metal, not something laying on top.
Also, you mentioned you "...have sprayed in rustoleum primer to minimize the rust". In my experience rustoleum does OK for bare metal, but it's really best to use one of the "rust converter" products out there to stop the oxidation before covering with any finish. You may not be that concerned, but thought I'd mention that priming over active rust can be a disappointment down the road, from my experience....

The rustoleum is a temporary fix until I get some sheet metal to weld in. Once that is done I am looking at using a rust converter/remover and spray the whole tub inside and underneath then paint it again. That's why I was looking for rubber flooring at this time so I can remove it when I fix the few small spots that have rust in them. Have 1 hole in drivers floor pan about 4 inch circle and surface rust on the step in the back seat.

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Joker51