[98 SNAKE EATER]

When I put my T/A in storage a few months ago, it had an adhesive plastic wrap floor mat on the driver's side.

I won't be seeing it for another few months and was just curious if there might be any adverse effects from leaving it on the carpet too long? (mold, deterioration, fading, etc.)

[nashcar]

I would definitely remove it, traps moisture. I don’t leave the floor mats in my cars when in storage.

[Chief of the 60's]

I owned a dealership and used them quite often. They don't hurt anything.

Moisture? LOL! I'm in WNY. Snow country. I've bought convertibles in November for spring sale. Never an issue.

I had 2 feet of snow yesterday.

[tom s]

I left them on too late nag and the adhesive stuck to the carpet.Made a huge mess.Tom

[tom s]

Too long

[GT182]

Adhesive... that's the key word. I leave my floor mats in the GTO all winter and they don't have any adhesive on them. Just plain ol Pontiac rubber mats. And haven't have any problems with moisture.... unless I'm the one with wet shoes. And no mold problems at all.

If you don't want your mats to move around get the ones with the little nubs on the underside. I have them in my Jeep and they stay put. Mine are clear, but they're probably not the ones you'd want for a classic car.

[98 SNAKE EATER]

This is the stuff I'm talkin bout:



You can catch a glimpse of it in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwCz3wg81aQ

I left it on mainly cause I track a lot of bondo dust from my shop and only recently started thinking about the effects of the adhesive on the carpet

Oh well, I'll see what happens in June

[Chief of the 60's]

As long as you put them on a totally dry carpet you'll be fine. I had an overzealous detail shop put them on a damp carpet in a Mercedes once and there was some moisture on the underside of the plastic 2 months later. Still didn't hurt anything but I was surprised it didn't smell a bit.

For Bondo dust I would have just thrown down some old bath towels. Towels would trap the dust and can be shook out. You still could do that.

[TAKerry]

We would use a similar product to protect carpet in a finished building during construction. Whatever adhesive is on there is prob marginal at best. I dont think you will have a problem with that. As far as moisture, prob be ok too as long as you put it on dry carpet to begin with as per chief.

[burd]

I use that stuff when doing a job in someone’s house, it says on the pkg, do t leave on too long. WTH would you want to use that on your car when its in stg?

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by burd

I use that stuff when doing a job in someone’s house, it says on the pkg, do t leave on too long. WTH would you want to use that on your car when its in stg?

Its designed for high traffic areas, like at dealerships where people test drive cars or a particular car a lot or when weather is crappy. Rather than pay to have a car detailed to put on the lot, then pay to have it detailed again when sold, this product keeps the most likely soiled area clean. So when a car is sold, it just needs a basic wash for make ready. No real useful need in the private sector.

[98 SNAKE EATER]

Originally Posted by burd

Are people with muddy feet getting in in in storage?
I use that stuff when doing a job in someone’s house, it says on the pkg, do t leave on too long. WTH would you want to use that on your car when its in stg?

Like I said, I left it on while she was in my shop and just didn't think to remove it before putting her in storage