Its been a week of putting a 1x2x3 board on it with weights and it still wants to curl up. I don’t want to use duct tape. I have to move it to mop so fastening it the floor is out. It is commercial grade and idk why it wont relax on the ends.
(This is a stock picture of the same mat.)
Heat gun?
Had the same issue at my gas station, pick up a cheap clothes iron, it will heat the area enough to relax it. You can also use a heat gun if you’re careful. Once it lays down right, weigh it down again and let it sit until fully cooled. You may need to do it in stages if the curl is bad.
Pin the ends down with something and put ice along where it wants to curl. Let the ice melt over night. When it dries the problem will be solved.
I haven’t actually tried this, I saw it in a video but apparently it works
hot glue gun
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15% is cleaner in my opinion
These things usually are stored rolled up, and they curl when new because of that.
Usually they’ll lay flat in their own inside of a week. I have seen people hasten that with a heatgun or small portable room heater- just enough to warm it a bit.
I’ve also seen people melt them trying that.
Shock treatment. Barely heat it, not so it’s hot to the touch, but warm and pliable. Then flatten the fuck out of it with something cold. I have aluminum plates for this but you could use some steel that fits in the freezer, or steel with a bag of ice on it. The idea is that we get it pliable, put it how we want it, and then cool it off rapidly to make it stay like that.
Alternate: tell the boss to get a decent walk off mat
I have to move it to mop so fastening it the floor is out.
Hopefully it doesn’t understand this yet.
It’s just a stupid piece of carpet after all.
You show it some big & nasty looking screws and say: either you stay down NOW or I will have to fix you, and this is going to HURT!
Roll it in reverse all night if you can
Or better yet roll it up in reverse and leave it in the sun on a warm day.
Tape
Reverse bending has worked for me.
Or find some reason to put an indoor plant, large ornament or small bookcase on it.
Maybe try a heat gun before applying the weight?
Use carpet tape (double-sided tape that’s meant for sticking rugs to the floor) to fasten stiff squares of material to the undersides of the corners. The stiff material will keep it from curling, but it won’t be stuck down to the floor so you can still move it.
I was going to suggest gluing a thin, flat strip of metal around the edges, but yeah, anything stiff would serve the same purpose.
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Yes. I addressed that. Fasten it to flat pieces of stiff material, not to the floor. The stiff material keeps it from curling but can be moved.
I have to move it to mop so fastening it the floor is out.
I addressed that. I’m not proposing fastening it to the floor.
I’ve seen people use low profile corner weights on those before. They’re little triangular weights that slip over the corners. May not be legal in some areas due to being a tripping hazard.
You can’t attach it to the floor, but can you use some good double-sided tape or super glue to attach some steel weights to the underside of the corners?
Any home improvement store should have some flat bar. 1/8" or about 3mm should be flat enough to avoid a tripping hazard, but check local regs for commercial properties.
