If you re going to sun your rubber mats it s best to do it during the summer when the sun is.
Rubber mats off gassing.
In any case rubber in order to be useful and get its elastic properties we all know and love has to be vulcanized.
This smell can be more than irritating and can even cause headaches.
New rubber mats emit a chemical smell that can be quite overpowering especially if these mats are in your car where the smell can permeate through an enclosed space.
Minor off gassing is an issue with rubber flooring.
Solar heat causes rubber to release also referred to as out gassing or off gassing vocs and it doesn t cost you a thing to put this method to use.
Otherwise just keep the room ventilated and they ll eventually stop off gassing.
Rubber is a very generic term but usually it refers to natural rubber poly isoprene or synthetic rubber polybutadiene.
I ve cut 3 4 stall mats with a utility knife and straight edge and it cuts fine.
Just cut the edge that will go against the wall so that the sides against.
You can speed up the process of the rubber releasing vocs by using the natural power of the sun.
That said much more quickly is still not fast.
These rubber mats can be cut to size with a few passes of a utility knife or good serrated knife.
The gasses have an odor but will not release hazardous chemicals.
Removing this odor takes a little bit of perseverance but is well worth it once the odor is gone.
The heat of the sun will help the pores of the rubber expand and open up.
In are recycled rubber mats unhealthy by lara stewart at brighthub based on the research noted in the first report we suggested reviewing.