The rubber is quite stiff, not floppy and has a very grippy texture. At first I thought that the 1/4" thick rubber might be a little too thick, but it turned out to be fine. I bought 12 cap screws and nuts thinking I would need that many to hold it firmly in place. Then back home to cut the rubber to size and install. I found some black oxide finish 10x32x1/2" allen head cap screws that I thought would work well and blend in with the black rubber. I wanted to screw it down to the lid, but TS didn't have the fasteners I wanted, so I drove across town to our good, old fashion True Value hardware store where they have a zillion different bins of fasteners of all sorts. ![]() It was on a 3' wide roll and I needed a piece 20.5" x 30.5", so I bought 2' of it at $5.49/foot. I went up to Tractor Supply this morning and found 1/4" thick tough rubber matting. No need to drill if you don't have to.įor my yellow snap-on service cart, I went to a tint shop and bought a cut to fit piece of thick Clear Bra (like on the front end of cars to prevent chips) and then applied it to the lid so as to not hide the yellow I like so much. Trim tape at NAPA or even Walmart.Īs for screws-no way for me. If mat is ridgid, when lid is up it won't pucker.īoth 3M heavy duty Spray adhesive and contact cement can be found at Lowes. If the mat is ridgid, then buy a roll of the grey with the red backer 3M trim adhesive tape (that you put car emblems and mouldings on with.) Then just put it on back side of mat along outer edge and a few strips in the middle, then apply. Let set up like contact cement and then apply. Mask cart lid to mat size, then spray both lid and back side of mat. If mat is floppy, I'd suggest the spray adhesive. I picked up a black rubber "welcome mat" that had only a minimal pattern on it from Target and cut it to size.įor attachement, I have used both 3M spray trim adhesive (in the spray can) and 3M adhesive trim tape. Now its your turn - what changes have you made to your service cart? I can charge my battery operated tools, use a trouble light, plug in a drill, radio or coffee warmer etc. Now I have one ready to use whenever I'm working near the cart. I'm often running around looking for an extension cord and it never seems to be where I left it. I added an eye bolt and large carbiner to the back of the chest to hold the cord. ![]() The outlet box is bolted to the lower right side. Second, I added a 115v outlet box with 25' extension cord to the cart. Bead blasted it and painted it hammered silver. First, while not an original idea, I replaced the lid handle with an old Ford script wrench. What have you done to make it fit your needs or character? I've done a couple things to mine, but look forward to seeing what you guys have done and maybe cherry pick a few of them for my own use. I thought it would be interesting to start a thread to capture the changes, improvements or other modifications you've made to your service cart. ![]() Scattered in these I've seen a couple modifications. There have been several recent threads related to the HF service carts reviews, how you've organized them, where to get coupons etc.
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