painting repro rubber floor mats

[coolaride]

hey there

picked up my repro rubber floor mats last weekend .
i`m just wondering if standard mats were painted or was it just special models ?

has any one painted them before ?

i`m thinking of flicking some paint onto them.. it might
look ok ? let me know what you think..

also could some one please post a couple of pics so i know what the paint looks like ?

thanks

coolaride .

[HAD 708]

Hey Rich
Mats for your stadard original wagon would have been straight boring black The paint splattering idea whilst it sounds alright would i think be close on impossible to make look as per factory. Your current level of details is amazing and to ruin that with a spotty mat would be a tradgedy.
Just my 20 cents
Cheers
Brett

[coolaride]

thanks brett

your right .. it would be hard to reproduce .

c - ride  

[Fast_Eddie]

...but not impossible.

[HAD 708]

Well we never said it was impossible but what the @#$%! how did you do that Edward it looks great. You sure it did not come from your treasure trove of NOS??
As one ex politician used to say PLEASE EXPLAIN?
Brett

[Fast_Eddie]

I sent it to my son's pre school and 20 x three year olds flicked red paint on it.  

[HAD 708]

So i take it you wont be sharing the info Ed?
Brett

[Fast_Eddie]

Brett,

Sorry if you didn't find my response amusing.

I'm more than happy to share the information regarding my project.

I supplied a sample of an original mat to my spray painter who then spent some time experimenting with different gun set ups, pressures, colours and paint viscosity to get it right. I don't have the specifics of what combination actually worked.

He practiced on several pieces of rubber prior to attempting the mats, as unlike painting a panel, you only get one go at it.

His details are:

Glenn Alderson
Hughes & Gibson Smash Repairs
25 Forrester Rd St Marys 2760
(02) 9623 7936

The cost is in the vicinity of $250/mat.

Regards

Ed

[HAD 708]

Sorry Ed the response was not supposed to sound curt Thanks for the info re the mat as it would be good for that extra special look for a good original car
Cheers
Brett