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Amazon Basics Heavyweight Rubber Tailgate Mat (Universal Fit) Expired

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Amazon.com has Amazon Basics Heavyweight Rubber Tailgate Mat (Universal Fit) on sale for $8.51. Shipping is free with Prime or on orders of $25 or more.

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Product Details:
  • Product dimensions 59.3" x 19.3" x 0.2" (LxWxH)
  • Universal design can be trimmed to size
  • Durable mat protects tailgate from scratches, dents, and other damage, plus helps keep cargo from sliding around
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Unfortunately Amazon likes to confuse buyers by including multiple DIFFERENT items on one page. That results in reviews from different items included all together. They even allow third party marketplace sellers to create additional garbage listings to inflate the page product listings.


To find out the reviews on this specific product do the following (which Amazon makes it so cumbersome intentionally)....


1. Scroll down the page until you see comments. Comments are seperated from US/English review buyers and Foreign review buyers. Usually after the 6th to 8th English review you see a link for "See all reviews". Click that.



2. Scroll down slightly until you see the following ways to sort reviews. Go over to where the drop down menue will say "All Formats". Choose the correct product which should automatically be the item you were looking at on the main page. Should only show one listing. Click. Now you can see the reviews for that specific item. In this case 2 written reviews and 8 people who just clicked star instead of writing anything.
That would imply, once it stops smelling, it stops degrading. That's not how it works. The smell is from outgassing as it is not fully cured.
Seems like it might be good for other use cases. For this price, I'm getting a couple.

* Put two side-by-side the "long way" in bed of my PU.
* Boot/Shoe mat
* Shelf liner
* Always handy to have elastomeric pad for vibration damping under pumps/motors.
* Stair treads in garage?
* Under firewood stack on mantel

BTW, off gassing is the release of trapped gasses from mfg/cure/phase change process that usually decreases (asymptotically) over time.

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SDVeteran
12-04-2022 at 02:36 PM.
12-04-2022 at 02:36 PM.
Would this be good for dampening noise for top loading washing machine and dryer? I want to place both on top something to prevent excessive vibrations and noise.
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sportbikerider78
12-04-2022 at 02:55 PM.
12-04-2022 at 02:55 PM.
Quote from sphere2040 :
Read the recent reviews guys. If its already smelling, its already degrading. VOC's and hydrocarbons are no joke. They go on to pollute our air, water and land. Most Amazonbasics items are landfill material, sadly.
All plastics outgas. The rate of the outgas is all that changes. At least rubber is natural from the rubber trees and has minimal voc. The plastics in your car are all petroleum and synthetics. New car smell is all plastic outgas. I'd worry more about that then a mat in a truck bed.
If you have an issue with mats like this, what exactly do you do to avoid plastics?
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FabulousRain7197
12-04-2022 at 04:11 PM.
12-04-2022 at 04:11 PM.
There may be some use for this for home gyms. Maybe.
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CubsBulls24
12-04-2022 at 05:25 PM.
12-04-2022 at 05:25 PM.
Quote from FabulousRain7197 :
There may be some use for this for home gyms. Maybe.

Was kinda thinking this myself
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fiedel
12-04-2022 at 05:42 PM.
12-04-2022 at 05:42 PM.
Ordered one for my workbench. Hope it's not that smelly.
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CheapyDinglebop
12-04-2022 at 06:11 PM.
12-04-2022 at 06:11 PM.
I don't care how scratched up my tailgate gets but I'm wondering if this would do well in the sun over time for anti slip on some 6 foot wooden shed access ramps.
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This is a great amount of rubber for an upcoming project. I need a non-slip non-conductive floor for battery cells.
Are you using this to for shock absorption for a lithium battery? I have 112x 10AH NMC pouch cells compressed inside an aluminum case and feel there isn't enough padding but it's so heavy I think it would shear through this material, plus the ridges could cause issues on the pouches but I'm curious what you are using it for.
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hawkdl2
12-04-2022 at 07:07 PM.
12-04-2022 at 07:07 PM.
In for 1. I need a new router mat and this might work. If not I'm sure I can find another use around the shop.
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12-04-2022 at 07:15 PM.
12-04-2022 at 07:15 PM.
Showing OOS for me. Shame. Would have made a great workbench top.
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12-04-2022 at 07:44 PM.
12-04-2022 at 07:44 PM.
Gone. Bummer.
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12-04-2022 at 07:53 PM.
12-04-2022 at 07:53 PM.
Quote from CheapyDinglebop :
I don't care how scratched up my tailgate gets but I'm wondering if this would do well in the sun over time for anti slip on some 6 foot wooden shed access ramps.

Are you using this to for shock absorption for a lithium battery? I have 112x 10AH NMC pouch cells compressed inside an aluminum case and feel there isn't enough padding but it's so heavy I think it would shear through this material, plus the ridges could cause issues on the pouches but I'm curious what you are using it for.

I'm going to use it for at least the bottom and maybe the sides too. My cells will be held in place by steel so I need a non-conductive surface. In-between the cells I'll use a smaller 1 or 0.5 mm sheet. I could probably use the sheets instead but this rubber should give it more protection.

I have 24 LiFePO4 prismatic cells that are 302 Ah each for a 36v electric forklift battery.
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CheapyDinglebop
12-04-2022 at 09:59 PM.
12-04-2022 at 09:59 PM.
Quote from RandallDeals :
I'm going to use it for at least the bottom and maybe the sides too. My cells will be held in place by steel so I need a non-conductive surface. In-between the cells I'll use a smaller 1 or 0.5 mm sheet. I could probably use the sheets instead but this rubber should give it more protection.

I have 24 LiFePO4 prismatic cells that are 302 Ah each for a 36v electric forklift battery.
I would think you'd want nylon or some sort of polyethylene sheeting in between cells of that size for abrasion/chafe resistance. Rubber might grip and absorb shock well but I think it would shear/crumble after a time if you were relying on it for electrical insulation purposes. I can't picture it in my head but that sounds like a cool project! Hope it lasts you many years.
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