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Is this a BAD idea? I'm thinking a truck bed liner brush or roll on coating to help seal pinholes and to make it easier to get it/out if it gets wet (rain).
My main worry with it is flammability. I don't want to do something that will be likely to act as an accelerant, and don't know the volatility of truck bed coatings.
Check with the manufacturer of the liner.
Are you really planning of bailing that fast that you need non skid surfaces?
As far as pin holes, you may want the ventilation in the summer.
Line-X is certified for use by the MSHA, which means its flammability is very low. And it would make sense, since it's actually flame retardant, unlike pretty much everything else in a race car...
http://www.1888pressrelease.com/line-x- … 12073.html
i agree with using some non-skid liner. I probably wouldn't coat the entire floorpan though. Just limit it to the areas you plan on climbing around and you should be fine. first race we did in our CVPI we put little shower-pads in the passenger well of the car... yay little duckies! Unfortunately the exhaust produced so much heat to the floorpan the adhesive failed on them 
i agree with using some non-skid liner. I probably wouldn't coat the entire floorpan though. Just limit it to the areas you plan on climbing around and you should be fine. first race we did in our CVPI we put little shower-pads in the passenger well of the car... yay little duckies! Unfortunately the exhaust produced so much heat to the floorpan the adhesive failed on them
Please, please tell me you have pictures of this and are willing to post them.
Serj wrote:i agree with using some non-skid liner. I probably wouldn't coat the entire floorpan though. Just limit it to the areas you plan on climbing around and you should be fine. first race we did in our CVPI we put little shower-pads in the passenger well of the car... yay little duckies! Unfortunately the exhaust produced so much heat to the floorpan the adhesive failed on them
Please, please tell me you have pictures of this and are willing to post them.
sorry; it seems like they've disappeared from the net. I didn't take the pics myself and those who did I am no longer in contact with. Nothing special really, didn't take long for them to become unglued either but amusing while it lasted!
We rivet in a square of diamond plate aluminum under the pedals, it allows your shoes some traction on the floor and doesn't abrade them.. I don't like adding anything flammable to the car.
As I posted above, fully-cured bedliner materials are flame-retardant and therefore adding one would not be "adding anything flammable to the car."
Grip tape. You know, that sticky stuff for making metal ladder rungs non-slippery. You can find it at any place that sells generic industrial safety stuff, or at your local skate board shop.
When my stock rubber pedal covers wore out in my RX-7 I got some scraps of the stuff from work and covered my pedals with it. The stuff works great and lasts several years in a daily driver. It's also pretty weatherproof.
grip tape is a good idea.....the floorboards in the Estate get VERY slippery when it is wet...which looks likely this weekend!!!
Grip tape. You know, that sticky stuff for making metal ladder rungs non-slippery. You can find it at any place that sells generic industrial safety stuff, or at your local skate board shop.
When my stock rubber pedal covers wore out in my RX-7 I got some scraps of the stuff from work and covered my pedals with it. The stuff works great and lasts several years in a daily driver. It's also pretty weatherproof.
I did the exact same thing in our RX-7, the girl at the shop had a scrap that wasn't large enough to do an entire board, so she gave it up for free! I still have a foot and a half left haha
Grip tape. You know, that sticky stuff for making metal ladder rungs non-slippery. You can find it at any place that sells generic industrial safety stuff, or at your local skate board shop.
When my stock rubber pedal covers wore out in my RX-7 I got some scraps of the stuff from work and covered my pedals with it. The stuff works great and lasts several years in a daily driver. It's also pretty weatherproof.
We've used it since the car was built and it has held up really well. It really helps keep your heel in place when you're working the pedals.
It is cheap, easy to install and it works.
get grip-tape from your local skateboard shop, it will stick better to the floor, and your shoes... that is our plan
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