by "Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
Published 12/21/2017 at 20:04
by "Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
Published 12/21/2017 at 20:04
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So I ordered a cargo mat for my Volt. When it arrived I noticed that before rolling it to ship it it was folded in half. Even after three days of laying out inside the house there is still a noticeable hump in the center of the mat.
Anyone have thoughts on getting it to lay flat?
"itschrome" (itschrome)
12/21/2017 at 20:14, STARS: 0
Hair dryer? Heat gun on low?
"itschrome" (itschrome)
12/21/2017 at 20:14, STARS: 1
Weigh down flat once warm, let cool?
"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
12/21/2017 at 20:16, STARS: 0
I tried a hair dryer and no luck. Unfortunately I don’t have a heat gun.
I may try laying a damp towel across the crease and going over it with a warm iron next.
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
12/21/2017 at 20:20, STARS: 0
fold it in the opposite direction? stand on it?.......
"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
12/21/2017 at 20:20, STARS: 0
Will be that way until a hot summers day
"DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By" (ducst3-red-1liter-standing-by)
12/21/2017 at 20:20, STARS: 0
Under the mattress for a couple days?
"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
12/21/2017 at 20:29, STARS: 1
It’s currently hanging across the top of a wooden bench. Hoping it’s own weight will flatten it out.
"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
12/21/2017 at 20:30, STARS: 1
So change the Earths tilt; I’m on it!!
"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
12/21/2017 at 20:31, STARS: 0
I’m trying but the rocket thrusts from N Korea keep opposing my efforts.
"Recovering Gaijin" (toxrensem)
12/21/2017 at 20:48, STARS: 1
Hairdryer or heatgun, maybe? Fold it the other way across a rod/dowel (broom?) then heat the outside of the bend. Carefull if you use an actual heatgun: I’ve borked stuff up with one before misjudging the intensity of the heat. But you’ll be heating the underside, so minor marking won’t hurt a bit. Let us know what works.
ETA: Derp: I see you already went there. Shame on me for not reading >all< the replies!
"Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap" (ddadragon)
12/21/2017 at 20:50, STARS: 0
Give it time. My weathertechs were the same way
"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
12/21/2017 at 21:08, STARS: 1
I appreciate the effort.
I tried running as fast as possible to force a shift, but as an out of shape man that was never fast to begin with it didn’t work.
"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
12/21/2017 at 21:11, STARS: 0
Hey, I appreciate any effort to help.
It is currently draped over the back of a wooden bench. I may try a damp towel and warm iron tomorrow and put it back there tomorrow.
I may also retry the hair dryer that way. Maybe a little heat combined with the pressure is the answer.
"Recovering Gaijin" (toxrensem)
12/21/2017 at 21:22, STARS: 0
Yah: heat and pressure together seems like it should work. Maybe... fold it the other way(upside in). Put a broom in the crease, kneel on the edge and push the ends of the broom away from you while your faithful helper sweeps the heat back-and-forth along the outside(downside) of the fold. Is that clear? As mud, I bet!
Hey, can you set that bench where the sun will warm it along the folded edge?
"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
12/21/2017 at 21:34, STARS: 0
The bench is actually right in front of a big picture window. My fingers are crossed.
"Recovering Gaijin" (toxrensem)
12/21/2017 at 21:47, STARS: 0
Mine too. Let us know if it works, please
Hey, way OT, but I’m getting frustrated trying to post a post. I finally managed to get a draft saved, but then the options I see when I googled ‘how to...’ aren’t visible on my draft page. Could you kindly point me in the right direction? Thanks much.
"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
12/21/2017 at 21:56, STARS: 0
What are the options google is telling you that you should see?
I will say that I have severe issues posting from a computer as opposed to from my phone.
If I save a draft I have to choose to create a new post and then to recover draft to get back to it. Then just select publish in the bottom right.
Hopefully that helps.
"Recovering Gaijin" (toxrensem)
12/21/2017 at 22:09, STARS: 0
I can ‘share it’ ‘to Kinja’, but that only posts it to my acct. I can’t find an option to share it to Oppo.
The Composition page I found on Google is the Kinja Help Desk, but that shows all sorts of options I don’t see on the page I’m composing on.
Grrr! Well, it’s late and I’m aggravated and burning precious sleep time. I prob best leave it till the morrow. Appreciate the help
"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
12/21/2017 at 22:15, STARS: 0
Have you been granted authorship on OPPO by any of the mods? If not check for one of the posts offering the chance to get it.
Here’s one I found through google. I don’t know if it’s still active.
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/want-to-be-an-author-on-oppo-1710838496
If you have I would contact one of the moderators to see if they can get it sorted for you.
"Recovering Gaijin" (toxrensem)
12/21/2017 at 22:16, STARS: 0
Here’s screenshots of what I see on google, then what I see when I try it. I’ll sleep on it and try again tomorrow
Whuff! The middle one is Google, the bottom is the top 1/2 of my draft, top is bottom. Geeze...
"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
12/21/2017 at 22:47, STARS: 0
Near the top where it shows your screen name with the arrow pointing downwards; click on that arrow. For me that is how i switch between posting to my personal kinja section and Oppositelock. If Oppositelock doesn’t appear in the drop down menu I would contact a moderator to see if they can get the setting restored for you. If it does you can select oppositelock in that box and be ready to roll.
With mine if I click where it says publish I get a text box confirming whether or not I want to publish it to Oppositelock when I have that selected.
"Katsumoto" (katsumoto)
12/30/2017 at 22:26, STARS: 0
Is the hump intentional? Like for the hump between the seats in the rear foot wells?
"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
12/30/2017 at 22:45, STARS: 0
This is actually for the rear cargo area.
This is for a first generation Volt. The rear seat floor mats are separate pieces because there is a console between the rear seats that is on top of the battery.
"Katsumoto" (katsumoto)
12/30/2017 at 23:06, STARS: 0
I dont know. I don’t think it’ll ever come out. I had a similar thing with the mats in my truck. Mind you they gave me carpeted and rubber ones when I bought it. My rubber ones had a problem like that, but I just let it go. Now it falls PERFECTLY into spot everytime I pull it out
Although I do have a hump between the seats for the rear set floor.
"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
12/30/2017 at 23:14, STARS: 0
The bulk of the hump came out by using a combo of a damp towel and warm iron followed by hanging it across the back of a wooden bench. What’s left is barely noticeable.
I tried to update the post after trying this, but it didn’t work.