I bought one of those clear hard plastic office chair mats from staples months ago and have tried repeated times to unroll it.
How to flatten old chair mat.
Chair mats aren t designed for use under the desk and may crack.
It s a really thick hard plastic with those sharp pointy things underneath that sticks into the carpet.
I can t get it to lay flat long enough to put it up my chair.
Chair mats can take up to 24 hours to fully unroll and flatten.
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Air out the mat before use.
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After the mat has warmed up carefully unroll it and place it on the floor with the bow up studs cleats down adding weight to hold the mat in place if necessary the mat should gradually flatten over a period of a few hours thicker mats could take longer.
24 hours after the mat has warmed up carefully unroll it and place it on the floor with the bow up studs cleats down adding weight to hold the mat in place if necessary the mat should gradually flatten over a.
A carpet rake or brush helps rejuvenate carpet that looks old matted down and unkempt.
A carpet brush is for short napped floor coverings.
Be careful when you open a rolled chair mat.
A carpet rake is a bit like a comb with somewhat stiff teeth while a brush has softer bristles.
Although there are many different types of plastic mats from exercise mats to floor protectors they likely come packaged or are stored in the same way.
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Gravity will get the mat to behave though.
I think i m going to call them tomorrow.
A rake is for carpet with a long or tall nap such as an old school shag carpet.
I decided to do this after.
This was a 200 chair mat.
Some are packed very tightly and may unroll quickly and forcefully.
I expected a luxury experience.
That can be problematic because the edges then want to stay curled up instead of laying flat.
Always allow your mat to warm up thoroughly to at least room temperature before attempting to unroll your mat.