Mat holder panels for bay?

[wash12]

Hi I am sprucing up my self serves, wondering what everyone is using for the paneling for mat holders. My current set up is brick and then they cut a piece of sheet metal roughly 3 1/2' by 6' but it has gotten all rusted and looks horrible.

I was thinking of putting up white extrutech panel there but not sure how that would last and trying to get ideas what works best there.

I was even thinking of diamond sheet metal there, anyone with ideas or pics?

 

[soapy]

I see a lot of people use FRP behind the mat holders. I would use the white poly panels from Farmtec if I were to do it again.

 

[Eric H]

I see a lot of people use FRP behind the mat holders. I would use the white poly panels from Farmtec if I were to do it again.

Either of Soapy’s suggestions work. I wouldn’t use the extrutec because it will be full of holes.
I have seen some fiberglass panels that have a diamondplate pattern embossed on them that would look nice.

 

[tdlconceptsllc]

Could you cut steel and have it power coated so it doesnt rust or stainless or diamond plate. I swear ginsan used to sell a stainless plate with 4 mat clamps on it and sold it as part of a bay package

 

[wash12]

I see a lot of people use FRP behind the mat holders. I would use the white poly panels from Farmtec if I were to do it again.

I looked on there website I see the polymax board they come in different thickness, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 what size you think would be best for a self serve bay. I honestly never heard of these before has anyone used these in washes before how do they hold up to constant moisture?

 

[MEP001]

I'd just mount the mat holders to the brick. I've seen many washes that way and it doesn't seem to be a problem. If anything the wall is cleaner on that side.

 

[PaulLovesJamie]

Mine are just mounted to the FRP on the walls in the bays.
There is a scrap yard near me that sells diamond plate, and they also sell aluminum and stainless plate. Very reasonable prices compared to what I can find anywhere else. If I wanted to dress up the mat clamps in the bays, ideally I'd get stainless diamond plate from them, mount that to the wall, and bolt the mat clamps to it.
Not a bad thought Wash12, perhaps I should be thinking about doing that.

 

[soapy]

Polymax holds up very well in a car wash. The only downside is the freight cost. 1\8 is what I would use.

 

[Randy]

The stainless steel diamond plate looks and holds up the best.

 

[wash12]

The stainless steel diamond plate looks and holds up the best.

Let me know what you guys think of this diamond plate its on cutsmetal . com SKU# CDPES48x120 and the thickness is .025 its 100 bucks for 4'x8' and 50 shipping so not to expensive but how do you think this will hold up its pretty thin stuff, also will this not rust at all being its stainless steel?

 

[I.B. Washincars]

also will this not rust at all being its stainless steel?

Everything I could find on that site says it's aluminum.

 

[wash12]

Everything I could find on that site says it's aluminum.

Nice catch, would thin aluminum be a problem in a self serve bay mat area?

 

[tdlconceptsllc]

Aluminum will turn colors and distort for sure if you run strong chemicals of any kind no doubt.

 

[OurTown]

Nice catch, would thin aluminum be a problem in a self serve bay mat area?

.025" is crazy thin. It is probably made to wrap around something round.

 

[wash12]

Has anyone tried the bathroom plastic panels Home Depot sells? Model #: 63003 they are a fraction of the cost and Home Depot stocks them. I’m sure they aren’t as durable but for the price you could replace them 4 times for the cost of the polyboard.

I’m leaning toward the polyboard but shipping is 150!