Blue or Gray hydroturf for the rear bench seat base?

[trayson]

The carpet looks horrible on the rear bench seat base. so the face of it is going to become hydroturf. I have enough left over to do it in either blue (like my swim platform) or gray (like the floor).

The blue is a touch lighter than the vinyl on the seat bases. But having blue would make for a more uniform blue border under all the seats.

If I have it gray, it would blend with the floor and look kind of like a kick panel.

Ugly gray carpet:


Blue or Gray???




***I guess there's a 3rd option. I could attempt to do the seat base in the blue metalflake vinyl. Initially I didn't think it'd stick to the HDPE, but I just did a test of some of the vinyl on a scrap of HDPE and it seemed to stick okay...

so there's an option three...

[Rakkasan]

If you could get the exact same flake in the vinyl I'd say go with that. The blue Hydro looks go too though. When I did mine I bought the smooth gray, just thought the textured is a little too much. Plus if you wrap that diamond hydroturf all the way around the bench it will be a tight fit pulling the bench in and out.

[trayson]

I think I'll try the vinyl since I do have enough to give it a shot. if that doesn't work then I'll go with the hydroturf but only on the face of the bench. The sides really don't matter as they are never really ever seen. I agree about the width with turf. It was very interesting getting my rear floor piece into place with turf wrapped around the edges. there may or may not have been a deadblow hammer used...

[jmvotto]

Ok maybe I missed it did you blue vinyl the bases or is that gel coat ?

[trayson]

Ok maybe I missed it did you blue vinyl the bases or is that gel coat ?

Blue metal flake vinyl. I love it!

[Jceclipse01]

where did the Blue metal flake vinyl come from?

[trayson]

where did the Blue metal flake vinyl come from?

Ebay. sold by Louisville vinyl and graphics. It's a cool product, but if you want perfection, it might not be it. It doesn't stretch like regular vinyl wrap, so doing corners or uneven sections is challenging at best, impossible at worst.

[sandm]

my .02. I would do all the seat bases in grey vinyl. the blue takes away from the blue accents in the seats and the grey matches the piping on the seat bottoms better..

floor looks great.

[slipperyrockTKE300]

my vote is for the blue so you have a continuous color stripe on the bottom

Edit: blue vinyl that is.

[moombadaze]

gray hydroturf for the seat base, after you redo the blue vinyl for the sides