Floor Mat Buying Guide for Car Dealerships, Auto Detailing Shops, & Auto Repair Shops
When it comes to choosing the best disposable floor mats for your business the large amount of choices can get quite confusing. Should you choose paper or plastic? Is the floor mat customizable with your logo and branding? What size do you want? Do you need a heavy-duty or thicker strength for dirty or wet conditions? How well does the floor mat stay in place? And how much do all of these options cost?
These are all valid questions and part of the reason shopping for disposable car floor mats can be very confusing. We created this buying guide for floor mats so you can easily compare all of different types of floor mats for your car dealership, auto detailing company, auto repair shop, body shop, or collision center.
Disposable Paper Floor Mats
Paper floor mats are easily the most popular choice. They are the most economical and are also frequently customized with company branding. There are many types of paper floor mats and you will see the most popular highlighted below.
Thank You Paper Floor Mats
The most economical choice are the generic thank you for your business paper floor mats. Although they cannot be customized, they offer smaller detailing businesses and auto repair shops an easy way to provide protection for the interior of their customers’ vehicles. These floor mats are a 50# weight and come in at 17” x 22”.
Slip: 4 of 10
Durability: 5 of 10
Weight/Thickness: 50#
Customizable: No
Size: 17” x 22”
Packaged: 500 per box
Minimum order qty: 500
Heavy-Duty Plastic-Coated Floor Mats with Ribbed Design
The floor mats offer ultimate protection for dirt and water protection. The textured waffle design not only helps hold grease, dirt, and water, but also helps prevent the mat from sliding around. This choice is great for both car and truck dealerships. The paper is heavy duty (about 85#) and is plastic coated to provide a super-absorbent and heavy-duty paper floor mat.
Slip: 7 of 10
Durability: 8 of 10
Weight/Thickness: 85#
Customizable: No
Size: 16” x 21”
Packaged: 250 per box
Minimum order qty: 250
Custom Disposable Paper Floor Mats
There are many car dealerships that love to utilize every branding opportunity possible and opt for custom paper floor mats. Custom paper floor mats are typically offered in several thicknesses and with or without coating on the back or both sides. You will typically find paper floor mats in 50#, 80#, and 100# thicknesses. Often referred to as poly-back, this coating provides extra strength that is especially helpful for rainy or snowy climates where a wet strength paper floor mat is needed.
Custom 50# Paper Floor Mats
This is the most economical choice for anyone who truly wants their company logo and branding on their floor mats. These are often used in auto detailing businesses.
Slip: 4 of 10
Durability: 5 of 10
Weight/Thickness: 50#
Customizable: Yes
Size: 17” x 22”
Packaged: 500 per box
Minimum order qty: 1500
Custom Poly-Back 80# Paper Floor Mats
These custom mats offer a much thicker paper and a plastic-coated backing for extra wet strength. They are great for any detail, repair shop, or auto dealership.
Slip: 4 of 10
Durability: 7 of 10
Weight/Thickness: 80#
Customizable: Yes
Size: 17” x 22”
Packaged: 500 per box
Minimum order qty: 1500
Custom Premium Heavy-Duty 100# Paper Floor Mats
If you want ultimate protection and durability while still branding your floor mat with your logo then these floor mats are for your business. They are plastic coated on both sides and offer the heaviest choice of paper thickness.
Slip: 4 of 10
Durability: 9 of 10
Weight/Thickness: 100#
Customizable: Yes
Size: 17” x 22”
Packaged: 500 per box
Minimum order qty: 1500
Disposable Plastic Floor Mats
Plastic floor mats come in a roll and are not customizable but provide a great way to protect the vehicles in your dealership, detail shop, or repair shop. All in all, disposable plastic floor mats are great for keeping vehicle carpets dry and come with a unique differential slip. They are also preferred because the smooth finish does not stick to your feet, while keeping the floor mats in place at the same time.
Full Adhesive Plastic Floor Mats
These clear full adhesive floor mats are perfect for detailers, auto repair shops, or car and truck dealerships. They are a very effective alternative to paper, as they will not slide around. They come in a roll instead of individual floor mats and you typically can expect to get 175 floor mats from each roll. They are very easy to apply. You simply remove the protective cover and place it over the floor mats you want to protect. They do come with a higher price tag, but they are great for new car dealerships who want to protect carpet floor mats for the vehicles on their lot. You will often see them used for pre-delivery as they offer ultimate protection.
Slip: 10 of 10
Durability: 9 of 10
Weight/Thickness: 3 mil or 4 mil options
Customizable: No
Size: 21” x 24”
Packaged: 300 ft. roll (approx. 175 mats per roll)
Minimum order qty: 1 Roll (approx. 175 mats per roll)
Plastic Floor Mats - Standard Size
The standard size is 2 mil thick and 17” x 21”. They can be purchased in rolls of 500. A very suitable solution for any new or used car dealership, auto repair shop, or detail shop.
Slip: 6 of 10
Durability: 4 of 10
Weight/Thickness: 2 mil
Customizable: No
Size: 17” x 21”
Packaged: 500 per roll
Minimum order qty: 1 roll of 500
Plastic Floor Mats – Extra-Large Size
The extra-large plastic floor mat roll is a very popular choice and is 2.75 mil thick and 21” x 24”. This larger size is perfect for SUV, truck dealerships or an RV dealership.
Slip: 6 of 10
Durability: 7 of 10
Weight/Thickness: 2.75 mil
Customizable: No
Size: 21” x 24”
Packaged: 250 per roll
Minimum order qty: 1 roll of 250