The quest for GOOD toolbox liners

[kiatech]

Ive tried a few and they dont last or they bunch up and just become a hassle. I thought these load secure mats would work good since...well I get them for free

SO far they seem to be working way better than any other "liners" I had tried.
Pics are of the old and new, along me "washing" the new liners.

I found this guy selling what appears to be the stuff I have..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Heavy-Dut...550599?hash=item43e9c107c7:g:iKIAAOSwBLlVHG61

The pic of the pliers drawer has the new liner.

My pieces I found were already cut to 56"x56"

if you google load secure mats you will find what I have.

 

[Fedwrench]

I haven't found the perfect drawer liner yet but, I haven't been looking too hard either

Pig Mat has some adhesive back absorbers that may work. Yoga mats trimmed down work well and you can get other colors besides black.

I've been toying with the idea of painting the top till of my service cart with rhino or truck bed liner.

 

[kylefitz]

They also call those friction mats. They use them between the load and the floor on some loads.

 

[71goldss]

My liners look similar to what you have in your wrench and ratchet drawers. Mine are great and I'm very happy with them, but I've found that not all similar type liners are created equal though. They have to be a bit sticky to prevent bunching up and having tools sliding around on them. I bought my sticky rolls from a seller on ebay.

 

[Sine Swept]

In one of my smaller boxes I hot glued my liners in, seems to have worked quite well.

 

[^&right]

I have the perforated rubber liner shown in the right pic. Buy it at a craft or hobby store in huge rolls rather than in the tool section anywhere. 4 times as much material for half the cost. I like it.

 

[Davefr]

SO KRL .050 PVC liner is the best there is. The next best is Nusource liner. (it's also .050 PVC but comes in large 72" X 25' rolls).

Buy the full roll.

Just search Eric at Nusource here at GJ.

 

[Krause]

mtryan33's JONCO drawer liners, specificly this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/231223706983
Acts sort of like a thin slightly tacky memory foam. Its amazing, actually found out about his liners from this forum a few years back.

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He apparently also runs http://www.raptorgrab.com/ and the mats he has there look identical to the material, only the rolls look branded specifically for toolbox liners, and the dimensions of the material in each roll is a bit different.

 

[wkndwarrior29]

mtryan33's JONCO drawer liners, specificly this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/231223706983
Acts sort of like a thin slightly tacky memory foam. Its amazing, actually found out about his liners from this forum a few years back.

+1, I actually ordered this exact set an hour before you posted. I've used the raptor grab branded ones for over a year in another box and they work great.

 

[ZRX61]

I use yoga mats, bright colors like lime green etc,

 

[unslow1]

I use the HF ones with no holes. They look like those Raptorgrab ones. Home Depot has them also. I hate the mesh style.

 

[Krause]

I use the HF ones with no holes. They look like those Raptorgrab ones. Home Depot has them also. I hate the mesh style.

If the harbor freight ones are anything like the ones that come inside the HF sold US General Cabinets then they aren't similar at all. The liners I posted will actually stay put in the tray if you were to turn it upside down, the ones in the US General cabinet were just super light foam.

 

[lilxtra]

Harbor Freight has the ones that stay in place ( no holes) and hold tools like glue, one of my Mac boxes came with some very sticky liners that I LOVED, lo and behold, I swear the Harbor Freight stuff is the same! Buy a $7.99 roll just to see and I'll bet you'll like it!

This is **NOT** the same stuff that comes in the HF boxes, it's MUCH better.

 

[Dick in Wisconsin]

A young mechanic who works at the shop we take the motorhome to swears by this stuff:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FG9XJS/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I thought it looked pretty good in his drawers.

 

[bdresch]

If you have a menards near they have their Performax brand on sale. 18"x72" rolls for $5. It's solid and tacky.


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[AMCguy]

Go to wherever hardwood flooring is sold and look at the many varieties of acoustic underlay.

 

[Empty Pockets]

They also call those friction mats. They use them between the load and the floor on some loads.

I have a collection of friction mats at home. Usually grabbed after delivering a load of printing paper. They work good and the price is really right

 

[Cato]

I buy these black plastic floor mats that Home Depot sells. They come in huge rolls, you just as the sales associate to cut you off a few feet.

I used to use the Craftsman black ones that are sold specifically for tool boxes and they seem to crumble and stick to my tools. My box is kept in the garage - in the summer it probably gets to around 120 degrees. It must be the heat and maybe the WD40 I wipe my tools down with.

 

[unslow1]

If you have a menards near they have their Performax brand on sale. 18"x72" rolls for $5. It's solid and tacky.


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Looks like the same stuff.

https://www.menards.com/main/p-1444436919816.htm

 

[flyingblind]

I like using old poker table felt or pool table felt. You can get it for free from many billiard shops.

 

[switchman]

i use carpet samples

 

[Davefr]

There are a lot of options for toolbox liner. But here are two factors:
1. Tool storage is expensive
2. You never have enough tool storage

A few hundreds of an inch can mean the difference of a packed drawer closing or not.

Go for the absolute thinest high quality liner you can find.

 

[mjoekingz28]

I really like the top line Craftsman lining.

At first, I got mid grade and the cut it yourself cheap stuff. The mid grade is fine, but Sears came to town and I got a pack of the top shelf stuff.

It is quite nice. The cut to fit checkerboard stuff that you can see through likes to stick to tools and drawers and probably will not protect the drawers from chemicals.

The mid grade is foamy like styrofoam p-nuts and is ok. The top shelf stuff is like a mixture of dense rubber and foam.


It doesnt keep screwdrivers from rolling around, but other than that we aint nothin just good ole boys.

 

[LXCam]

A young mechanic who works at the shop we take the motorhome to swears by this stuff:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FG9XJS/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I thought it looked pretty good in his drawers.

I just installed 60ft of this stuff in my new box. It's ok, not the best you could hope for but not bad either. Considering it's only been a couple days since I started loading the tools, I'll save my final vote in a week or so. I will say for now it's holding stuff in place pretty decent and came highly recommended by a ton of guys here plus it's affordable. Some of this other stuff that runs like 20 a drawer is just nuts to me.

There are a lot of options for toolbox liner. But here are two factors:
1. Tool storage is expensive
2. You never have enough tool storage

A few tenths of an inch can mean the difference of a packed drawer closing or not.

Go for the absolute thinest high quality liner

Ain't this the truth. So in the mobile cart I just bought it came with 1/4" thick foam and the liner material I used is maybe 3/32". In the same exact size 3" drawer my 3/4" impact would not fit in the cart but fit one of the other drawers fine. Sometimes it don't take much to screw the pooch.

 

[99LeCouch]

The $8/roll solid stuff at HF is pretty nice. It's grabby, which helps loose tools stay in place. And socket rails to stay upright. I lined my Craftsman box with the stuff. Not cheap, but the tools stay in place pretty well.

http://www.harborfreight.com/solid-nonslip-drawer-liner-65565.html

 

[kiatech]

I can't imagine yoga mats being that durable? I think my rubber liners will hold up pretty good considering what they are made for.

 

[ZRX61]

I can't imagine yoga mats being that durable? I think my rubber liners will hold up pretty good considering what they are made for.

They seem to be holding up just fine so far

 

[djjsr]

I also have been using yoga mats, the thinner type. I think they are only 3 mm thick and they probably don't really offer much cushion for yoga but my wrenches are happy.

 

[Spdfreak91]

Do you guys put the foam in between the top chest and bottom? In between the metal or do you leave it metal on metal ?

 

[CSRPenFab]

I've tried all the premade "drawer liner" stuff and I was not that happy with any of it. Then after reading some tips here, I went to Lowe's and bought several feet of their 36" wide black vinyl "ribbed" floor liner. They sell it by the linear foot in the flooring section. Perfect! It lays flat, cuts easily, and it's heavy enough to stay in place.

 

[kctyphoon]

Do you guys put the foam in between the top chest and bottom? In between the metal or do you leave it metal on metal ?

My newer HF 44" chest I covered.. My old 3 tier craftsman is not.

 

[Spdfreak91]

I emailed International and they said to leave the foam in between top and bottom, I just wanted to make sure if i left it , it wouldn't harm anything.

 

[pcmeiners]

"I went to Lowe's and bought several feet of their 36" wide black vinyl "ribbed""
Thanks, I had purchased mine from HD, same spec. Just after finishing most of my Vidmar cabinets drawers, HD stopped selling the particular size. Have to check out Lowes, if it is the same stuff it is great, will last a few lifetimes.

 

[bobcatdan]

Perfectly happy with 10 year old stock KRL liners.

 

[sammons]

I cut up the thick cardboard that surrounded my boxes for liners. it has held up very well and I've only had to replace a few. you can always find it and most often it's free.
go to an appliance dealer and they will give you thick board that came from refrigerators, washers, etc.

 

[srr]

I went to Home Depot and bought "Indoor Outdoor" carpet. Should last forever and the tools stay put. I only wanted to do this once. It had a thicker foam type in it before and I used them as patterns for the new ones. A good carpet knife and sharp scissors work real good.

 

[mark.dziamski]

Anybody ever think of just spraying the bottom of their drawers with truck bed liner?

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[maxpower_hd]

I haven't found the perfect drawer liner yet but, I haven't been looking too hard either

Pig Mat has some adhesive back absorbers that may work. Yoga mats trimmed down work well and you can get other colors besides black.

I've been toying with the idea of painting the top till of my service cart with rhino or truck bed liner.

I use the Pig Mat stuff and it is awesome once it is in. I bought a big roll of it. It ain't cheap though. Maybe get work to buy a huge roll to put by the doors so you don't track stuff in and out of the office and bathroom and in front of the benches. Just sayin...

Sticky cork material in a roll is pretty good but doesn't hold up as well.