senlow
Well-known member
Here we go again. GJ members are pretty good at choosing the right tools for the job except when it comes to drawer liners. In this case it's almost anything but the right tool for the job. Lets see we have:
- Carpet/Underlayment
- Exercise mats
- Stall mats
- Used conveyor belts
- Foam
- Treadmill belts
- Used mud flaps
- Liners that involve gluing down
When all else fails order a roll of PVC tool box drawer liner from Nu Source. It's thin which means more storage, it doesn't slip, it's tough, it's pretty cheap in bulk and is as good, or the same, as the stuff SO uses in their KRL boxes.
OK carry on
the above are words of sanity.
I've been using drawer liner from Nu-Source for a few years and it works great. I've used quite a few other materials in the past; commercial carpet, indoor/outdoor carpet, various rubber belts, carpet underlayment, Raptor Grab, foam, that worthless mesh type **** from various vendors, felt, and even cork (why even bother with a liner). I even lined one of my Gerstner boxes with Nu-Source liner.
I have found a couple of applications where other products work better. Old school lower boxes that have that useless, waste of space black hole in the bottom because the manufacturer was too cheap to install drawers. . . oops, I meant to say bottom storage compartment. I have found that yoga mats or some sort of thick rubber mats work well in these "storage compartments".
Nu-Source mats move around a little in boxes with wrinkle paint. Kennedy boxes are the major offenders. I use Raptor Grab liner in Kennedy boxes that have wrinkle paint. It's not quite as sticky, but it is stiffer. The stiffness prevents the liner from shifting.
