Mat & Canvas Questions

ryangruhn · 07-02-2005, 06:44 PM

Hey All,
We currently got a new canvas for our ring and at the same time flipped our mats. What I was wondering is if anyone has some “tricks” to prolong the life of either wrestling mats or boxing ring canvases. I have heard of people putting a “conditioner” on mats but have never looked into it much. We already follow the “no shoes” rule religiously. Previously our mats started flaking and the canvas just wore through and started to rip. I might want to add that both lasted around ten years with daily use.

Any Ideas?

Gruhn

OmaPlata · 07-02-2005, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ryangruhn

Hey All,
We currently got a new canvas for our ring and at the same time flipped our mats. What I was wondering is if anyone has some “tricks” to prolong the life of either wrestling mats or boxing ring canvases. I have heard of people putting a “conditioner” on mats but have never looked into it much. We already follow the “no shoes” rule religiously. Previously our mats started flaking and the canvas just wore through and started to rip. I might want to add that both lasted around ten years with daily use.

Any Ideas?

Gruhn

have a white belt sweep it and clean after every class, thats a start

RYO9 · 07-03-2005, 08:53 PM

GRUHN WHERE WAS I? i thougth you would use me for slave labor then pay me with extremely expensive foods, like duck and arby's.

anyway, the onl;y way to properly to preserve a mat/ring is to not use it. u and i both know that won't happen, so i think cleaning on a regular basis is a good place to start. and OmaPlata had a good idea, but i don't know if that's our style. so i suggest changing his idea by getting the whole class invovled, that will make it a lot faster.

Mullins

ryangruhn · 07-03-2005, 09:06 PM

Anyone with more of a serious answer, feel free to post. Everyone else, keep racking up those posts somewhere else. I posted this in hopes of more serious answers. Quality over quantity kids, last time I checked we couldn’t turn in our posts for some sort of hierarchical social status.

Thanks,

Gruhn

eXcessiveForce · 07-04-2005, 08:50 AM

Cleaning it is the best way to preserve it. Oils in sweat break down vinyl. They make mat cleaners that will help. Also keep it from temperature extremes and direct sunlight.

ryangruhn · 07-04-2005, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by eXcessiveForce

Cleaning it is the best way to preserve it. Oils in sweat break down vinyl. They make mat cleaners that will help. Also keep it from temperature extremes and direct sunlight.

Thank you for your response. Does anyone know of the cleaners he talks about? Where I can purchase it?

07-02-2005, 06:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
ryangruhn Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 227 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Mat & Canvas Questions Hey All, We currently got a new canvas for our ring and at the same time flipped our mats. What I was wondering is if anyone has some “tricks” to prolong the life of either wrestling mats or boxing ring canvases. I have heard of people putting a “conditioner” on mats but have never looked into it much. We already follow the “no shoes” rule religiously. Previously our mats started flaking and the canvas just wore through and started to rip. I might want to add that both lasted around ten years with daily use. Any Ideas? Gruhn __________________ ---DURATTAN ~ "THE MOST DURABLE RATTAN STAND-IN" ---

07-03-2005, 09:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
ryangruhn Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 227 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Anyone with more of a serious answer, feel free to post. Everyone else, keep racking up those posts somewhere else. I posted this in hopes of more serious answers. Quality over quantity kids, last time I checked we couldn’t turn in our posts for some sort of hierarchical social status. Thanks, Gruhn __________________ ---DURATTAN ~ "THE MOST DURABLE RATTAN STAND-IN" ---

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eXcessiveForce Excessive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,835 Groans: 0 Groaned at 1 Time in 1 Post	Cleaning it is the best way to preserve it. Oils in sweat break down vinyl. They make mat cleaners that will help. Also keep it from temperature extremes and direct sunlight. __________________ eXcessiveFORCE. If you must use force, make it excessive.

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RYO9 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: State College, PA Posts: 116 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	GRUHN WHERE WAS I? i thougth you would use me for slave labor then pay me with extremely expensive foods, like duck and arby's. anyway, the onl;y way to properly to preserve a mat/ring is to not use it. u and i both know that won't happen, so i think cleaning on a regular basis is a good place to start. and OmaPlata had a good idea, but i don't know if that's our style. so i suggest changing his idea by getting the whole class invovled, that will make it a lot faster. Mullins

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