Bed mat became slick

Has anyones OEM bedmat lost its stickiness? I’ve had mine about 6 months and it’s become slick almost like the bed itself.

 

Maybe it is dirty? Try scrubbing it next time you wash the truck.

 

Is it exposed, no tonneau or cap? Do you park under trees or bushes regularly? If yes, then you may have a layer of slime or algae on it. My bed mat was an old one out of an F150 that sat in a back yard for a decade... it was gross... but after a thorough pressure washing, it was fine...

 

This seems scientifically impossible.

 

Mine was never slick but I hit with Simple Green, a scrub brush and a good rinse. I was amazed at how black the water was.

 

It's dirty. Clean it. Not hard.

 

Makes sense. Will do. Was worried maybe the Florida heat had wrecked it. But I’ll clean it.

 

Sand paper it?

 

Too much truck bed romance?

 

Truck bed romance makes it sticky, that or one of us is doing it wrong.

 

I knew there was a rubber joke here somewhere!

 

Hit it with a good degreaser and scrub it with a brush. Then it'll be back to normal. Had mine for a good 10 years and I give it a good scrub-down every 2-3 months.

 

Than you ppham444. The best idea so far, degreaser scrub it with a brush.

 

Um, soap and water works just fine. You are washing pollen and dust, not grease.

 

I have similar. I hauled drywall scraps to the landfill and the drywall dust stuck to the mat and made is somewhat slippery. I scrubbed with a wood handle scrub brush and hot soapy water and go most of it, but still has a white-ish tint. May hit it with the pressure washer and see if that helps.

 

Have to admit the factory bed mats are worth the $100. They are thick, keeps things from sliding . Durable.

 

not at all, and i regularly lube my bike chains in the bed so its covered in lube and still sticky as new.

 

I have a near 10 year old OEM bed mat (stole from my 2nd Gen) and it's still quite sticky. Even after hauling gravel, sand, and cement. Also can't seem to get deer blood stains out.

 

True

 

Its dirty. scrub with a degreaser like Simply Green should get it