How To Get the Smell Out of Horse Stall Mats

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You picked up some Horse Stall Mats for your garage gym. Maybe you’re like me and you got some at a great price from Tractor Supply Company. Now, you’ve got them home and… they smell awful. Like, really awful.
Now what? Don’t worry, I’ve been there too and I’m going to walk you through why horse stall mats smell in the first place and, most importantly, what you can do to get that smell to go away.
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@hortonbarbell 2 месяца назад

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@mattius459 3 года назад

Starts addressing issue at 3:57

@ProducersVault 2 года назад

Thanks great videos but lots of FILLER material

@hortonbarbell 2 года назад

Appreciate the feedback and noted. Trying to improve eliminating some of the fluff in future videos.

@themaker03 2 года назад

Was wondering when he would ‘expedite’ the vid and get to the point!

@MrHabs66 3 года назад

One other tip I used, is to actually raise the mats off the ground. I put them in my backyard and put some old paint cans & cinder blocks under them so that air was able to circulate under the mat.

@hortonbarbell 3 года назад

That makes a lot of sense. The more airflow the better, right? Great tip. Thanks

@knorwood 10 месяцев назад

Literally in the car on the way home from Tractor Supply & I was not prepared for this smell 🤢 thank you for this video!!!

@hortonbarbell 10 месяцев назад

Lol… its pretty brutal at first!

@jaredco6930 2 года назад

Thanks for making this video

@aclark2412 Год назад

Holy smokes. 8 min vid for “air out your mats”

@josephsonora3787 2 года назад

Bought four 6'x4' mats and scrubbed them down with soap and water and a pressure washer & left them outside for 2 days then brought them inside and set them up in our flex room near the front door, but the rubber smell was still potent. It took about 2 weeks for the smell to subside somewhat, but at least my wife said the smell is bearable now. Happy Wife...Happy Life!

@wem003 2 года назад

Thanks for the tips - I bought a couple of these and returned them since the smell was so strong. Thinking I might try again, and put them under my deck outside for a month or two and see if that helps! It's high up so they can get plenty of air. And Go Bears!

@hortonbarbell 2 года назад

That sounds like a great idea. Go Bears!

@KBradAdams 4 месяца назад

I guess this helped me decide to put my gym in the garage now instead of the basement!

@hortonbarbell 3 месяца назад

Everyone’s situation is different but I would def choose garage over basement if I had the choice

@luckap79 3 года назад

Good video bud

@itzshowtim3 3 года назад

Subbed. Good content!

@hortonbarbell 3 года назад

Appreciate that!

@firstlastcase Месяц назад

Thanks Man!❤

@pnuttybutty723 3 года назад

Thank you for this - because i Have one in my house under a bike and i woke up last night and wanted to scream 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@johnwade3476 3 года назад

thanks man :)

@byjackli 2 года назад

4 mats from tractor supply have been sitting outside for 2+ months (flipped every other two weeks, baked in sun, soaked in thunderstorms)

@jpizz88 2 года назад

I bought 8 of them. After all the work to get them home, I power-washed them and scrubbed them with simple green. I’ve repeated that process daily for 5 days straight, they have sat in the sun for 5 days as well. There is NO reduction in smell, not even a little. I’m really annoyed that I went with stall mats…

@hortonbarbell 2 года назад

I understand your struggle, trust me, I do. Give them a little more time.

@jpizz88 2 года назад

@@hortonbarbell Hoping for the best. Unfortunately the forecast is 50 degree weather and rain for the next 7 days straight, that doesn’t help.

@highflyer2488 2 года назад

Did it eventually get better?

@absbi0000 Год назад

@@jpizz88 hey man, did the smell ever disappear from your mats?

@jpizz88 Год назад

@@absbi0000 Nope, it never got better. Luckily Tractor Supply was cool letting me return them even after weeks had passed since purchase.

@BRUTUSPLAC 3 года назад

WOW last 2 mats I bought at TS had no smell., late October just before Halloween ( massive frost 22 degrees here along the shore line in CT. I still love my WOOD rack almost 36 years later. Yeah I'm 54 6-1 30o lbs

@nafnaf0 3 года назад

Yeah the first two I bought didn't have much smell to them, but I think they were outside and exposed to sun. The last 6 I bought came delivered straight from the factory and still smell awful. I think leaving them out in the sun and washing them is the only solution. I already have them installed so I am going to try to heat up the garage really hot and vent it with fans

@tjtuck4520 3 года назад

We used our Ozone machine and it worked in a day. Smells like a pool now but better then it was.

@hortonbarbell 3 года назад

Brilliant idea.

@BERTRAND85O Год назад

Great idea

@PrasannaSimhaM 2 года назад

Use cat litter and this absorbs the smell also keep it out in sunlight for a few days and the smell disappears. Keeping rubber weight plates in a box with cat litter also helps remove the smell significantly

@hortonbarbell 2 года назад

Thats an amazing idea. I’ve never heard of it before, but it makes a whole lot of sense. Thanks for sharing!

@Rahulps108 2 года назад

also Charcoal

@user-fi6hg8vq6c Год назад

How? Pour cat litter on the mats?

@PrasannaSimhaM Год назад

@@user-fi6hg8vq6c Pack them in a bag or cover and put the litter in or spread the litter over it as a layerImportant is to have a layer on both sides. You need to give time for adsorption of all the volatile organic compounds. I do these also for cheap rubber bumper plates - put them in a box and fill with cat litter covering it and also in between plates aerate well afterward (both sides). You can also put them out in sunlight where the UV rays also do part of the job

@samsonswaroop 3 года назад

How do you not have more subs? This is just good solid advice!!

@hortonbarbell 3 года назад

Appreciate that! I dont get caught up in the subs. I’m just having fun doing it

@Yozzer72 2 года назад

Kept them outside for 2 weeks. Rained on , blown on,heated on. Hardly any smell at all when fitted. Your right , Patience is the key. 👍

@hortonbarbell 2 года назад

Yessir! Thats great to hear. ‘Patience is the key to paradise.’ - Turkish Proverb

@infiniteg7852 2 года назад

It takes about 2- 3 weeks for the smell to go away..

@Yourname942 Год назад

you should wear a good respirator when dealing with new mats (volatile organic compounds are no joke)

@hortonbarbell Год назад

Thats a great point. I’ve also had discussions with other coaches about how bad working on brand new turf fields (with recycled rubber) actually was.

@MrKeithcl 11 месяцев назад

I ahve had mine installed in my home gym for 1 eyar and the smell is as bad now as it was when we put them in. We ahve to exhaust the room before we use it with a quiet cool ceiling vent fan its that bad., So don't know what to tell you , our is bad.

@hortonbarbell 11 месяцев назад

That sounds awful. I’ve never had that experience myself, but I have had a couple people reach out to say the smell has stayed an issue for them.

@Ramcharger 3 года назад

Awful smell? It gives me +10lbs on my bench and +50lbs on my deadlift!...."I love the smell of stall mats in the morning..."

@hortonbarbell 3 года назад

😂😂😂

@Anniefawesome Год назад

Chemicals affect your swimmers! I'd let them air out for sure!

@mrperfect5985 8 месяцев назад

@@Anniefawesomegood 😂

@bradenmorris9096 2 года назад

I'm dealing with the smell now. Have them in my basement 😬. Vulcanized and fully recycled rubber stall mats. I read online recycled mats have a worse smell. Had them in there a few months. Opening the windows helps. If I leave the windows closed the smell makes its way up to the main floor. May bring them outside in the summer if the smell doesnt dissipate.

@hortonbarbell 2 года назад

Airflow is huge. Use a fan or two if you have them to try and pull air outside when you have your windows open.

@DuckSau2e 3 года назад

Does the smell get away completely? Or like 70-80%? Good video btw 🤝

@hortonbarbell 3 года назад

For me the smell is gone completely. And thank you!

@wolfsden3812 3 года назад

Great video but I would add a tip don't buy in the winter definitely a spring or summer purchase......

@hortonbarbell 3 года назад

Probably depends on where you live. Up north where there is no sunshine for 3 or 4 months, you have a good point.

@alexmarison4085 10 месяцев назад

use odoban 3 times on each side lettting it dry each time before application. completely removes the smell

@hortonbarbell 10 месяцев назад

Interesting. Will have to give that a try next time. Thanks for the tip

@luckap79 2 года назад

I still have the smell over a year and half

@yoitsme1999 2 года назад

Skip to 4:00 for the tips

@joonsup 3 года назад

are these mats easy to roll up to move/transport?

@hortonbarbell 3 года назад

Easy? Debatable. They are 100lb mats. They can be rolled and moved but having a second person is really helpful.

@rayespinoza429 3 года назад

If left outside will rain or moisture effect them?

@hortonbarbell 3 года назад

Not in the least. In fact, they’re typically stored outside at Tractor Supply.

@mhxxd4 Год назад

The smell can't possibly be that bad. Does it just smell like rubber?

@hortonbarbell Год назад

It’s all relative to what you consider “that bad”, but it’s very strong the first couple of weeks. It also depends on how many you get at once. I honestly dont know what exactly I would compare the smell to - it’s not just a rubber smell - its something more than that.

@slampest Год назад

@@hortonbarbell thats was she said kekeke

@ice-xv1hi 2 года назад

Has anyone tried using Febreeze or Odoban or some other odor control solution?

@hortonbarbell 2 года назад

Febreeze is an interesting idea. Never tried it, but seems like it would be effective.

@loserdust07 Год назад

That's just more harmful chemicals.

@knowarning 3 года назад

Put playback speed at 1.5x and its normal

@stevenespinoza7735 7 месяцев назад

wats wrong with the smell, it dont bother me, smells like new tires, and its not overwhelmingly strong at all

@mcelhinn 2 года назад

I saw a rerun episode of friends where Joey pee'd on the horse stall mats and that stopped the rubber smell.... kidding don't do that. Unfortunately with regard to the rubber smell my last gym space was the whole basement so took about about month with the windows open to dissipate. That was for 28 mats so if your using less probably not as long. That was even with laying them outside for a week before bringing them in. With the door closed there was only a little smell of rubber near the entry upstairs. Now I am in the double side of a three car garage and about to go through the process again in another state after a move.

@hortonbarbell 2 года назад

28 mats is an impressive space and yes, with that amount of mats I could see it being more of an issue. Problem I’d def love to have one day.

@mcelhinn 2 года назад

@@hortonbarbellthey were not 4x8s though...big mats in a basement a workout getting them there. Mostly 4x6 .

@JR-rp7vr 3 года назад

Sucks there are very little good options out there. I'll be sitting mine out on the deck for two weeks and flip them per week. Even after the smell is gone, we should still be conscious of the fact that these damn things are toxic so using them in a garage/shop is all I'm trusting these with. Never putting them in the house.

@amandabolah5116 3 года назад

You realize that horses sleep on them once they've been off gassed and if it was still toxic, they trail o dead horses would have been a pretty big giveaway. Washing them down with baking soda and vinegar usually does the trick.

@asvpab 2 года назад

@@amandabolah5116 horse stalls are in well ventilated spaces, not inside a house.

@LegalizeTheNuclearBomb 2 года назад

The air quality will improve over time as they gas off, you can use an air monitor to check.

@s9209122222 3 года назад

The smell of my bumper plates is awful, it smells the same for a week.

@hortonbarbell 3 года назад

What kind of plates did you get? Virgin rubber or recycled?

@s9209122222 3 года назад

@@hortonbarbell I don't know, maybe recycle. I can't smell it as long as there is fresh airflow, but once I close the window and turn on the air conditioner, I can smell it immediately.

@hortonbarbell 3 года назад

The smell of recycled plates takes longer to dissipate for sure. Keep letting those things have as much airflow and sunlight as possible.