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Stewart

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I've been meaning to do this for a while but never got around to it due to the perceived high cost. I went with damplifier from second skin and ordered 40 sqft which was under 100 bucks. It took an a few hours after removing the carpeting in the foot wells and I went with 2 layers on the firewall and tunnel and 3 layers on the floor. It was very easy to work with and the results have been fantastic. Much easier to apply than dynamat and you get tons more for the same price.

My shoes are no longer melting after spending some time at higher speed and I can finally feel the cool air vent doing it's job and as a bonus everything is much quieter. I had a hard time hearing the engine up on upper big Tujunga while cruising at 65mph with just the nice purr of the exhaust to let me know it was running.

If your thinking about sound proofing/heat proofing go for it. The small investment in time and money is well worth the results.

I figure the footwells took roughly 20sqft.
 
That's interesting stuff! Less than half a pound per square foot, too. Thanks for the info, Stewart!
 
how's the smell? I don't wanna smell like fresh tarmac every time i get out of my car....
 
hmmmm... sounds like what i need. I just got my new carpet this week, and decided that I won't install it until I get a noise damping/heat proofing kit to go under the carpet. How much of the floor did you triple up on; just the feet area or from front to back?

Sorry for the newb questions, but I wanna lay some on the package shelf and boot/cockpit divider wall (I'm getting a lot of exhaust resonance) in addition to the foot wells, and am trying to figure out how much material I'll need.
 
For the whole tub I bet 40 sqft would do it. I covered up to the break between the front and rear carpet and the rear shelf. I tripled up on the floors and doubled up on the firewall. The strip's are 12x24.
 
excellent!
 
Stewart
Hate to be a pain, but I live in Canada and would certainly appreciate pictures, and the product name, as well as where you purchased this. My car requires something, but all I can find here is expensive and usually imported. Thanks Dave
 
I'm thinkin' so, too. I've several materials here to choose from, used a foil-clad "bubble-wrap" material ('bout 1/4" thick) for most of the floorboard and the side panels but hadn't committed to it for the "hotter" places. Have a synth half-inch clad on one side that resembles "batting" I was gonna try. But that stuff looks like a perfect answer.
 
Sorry to jump in, but the posting heading caught my eye, if you know what i mean. If there were earlier posts for heat shielding, I haven't seen them.

How does this second skin compair to the bubble stuff with aluminum deposits on each side? I read their claims, but interested in someone who may have experience with both.

I used the 1/4" bubble stuff on my Tiger and Cobra Jet - the difference was amazing! This appears to be approx twice the cost as the bubble variety that I purchased from a boat outfit who recommends it for the engine room.

Need to do a couple more cars and would go with the better product.

Thanks
 
I bought directly from second skin Second Skin click here The stuff is about 1/8th inch thick. I forgot to take pictures of mine but here's a gt that used the same stuff.

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Wow, that looks nice and thin. I bought some stuff for lining aircraft firewalls from Aircraft Spruce a few years ago. It works well in my B, but it's much thicker, probably closer to 1/4in or so - it wasnt cheap. It helps with the heat, a litle less so with the N/V/H.
 
After watching this thread and seeing the result I just may have to to this some time in the future. Nice sat job.
 
This is great - I'll be ripping out my interior RSN so - where can I get this stuff? Is there an online purchase option?
Thanks!
 
So is this done instead of or in conjucntion with the factory insulation? I may have to do this to my B, it'll be easy since I currently have no carpet to speak of. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif
 
Are there no issues with moisture retention and <span style="color: #FF6600">RUST?</span>
 
TR6BILL said:
Are there no issues with moisture retention and <span style="color: #FF6600">RUST?</span>
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There shouldn't be as long as you apply to rust free painted surfaces that have no exposed bare metal. Also, if applied correctly, there should be no voids between the deadener/insulation and the surface you applied it to. So, it should be very difficult for moisture to get in or trapped under the deadener.


Camshaft said:
So is this done instead of or in conjucntion with the factory insulation? I may have to do this to my B, it'll be easy since I currently have no carpet to speak of. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif
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You can use it either way. If you use the factory style padding between the carpet and the deadener material the interior of the car will feel more 'stock' and or plush... But this stuff is so much better than the stock options that you don't really need to use the stock style paddings.
 
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