Date:         Mon, 25 Jun 2001 09:02:57 -0500
Reply-To:     wilden1@JUNO.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: noise reduction sound deadening
Comments: To: andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ
Content-Type: text/plain

<a href="http://www.texasrefinery.com/pc-aluminumquickpatch.htm">Aluminum
Quick Patch, sound
deadening stuff , no I don't use, no I'm not going to, but it's good
sound proofing.</a>
Try this material, it's relatively cheap and will seal out moisture and
comes in easy to use size. It will also stay where you put it, I've got
some in my engine compartment and its been there and in good shape for
three years.

Stan Wilder
83 Westfalia Air Cooled

On Mon, 25 Jun 2001 20:59:45 +1200 Andrew Grebneff
<andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> writes:
> >I tried a different material to calm the clatter in my bus since I
> thought
> >the sheets where too expensive.  The stuff is called Coolseal and
> cost
> >something like $6-7 for a can.  It is a glass fiber filled asphalt
> >immulsion that is actually pretty odorless and dries to a simi-hard
> tough
> >coating.  I put this stuff on the sheet metal on the front doors,
> sliding
> >door, back hatch and the large piece of sheet metal on the drivers
> side
> >behind the front seat.  Boy what a difference, I would say atleast
> 2-3 db
> >of sound killed and the sliding door goes thunk instead of
> thewanggggg when
> >shut.  The front doors are still somewhat loud, but you can't put
> much
> >sound deadening material in there due to the windows.  Put some
> plastic
> >rapped fiberglass insulation in the sliding door and that large
> panel on
> >the drivers side which seemed to kill a little bit more sound and
> helped
> >keep the van warm in the winter.
>
> Anything which traps water against the panels will end up causing
> rust.
> this includes plastic-wrapped insulation and any naked fiberglass
> pads too.
>
>
> Andrew Grebneff
> 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
> ph   64 (3) 473-8863
> fax 64 (3) 479-7527
> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> www.goingplatinum.com/member/vw1
> www.highyieldcrusaders.ws/ref.html?ref=vw
> www.aciimoney.com/index.shtml?vw1
> VW & Toyota vans, Toyota diesels and Macintoshes rule

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