Date:         Thu, 25 Mar 2004 16:02:24 -0500
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:      Re: Sound Deadener Installation Concerns
Comments: To: vanagon <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
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On Thu, 25 Mar 2004, vanagon wrote:

> Dont take my word for it, I was simply making a less expensive, and easier
> to remove solution than Dyna mat and the hugely expensive "sound deadening"
> solutions on the market, which IMHO are overpriced, too sticky, too heavy.

"Brown Bread" is a lot cheaper than Dynamat and looks like it works about
the same, from the spec sheet.  Haven't tried installing any of this stuff
yet, though.

Yeah, it's still expensive and heavy, but as someone pointed out earlier,
you can get most of the benefit without covering the entire panel.  It
doesn't take a lot of it to effectively damp the vibration.  Remember, the
goal of this stuff is not to create a continuous barrier to sound, it's to
absorb the energy that's making the panel vibrate.


David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon