I use this stuff called Foilastic. Its made by Polyken and sold at roofing supply houses. It has foil on one side and a butyl/asphalt 1/16" sticky (very sticky) base on the other. It cost $40 for a 50 foot roll that is 9" tall. I like the 9 inch tall roll because anything larger than is hard to get into small cavities like the doors, etc. I've done my entire van in the stuff and it makes a huge difference. Foilastic and other products like it are not really "soundproofing" ---they are more like "sound deadening" in that they will stop vibration from traveling down the vast expanse of sheet metal that make up a Vanagon body. If you do just the doors, be sure to do both the inside skin (right behind the doorpanel) and the door skin itself. Your doors will now "clunk" instead of "bang"! Its a beautiful thing. Jeff 87 Syncro Westy On Mar 14, 2006, at 8:01 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:30:39 -0500 > From: Dustin Jones <jonesboy21@GMAIL.COM> > Subject: Soundproofing material > > What is a good material to use to further sound proof the engine > bay (and > possibly the doors) in my 90 Vanagon Carat? |
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