Date:         Tue, 30 May 2006 13:05:52 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Insulating the interior walls
Comments: To: TC <trclark@shaw.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <087d01c68422$99e16d80$c901a8c0@w2ktopcat>
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     Oh yeah. Firefox has lost all my carefully collected Bookmarks or I'd
send you the site, but there is a really well done site that covers exactly
what you are doing. He painted the inside of the panels with Roof Patch
first to keep any condensate from being formed.

     AHA! I just found it via Google.

 http://www.type2.com/library/heat/Engine.html

   Jake

On 5/30/06, TC <trclark@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> So I am just about ready to put the interior of the van back after doing
> the
> body work
> and wanted to get feed back on what I was gonna try
>
> 1. tape 1" 1/4"thick wide  foam strips to the van panels
>    (provide an insulating air space)
>
> 2. attach refleto foil to the 1" foam strips
> (the wrap for hot water heaters)
> http://www.pathcom.com/~kovacs/Reflecto-Foil.htm
>
> 3) get 1-2" thick Blue styrofoam SM & attach to the reflect foil
>
> 4) attach more 1" wide, 1/4" thick  foam strips to the SM
>
> 5) cut flecto foil & attach to the back of the interior panel
>
> 6) pop the interior panels back into place
>     (I might have to get loger panel clips to account for the foil now
> attached i guess)
>
> So basically the reflecto foil sanwiches the styrofoam SM on both side
> and the 1" foam strips provide air insulation
>
> The reflecto foil will make the van quite air tight,
> any one think this might be an issue with condensation ??
>
> comments
>



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Jake
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