Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 04:50:10 -0700
Reply-To: dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Soundproofing recommendations?
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I have used DynaMat in vans as well as in my home building projects. it works very well!
I am currently building a custom interior for a Syncro and making all the panels out of QuiteWood.
If you think DynaMat is spendy, don't bother looking this stuff up.
It works very well and gives structure to door and interior panels.
I have used spray sound deadeners too. I get them up into pillars and all the hard to reach areas.
Not as much reduction in sound, but much easier to work with in the tight spots.
Personally, I think one of the best courses of action is to spray the underbody of the van with a rust proofing material. Kill two birds with one stone. The combination of underbody rust-proofing and DynaMat will give you a Benz-like interior feel and you surely will see a reduction in cabin noise. Shutting the doors sounds really nice too.
dylan
----- Original Message ----
From: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 12:16:13 AM
Subject: Re: Soundproofing recommendations?
I know personally one person's van that has Dynamat in it and it's a dream. Solid sounding doors, totally different ride/driving experience on the road. Just does not sound like a vanagon.
I have a roll of B-Quiet that I've used on a few surfaces and it's incredible stuff. Probably more expensive than most other options though? .... but I haven't priced others.
B-Quiet is a sort of tar paper that's quite thick and flexible on one side, and a thick aluminum foil stuck to the other side, so you wind up with the thick foil facing the inside of the van and the tarry stuff stuck to the metal. Good stuff, tough, durable, very easy to apply, cut and work with and thin enough to use in tight spaces without interfering with things like rolling-up-windows.
Bob Stevens
'87 Syncro Westy> - Boom Mat > - Dynamat Extreme> The Boom Mat product is more expensive yet claims to be better> Any recommendations?> Thanks,> Mike,> '87 Westy
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