Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 09:58:26 -0700
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From: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Sound Deadening...here we go :)
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While the old interior is out you should definitely take the opportunity to soundproof. I used B-Quiet (about $80 per 50' x 1' roll, plus shipping) to cover all the panels behind the front seats in my Westy. Having used all that up I tried the Roof Patch product from HoDepot in the front doors and it seems to be the same stuff. I make no claims about offgassing or the dangers thereof, but that the sound deadening results seem equal. I'm not dead yet from the side effects (if any) of either product.
If you try the roof patch stuff, you can figure it'll be about 20% less than the B-Quiet per square foot and is readily available locally, whereas shipping from Canada may be time consuming and/or costly (if you pay extra to speed it up). You could have the interior done using the local stuff before the Canadian stuff arrives by surface mail.
There are opinions about the necessity of covering every square inch of sheetmetal to quiet things down and I elected to do this for my own peace of mind. You might get just as good a result by putting the stuff in the center of the panel in question rather than covering it out to the edges. The second method will definitely make the material go further, but do you want to skimp while this deep into the job? Let us know how it turns out for you.
Stephen
--- On Wed, 5/20/09, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
From: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Sound Deadening...here we go :)
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 11:57 AM
Ok, I've read the archives (yay they worked great) but am still a bit
confused.
I have acquired a proper Carat interior for my '90 and while I'm installing
it thought it would be a good time to install some sound dampening material.
I know about Dynamat and Fat Mat and some other similar problems - however
times be tight financially my friends and I was hoping to do this relatively
inexpensively with the best possible results.
I'd love to use Fat Mat, because I've heard it's results, but it just isn't
int he budget right now.
So, any "poor mans" materials anyone can suggest? Also, it makes sense that
covering as much of the surfaces as I can will be the best solution but if I
were to ultimately go Fat Mat will I still get good results by placing a
"tile" here and there? Or is complete covering the really only good way to
do it?
Thanks in advance ;)
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Thanks,
Jeff
'90 Carat (Grover)
'86 (We call this one Parts)
'78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
