Date:         Wed, 17 Jul 2013 16:49:08 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Sound proofing, was: Muffler question
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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I used that stuff on my '82 (diesel -> gas conversion) back in 2000. It did work, damped the tinny sound on the panels. It isn't the be all and end all for sound reduction but it does help. When I stripped that van (was in an accident) I found various degrees of adhesion. Where it stuck, it really stuck, but on some panels it had sagged. I did have problems when I was driving the van with some of it sagging in the front doors and grabbing the window when it was rolled down. I put that down to poor install, not getting all of the wax off the interior of the metal skin.

But do beware, make sure you have degreased the metal where you want to stick the stuff too, especially the walls where heat from the sun will exacerbate poor adhesion.

About any off gassing smell from the asphalt based material - there was a bit initially, but the smell went away after about a week.

alistair


On 2013-07-17, at 4:17 PM, Jim Felder wrote:

> I haven't used Peel and Seal for anything other than under side carpet (not
> under read walking carpet) or sidewall and exterior areas. But that is
> something to consider, thanks for the heads up.
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 6:14 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> RE: Peel and Seal for Sound Proofing
>> A warning.  If you use Peel and Seal under your carpet in the living area
>> of a Westy at some time in the future you will go to lift up the carpet
>> and, because of the weight on top from using that surface, you will find
>> that the carpet is glued to the floor!  Carpet will still come up, with
>> some effort, to reveal that the Peel and Seal 'stickum' has oozed out and
>> becomes one awful mess of impossible to get off black, tar like glue.  And
>> anything you place the carpet on will get it's full share also.  Including
>> your hands :) (you can get it off of some things with charcoal lighter
>> fluid).  Ask me how I know....
>> BTW, I have been very satisfied with the Peel and Seal otherwise and a lot
>> cheaper than near identical products sold for sound deadening at a higher
>> price. No smell from day one and no other problems other than as noted
>> above.
>>