Date:         Tue, 26 Nov 2013 19:24:37 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: That slick plastic tape to quiet down the slider door?
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <52956165.1040403@gmail.com>
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2  other things to do to quieten door down:

1 - if not already done, some deadening pads (b-quiet or the like, or ice guard roofing stuff) on the inner surface of sliding door

2 - minor reduction of noise with same sound deadening on inside of sliding door track cover.


One of these days I’m going to explore the possibility of tires of some sort on the door rollers. PolyU or the like. 


alistair


On Nov 26, 2013, at 7:05 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> To add to the conversation: this stuff worked for me too. By "worked" I
> mean that there was a noticeable reduction in slider noise. Not amazing,
> but noticeable. I have an '84.
> 
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
> 
> On 11/26/2013 04:57 PM, Frank Condelli wrote:
>>         David, once again, I used this one, on the advice of another List member:    .010” UHMW Tape-Acrylic Adh -  $22.04 for the small roll.  Seems to do the job perfectly.
>> 
>> Frank
>> 
>> 
>> On Nov 26, 2013, at 10:08 AM, mcneely4@cox.net wrote:
>> 
>>> Frank, that site lists many tapes, including quite of few that in my ignorance I might think would serve the purpose.  Which one is the one to buy?  Thanks, Dave
>>> 
>>> ---- Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote:
>>>>        Here is the link again <http://www.cshyde.com>  Now it’s in the archives a couple of times.
>>>> 
>>>> On Nov 26, 2013, at 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Recently there was a thread about tape to put on the door track to
>>>>> quiet things down and make it slide open better?  Can someone point me
>>>>> to a place where that stuff is bought or sold?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> 
>>>> Frank Condelli
>>>> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
>>>> '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250 Sherpa, "98 Ducati 750 Monster & Lionel Trains (Collection for sale)
>>>> Frank Condelli & Associates - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
>>>> BusFusion a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 05 ~ 08, 2014
>>> 
>>> --
>>> David McNeely