Date:         Mon, 31 Oct 2016 14:44:34 -0400
Reply-To:     Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: soundproofing
Comments: To: Raimund Feussner <ray@v6bus.de>
In-Reply-To:  <613fafb6-cbca-1527-6a8e-e7f27d5f0573@v6bus.de>
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It is thin so I have a couple layers in spots. Not really necessary, I learned after applying it. Thing is, anything on a bare expense of sheet metal will damp the sound. Tapping the outside now returns a thump instead of a gong. 

Stephen

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> On Oct 31, 2016, at 1:46 PM, Raimund Feussner <ray@v6bus.de> wrote:
> 
> Whooieh! That´s some shiny Vanagon
> 
> Looks quite thin, so more heat proofing than sound?
> 
> Raimund
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> 
>> Am 31.10.2016 um 18:15 schrieb Stephen Grisanti:
>> I used several rolls of foil-backed asphaltish B-Quiet years ago in our '87 Westy and when that ran out I used cheaper and similar Peel & Stick roofing material from the hardware store.  Only had one piece come loose inside the driver's door and it gummed up the window but I cleaned that up and replaced it and have had no trouble since. I also took the precaution of taping all the seams with metal foil tape (not duct tape) to keep the gooey stuff away from surfaces I did not want gooed.
>> Let me know if this photo link does not work for you:https://get.google.com/albumarchive/112729414255295600165/album/AF1QipPwCdrUOQZbNYvVI_rrJwRXplx7RnZaDa2J3CqK
>> Stephen
>> 
>>     On Monday, October 31, 2016 12:38 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>  
>>  the OEM firewall insulation is quite thick and I couldn't find it... so I

>> use the Fat Mat and double it
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