Date: Tue, 26 Sep 1995 11:53:23 -0400
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From: "Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers" <fty@mcnc.org>
Subject: FWIW - thread on car sound absorbing, cheap "dynamat"
> Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
> Subject: Re: Dynamat is like roofing paper??
> Date: 21 Aug 1995 16:50:03 GMT
> Organization: olympus.net
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> References: <DDn7p3.Inv@gpu.utcc.utoronto.ca>
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> In article <DDn7p3.Inv@gpu.utcc.utoronto.ca>, gregh@gpu.utcc.utoronto.ca
> (-= Greg H. =-) wrote:
>
> > In article <nperson-1908951207080001@papm007.olympus.net>,
> > DJK <nperson@olympus.net> wrote:
> > >In article <DDHvDv.E2v@gpu.utcc.utoronto.ca>, gregh@gpu.utcc.utoronto.ca
> > >(-= Greg H. =-) wrote:
> > >
> > >> >I was looking into this just today. A comparable product is "Glazing
> > >> >Paper," which is used as a roofing compound. It has the same
> > >> >sound-deadening qualities as Dynamat, but it is A LOT cheaper. It can be
> > >> >found at any hardware/roofing store. Sixty bucks will be enough to do
> > >> >most every metal item in your car. It is easily applied any is durable.
> > >>
> > >> But what about the smell that usually comes with the use of roofing
> > >> paper?
> > >>
> > >The smell isn't that prevalent, since it is self-adhesive and requires
> no heat.
> >
> > Ok.. but does it have the same adhesiveness as the Dynamat? And what about
> > the thickness of it? How does it compare to the Dynamat?
> >
> > Greg.
> >
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> Actually, the stuff is hellatiously sticky. In fact, almost too much so.
> It is about an eigth of an inch thick, nearly identical to Dynamat. The
> sound deadening quality is definitely comparable to Dynamat. Given the
> price difference ($179-Dynamat/$30-Glazing paper), at the least, it is an
> alternative to consider.
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