Where do you get your sound deadener?

.......and before you mention how great Dura Mat is, please come up with a second choice or just don't bother replying (with all due respect of course) :grin:

I have much better things to spend $150 on right now.

What about this ebay store, anyone use them?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1968...33697QQitemZ8037947357QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

 

get the stock tar mat material from any chevelle dealer.
Try www.nationalpartsdepot.com

 

shop local car stereo shops and online ones as well.... there are several brands... they all work... and have variations for different apps.... a search for dynamat will turn a few leads up.... but there is probably a cheaper brand.

no one is going to see it anyway.

 

Believe it or not I have had excellent results with house insulation. Varying thicknesses & light weight are 2 deciding factors.

 

House insulation is not meant for the floor of a car though. The tar like sound deadener's purpose is to absorb vibrations which fiberglass insulation does not do . House insulation is for keeping cold out.

 

I just bought some of this..... www.secondskinaudio.com

 

Is this the stuff you got? How many square feet would I need? I have no idea what kind of car you have because you have no signature.

I'm thinking 10 square feet would be just shy of what I need and I probably have to go with 20. Either way, it's cheaper than even buying the original type sound deadener as they are charging $60-$80 just for that everywhere I look.

Thanks for the tip. This stuff is a hell of a lot cheaper than Dura"ripoff" mat.


Specs:
Thickness 65 mils (.065 in; 1.65 mm)
Mass/Area .42 lbs/ft (2.05 kg/m)
Heat Tolerance 475 F (246 C)
Sheets 12.5inX24in (31.75cmX60.96cm)

10 ft $25.00
20 ft $49.50
40 ft $93.50

 

another option:
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=268-015
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MEDICAL MARIJUANA

 

Cool. I used the bubble type with the foil on both sides. It worked great! AND Lightweight, too!

 

What are you guys talking about?? uzzled:

What is bubbly type house insulation?? o No:

Are you talking about plastic bubble wrap used for packaging??

I'm a little

 

I used Ultimate with good results in a non-Buick application. I covered the floorpan and trunk and it made a big difference (exhaust/road noise was too loud before).

Cheryl

 

On the b-quiet ultimate stuff, how much did you use??? Just curious as I will be using that as well, since the guy lives in my city!!!

later
Tim

 

Tim,

I used two rolls, and I got it from Ebay at a better price. You may want to check Ebay for prices on rolls (I think it is the samer guy). I completed the floorpan, under the rear seat, trunk, quarters and part of the firewall. There was enough left over to put a second layer in the trunk, but I decided it was quiet enough without it.

Cheryl

 

OK, thanks. It is the same guy and he will pretty much match his e-bay price...so thats cool.

Thanks for the info.

later
Tim

 

Look for it in the insulation department of a hardware story. It is like bubblepack in the middle, but it has metal foil on both sides. I loved it.

 

I was on a bulletin board one time where these folks were talking about a sticky backed roofing material they could get at Lowe's etc-another tar based product I think.....and it was extremely cost effective from what I remember. I think it is the same stuff I saw Bob Vila putting on the lower few feet of a roof on one of his shows as a moisture barrier. This stuff was placed under the shingles directly on the roof decking---"ice shield", "Ice barrier" or something like that. It was a material that had a peel-off/sticky layer on one side. We don't use that stuff down here but I'll bet it is readily available up north.

Has anyone tried that avenue since most of these high $$ insulators seem to be based on a dense asphalt based type construction?

I know, they have ones with lead, etc layers in them but they are priced through the roof! (Cascade Audio,etc.)

 

ice shield

Thanks Andrew and Patton.

Actually Patton, that ice shield stuff is exactly what my GTO resto guru friend told me to use. That's what he uses. Maybe I'll make a Depot run and check er out.

 

Ames Performance Pontiac claims they sell original type tar sound ded with paper backing that has to be installed using a heat gun. Sounds like the original stuff. I think kit is about 60 bucks. they are made for a GTO but is probably the same as Buick. You can get catalog on line.

 

Ken---if you do end up getting some of the material I mentioned please do me a favor and post where you got it, general cost of it and the brand name---then I can see if it is sold down here. Thanks very much. Patton

 

Ok Patton, Will do.

copperheadgs1; my Pontiac buddy got it through that same place I believe and it was then that he realized it looked like nothing more than ice shielding that you'd use on a roof. The heat gun is so it conforms to the contour of your floor boards. Once it does, it will retain that shape.