Sound deadening rocks!
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Sound deadening rocks!
Well...after two trips to Advance Auto and 25 bucks later, I am the proud owner of a car that no longer rattles like it's going to fall apart. I took apart the whole rear end, dampened the taillights, trunk lid, rear wall(both sides), interior of the trunk, and the spare tire well.
Took 7 cans of the stuff at 3 something each. 2 cans on the trunk lid, the other 5 to cover the rest. It made such a huge difference I thought I had something wrong with the stereo from the outside because I couldn't hear any rattling.
Off hand I would say it added an easy 3-5 dbs, and it is also punchier than it was before. My trunk lid used to visibly shake from 10 feet away, now I have to look at it parallel under a light to see it move. :lol:
Best 25 bucks I ever spent on the stereo. :cheers:
Oh yeah, here's the car: http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...4&cat=25&val=1
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EDIT: Speeeling. :lol: ALSO NEW PICS ARE UP
[Modified by TheWacoKid, 5:06 PM 1/16/2004]
Took 7 cans of the stuff at 3 something each. 2 cans on the trunk lid, the other 5 to cover the rest. It made such a huge difference I thought I had something wrong with the stereo from the outside because I couldn't hear any rattling.
Off hand I would say it added an easy 3-5 dbs, and it is also punchier than it was before. My trunk lid used to visibly shake from 10 feet away, now I have to look at it parallel under a light to see it move. :lol:
Best 25 bucks I ever spent on the stereo. :cheers:
Oh yeah, here's the car: http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...4&cat=25&val=1
Me--> :D
EDIT: Speeeling. :lol: ALSO NEW PICS ARE UP
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Re: Sound deadening rocks! (gdh)
It's just rubberized undercoating, a generic liquid noise dampener. You can get the paintable version for 5 bucks a can, but I'm not planning on painting it.
It's basically rubber in a can, and it makes a great cheap deadening solution. :yesnod:
It's basically rubber in a can, and it makes a great cheap deadening solution. :yesnod:
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Re: Sound deadening rocks! (TheWacoKid)
Wackokid.... Sounds Great. HOwever, almost too great to be true? What made you decide this vs somthing like Dynomat?
I'm just about to head-off on a sound dampening venture, but before I go there, I just want to know if one is better than the other, is there a difference, is there any residule smell (rubber) when it heats-up, or anything I should be cuacious about.
It sounds great: cheap, easy to install, and lightwieght. But I'm concerned about how well it compares to Dynomat results. IWANT MY CARE QUIET!!!:)
Please advise
Joe :flag :cry
I'm just about to head-off on a sound dampening venture, but before I go there, I just want to know if one is better than the other, is there a difference, is there any residule smell (rubber) when it heats-up, or anything I should be cuacious about.
It sounds great: cheap, easy to install, and lightwieght. But I'm concerned about how well it compares to Dynomat results. IWANT MY CARE QUIET!!!:)
Please advise
Joe :flag :cry
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Re: Sound deadening rocks! (knowledgefreak)
dynomat also comes in a spray form sound deadening is sound deadening
EDIT: Only drawback I can see to this stuff is that it is extremely messy..once it gets on something it is a royal pain to remove it. I am sure other liquid deadeners are the same though.
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Re: Sound deadening rocks! (TheWacoKid)
If you are serious about lowering the volume inside your car you are best to use some kind of sheet material like Dynamat. There are several brands availble and they are pretty much the same thing. There is a spray on sound deadner and using undercoating also works but not as well as a sheet material. The major advantage to spray on materials is the abiltity to put material where you can not with a sheet material. That and the cost. I do not recommend using a spray on that will have carpet put over top of. Behind plastic parts it works excellent.
I read a post somewhere about a guy that removed his inner rear wheel wells and coated those from the inside. He said it removed alot of tire noise. I have already laid alot of sheet material in my car I am going to the wheels like he did next. He used a spray on sound deadner I am going to use undercoating for the cost mostly.
I read a post somewhere about a guy that removed his inner rear wheel wells and coated those from the inside. He said it removed alot of tire noise. I have already laid alot of sheet material in my car I am going to the wheels like he did next. He used a spray on sound deadner I am going to use undercoating for the cost mostly.
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Re: Sound deadening rocks! (EatRice)
The whole point of using this stuff was the cost...at 3.48 a 18 oz can, you can do an entire car for half the cost of a Dynomat trunk kit. Multiple layers work just as well as Dynomat type sheets.
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Re: Sound deadening rocks! (gdh)
Yes the cost is an excellent reason for using undercoating but you would have to make like 1/2" thick to equal the use of a material made for sound deadening.
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Re: Sound deadening rocks! (EatRice)
:iagree: I have about 3/8" on the trunk lid, and it made a huuuuuge difference. Everything else I am doing with about a 1/8" to 1/4" coating.
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Re: Sound deadening rocks! (TheWacoKid)
Well...I just did the interior of the car also...stripped it down to bare metal and dampened everything. Now at 70 mph there is less noise than at 45 before. Wow.
Install pics here: http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/497954/2
Install pics here: http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/497954/2
