Dynamat installation help.
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Burning Brakes
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Dynamat installation help.
Does dynamat come pre-cut?? Has anyone ever made patterns of the dynamat you installed. I am installing a different product and would be willing to pay for any patterns. Dave
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i didn't find it particularly difficult to install the insulation in my 62. use the full sheets for the large ares and butt them up and form to fit. fill in the small places with pieces, then tape over all seams,
Bill
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The same way you would install bulk carpet. Work slow and as the saying goes, "measure twice, cut once." You can put the next piece over the installed and then cut along the ridge the edge of the installed piece makes on the one you are working with a good sharp knife. May sound confusing, but lay a piece down and put another on top and you will see what I mean. Work it slow and carefully and you won't even have much of a seam.
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hushmat, got it from Amazon at a VERY good price...
i chose the hushmat because someone had done a home-study (used a stove and a baking sheet and compared the temp on the stove side with the mat face side using an infrared gun) of several different products and the hushmat had the best results.
Bill
i chose the hushmat because someone had done a home-study (used a stove and a baking sheet and compared the temp on the stove side with the mat face side using an infrared gun) of several different products and the hushmat had the best results.
Bill
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Midyear install
Here's a picture from my install in my 64 Coupe to give you an idea of what it will look like in your car.
As others have said, small wall paper roller and a golf ball work well. In addition, I used a larger laminate roller over the areas I could reach to get it real flat around the rear wheel wells in my Coupe. I also used the jute and heavy Al Knock's carpet. It is very quiet now. Even with the sidepipes, I can get any combo of exhaust sound, tunes, or a pleasant mix of both without pushing the radio volume too high. Pilot Dan
As others have said, small wall paper roller and a golf ball work well. In addition, I used a larger laminate roller over the areas I could reach to get it real flat around the rear wheel wells in my Coupe. I also used the jute and heavy Al Knock's carpet. It is very quiet now. Even with the sidepipes, I can get any combo of exhaust sound, tunes, or a pleasant mix of both without pushing the radio volume too high.
Pilot Dan
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I used butcher paper to make patterns inside the bare body and used a Sharpie to transfer those patterns to the Dynamat, cut on the lines, and installed it. Get a narrow wallpaper seam roller to work it into the corners and depressions, and a heat gun also helps a lot to contour it.
That's what I did. Butcher paper, sharpie, exacto knife, scissors, and a "J" roller. Then I used foil duct tape to cover seams.
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hushmat, got it from Amazon at a VERY good price...
i chose the hushmat because someone had done a home-study (used a stove and a baking sheet and compared the temp on the stove side with the mat face side using an infrared gun) of several different products and the hushmat had the best results.
Bill
i chose the hushmat because someone had done a home-study (used a stove and a baking sheet and compared the temp on the stove side with the mat face side using an infrared gun) of several different products and the hushmat had the best results.
Bill
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i got the hushmat ultra (20 sheets) PF400S (the PF400B is the same, only black in color). this is what i had left (2full sheets and some pieces); probably enough left to do my gas tank cover should i decide i need it
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Bill, did you cover the vertical area behind the seats?
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Here's a picture from my install in my 64 Coupe to give you an idea of what it will look like in your car.
As others have said, small wall paper roller and a golf ball work well. In addition, I used a larger laminate roller over the areas I could reach to get it real flat around the rear wheel wells in my Coupe. I also used the jute and heavy Al Knock's carpet. It is very quiet now. Even with the sidepipes, I can get any combo of exhaust sound, tunes, or a pleasant mix of both without pushing the radio volume too high. Pilot Dan
As others have said, small wall paper roller and a golf ball work well. In addition, I used a larger laminate roller over the areas I could reach to get it real flat around the rear wheel wells in my Coupe. I also used the jute and heavy Al Knock's carpet. It is very quiet now. Even with the sidepipes, I can get any combo of exhaust sound, tunes, or a pleasant mix of both without pushing the radio volume too high.
Pilot Dan
