lizard skin
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Drifting
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From: Celeste Texas
lizard skin
I've read some reviews and searched around here in some old posts. Any body use this stuff lately and want to share results? Is it as good as the propaganda says it is?
Bill
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From: Oxford Ohio
Look at www.hytechsales Same stuff without the paint. Add the paint at your end and don't pay shipping for the paint. Enough for 5 gallons runs about $49.95 or so.
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I sprayed my 74 floor boards inside the car last August with the lizard skin. The result is very good. Before I couldnt stand to drive my 74 during the summer for more than about an hour at a time because of my feet burning from the engine compartment heat. Now I can drive it as long as I want.. made a huge difference. I highly recommend it.
Rodney
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I sprayed my 74 floor boards inside the car last August with the lizard skin. The result is very good. Before I couldnt stand to drive my 74 during the summer for more than about an hour at a time because of my feet burning from the engine compartment heat. Now I can drive it as long as I want.. made a huge difference. I highly recommend it.
Rodney
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keep in mind that you will need a special gun to spray it. If you decide to go with the lizard skin, let me know. I already purchased the gun and I can help you out. I also did my 72 convertible on the inside and plan to do the engine compartment firewall and the trans tunnel too. Will probably do this in the next 2 - 3 weeks.
Rodney
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Does this stuff spray on the floor boards under the carpets? So, it wouldn't show if the car were being judged? My 69 is miserable to drive on longer runs in the summer time because of the "Corvette Hotfoot". Where can you find Lizard Skin?
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Drifting
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From: Celeste Texas
Thanks guys. One of the vendors that comes to all the local big events has a kit for just over 300 that has enough to do the interior and the gun. He said if I clean the gun he will buy it back. This weekend is the Pate swap meet at Texas Motor Speedway so I plan on getting it there. Once I get it in my 72 I'll post some pics.
Bill
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From: Coquitlam British Columbia
Lizard Skin
I highly recommend using the Lizard Skin SuperPro Spray Gun kit when applying Lizard skin heat or the sound deadening product.Tried applying without it at first and that was a big mistake on my part. I was able to purchase 2 gal of heat insulation,2 gal sound deadener, and the spray gun from Summit for about $400, and have no regrets spending the money.
ikwhite
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I used this on my 68 and was extremely happy with it. As ikwhite explained do yourself a favor if you did yourself get the right spray gun. I bought my gun from summit as well. Great system. Well worth every dollar in my opinion. 
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Great advice all and thank-you, I will definitely use this when I get around to the body off. Would you put the heat spray on both the interior and ext. uner the floor and on the firewall. I/ll also add the sound application as well even though I have a vert. I was in a C3 vert that they had done both heat and sound insulation and was just so impressed.
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From: Baldwinsville New York
Great advice all and thank-you, I will definitely use this when I get around to the body off. Would you put the heat spray on both the interior and ext. uner the floor and on the firewall. I/ll also add the sound application as well even though I have a vert. I was in a C3 vert that they had done both heat and sound insulation and was just so impressed.
good idea.
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From: Coquitlam British Columbia
Great advice all and thank-you, I will definitely use this when I get around to the body off. Would you put the heat spray on both the interior and ext. under the floor and on the firewall. I/ll also add the sound application as well even though I have a vert. I was in a C3 vert that they had done both heat and sound insulation and was just so impressed.
I top coated Lizard Skin with Slick Sand then sanded smooth you could also just sand the Lizard Skin, but I did not want to waste any by putting it on the floor.
http://www.vettemod.org/index36.html#
Afterwords I top coating with SPI Epoxy primer.
http://www.vettemod.org/index38.html#
Then top coated with Bullet proof coatings Black.
ikwhite
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From: Somers CT
The guy I bought my material from rented me the gun for a nominal fee. You might find someone in your area that would do the same, check some speed shops or custom car places.
