Has anyone got any advice on which direction to take in regards to sound / heat insulation for the floor ? I plan on running carpet over the top and hope to avoid anything too bulky.
I've seen "Dyna-mat" used on various TV shows but have no experience with it.
Last car i did i used industrial carpet under-lay with mixed results, great sound suppression but so bulky it was in-practial.
Sound / Heat insulation
Sound / Heat insulation
Anthony..
FB/EK Car Club of QLD
www.qldfbekholden.com
FB/EK Car Club of QLD
www.qldfbekholden.com
I used a "general" car carpet underlay and a lino-type material with a textured finish, I got both of these from Exact-Fit in Newton SA. The underlay would be about 20mm thick and the lino gear about 3mm.
For the next project I think I will go for some DynaMat as these old girls need all the help they can get.
PM Ed on the FE/FC Forum or search his build threads as he used a heap of the stuff on his FE Wagon.
For the next project I think I will go for some DynaMat as these old girls need all the help they can get.
PM Ed on the FE/FC Forum or search his build threads as he used a heap of the stuff on his FE Wagon.
floor mat
Hi Strogger,
I'm pretty well convicted to leaving the floor with only a paint finish - had some very anxious moments with deadener and adhesive sound material....
I now use a Clark Rubber material called "moonwalk" it is a perfect medium to fit between a high gloss floor and carpet - it grips to hard slippery surfaces tenaciously yet still grips carpet....... I find it quite good as far as sound absorption is concerned - but I'm nearly deaf..........
The product is quite expensive - $44 per lineal metre @ 1300 mm wide...
It is not too bulky - certainly not to the extent that the original fibre mat is....
I have fitted 3 layers to my floor/boot/underside rear seat and "waffered" some absorbent cloth to catch any grain/dust which may "filter" through the carpet - in the view of preventing abrasion to the paint........
One layer of "moonwalk" is around 1/4"..........easily removed for inspection.
It will compress quite readily yet return to its original state within seconds....
This pic shows the moonwalk (blue) and also a much thinner similar product - I used Loctite 424 to "weld" the two different thicknesses together.
There may be better options, this has been my most satisfactory attempt thus far..................
frats,
Rosco
I'm pretty well convicted to leaving the floor with only a paint finish - had some very anxious moments with deadener and adhesive sound material....
I now use a Clark Rubber material called "moonwalk" it is a perfect medium to fit between a high gloss floor and carpet - it grips to hard slippery surfaces tenaciously yet still grips carpet....... I find it quite good as far as sound absorption is concerned - but I'm nearly deaf..........
The product is quite expensive - $44 per lineal metre @ 1300 mm wide...
It is not too bulky - certainly not to the extent that the original fibre mat is....
I have fitted 3 layers to my floor/boot/underside rear seat and "waffered" some absorbent cloth to catch any grain/dust which may "filter" through the carpet - in the view of preventing abrasion to the paint........
One layer of "moonwalk" is around 1/4"..........easily removed for inspection.
It will compress quite readily yet return to its original state within seconds....
This pic shows the moonwalk (blue) and also a much thinner similar product - I used Loctite 424 to "weld" the two different thicknesses together.
There may be better options, this has been my most satisfactory attempt thus far..................
frats,
Rosco