Sound Deadening other than Dynamat?

[Cha Ching]

Some great info in this thread regarding 'roofing tar' products . It appears that several other users with FIRST HAND experience using this product (or similar) are perfectly happy with the results.

The original member I was referring to also made it a point to give his user-opinion about how easy it was to apply, the cost-effectiveness, the smell (or, in this case, the LACK thereof) & the fact that he has heat-tested it in the Texas sun.

It's an evaluation like this which gives me the information I like to have when making a decision to use a product.

[AndrewBird]

I used Peal-N-Seal from Lowe's in my Jetta and it worked great. Bunch of MG guys use it as well to cover the entire inside of the car.

[nmlss2006]

Read above. There are different products made with different materials. No, they are not all the same and yes, there are measurable and siginficant differences. It is generally a bad idea to put asphalt-based products in a car.

[gearheadE30]

Looks like I'll be doing this soon. Probably start with rear tray and trunk just because I'm replacing the rear window anyway and it'll be easy to do. My car's noisy, being a 318 with no deadening and all.

[BrewCity11]

http://forums.corral.net/forums/showthread.php?t=432018:)

Dude, badass notchback. I looked thru all the pics. Love it!


**BTW, I also call this the "Upgrade your stock speakers" Mod. I made my friend do this on his '97 Acura CL. Just one roll, in the trunk, rear decklid, seat back and bottom, and trunk lid. Improved bass response and reduced road noise. Waiting to do the front doors and under the carpet.

[paulkeith]

I've done two cars with the home depot stuff. Its called "peel n seal" or "adhesive backed roofing tar somethingorother"

I applied it with a heatgun and went a few layers deep in certain spots. Never had smell issues or adhesion issues. Very happy with the results.

[Cobra Jet]

I've used the Home Depot/Lowes product before - never an issue and it's far less expensive per roll than spending the $$$ on Dynamat (or insert "other") sound deadening "squares".... The product goes on easy, it does not smell at all in any type of heat and the product works eactly like most expensive audio sound deadening mats/pads/squares. I've used it for complete interiors, floor pans, doors, etc... Never ever had an issue.

Most of your "name brand" audio sound deadening materials are made out of some type of pressed tar-like substance with this or that type of sound deadening claims. Since it's coming from an "Audio Shop" most will buy it, but for those that never research similar products online they spend the $$$$, sometimes double or triple what you can use similar products that will work in the same exact manner w/ the same exact results.

Sure, you can flame me for the above and you Audiophiles or Installers can say the "roofing" products don't work or are not for vehicles, but take it from someone who has used the product - and from MANY others who have done the same - IT WORKS and is no different from the fancy, gimicky, off the shelf audio sound suppression materials.

For those that want pics & actual "testimonials" - go here and read the many pages of others who have used the same Home Depot or Lowes product:

http://forums.corral.net/forums/showthread.php?t=432018

The same has been said about using these products on many other vehicle forums for those wanting to inexpensively suppress their interiors from outside or common vehicle noises.

:)

[Justin B]

I think Jordan (aka 'Stuck') over on e30Tech used this stuff & in his thread someone called it "Peel & Seal"...supposed to be pretty damn inexpensive, too. About $15/roll, iirc. He said he used about 5 rolls total.

Yeah, its roofing tar. It can melt and get gooey in high temperature, its supposed to to seal a roof. Some of the cheaper sound mats are basically the same stuff too but doesn't mean its worth using. I'm personally going to get one 80 sq foot roll of Damplifier for my 02.

[nmlss2006]

http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/

HTH, HAND.

[Cha Ching]

^ what is that stuff called exactly at Lowes / Home Depot ?

I think Jordan (aka 'Stuck') over on e30Tech used this stuff & in his thread someone called it "Peel & Seal"...supposed to be pretty damn inexpensive, too. About $15/roll, iirc. He said he used about 5 rolls total.

[The Driver]

I'm looking to buy some sheets of sound deadening, but don't want to pay Dynamat prices. Anyone know of a good place to buy a significant amount of it?

Q-mat, Best stuff on the market. I use it in my Rx7 to kills the ominious droning weed wacker sound. It works like a charm and comes out when you want it to. Stuff isn't the cheapest though.

[dude8383]

It's pretty much forever. The adhesive backing is almost impossible to remove/clean from a surface, and only gets more stuck-on with heat. One hot day in the sun and that stuff isn't going anywhere ever again.

yeh, it becomes a real pain in the ass to remove. when i was swapping my audio stuff from my red car i had to pull some of the deadener off in order to get the lines. man that stuff was disgusting!

[CorvallisBMW]

It's pretty much forever. The adhesive backing is almost impossible to remove/clean from a surface, and only gets more stuck-on with heat. One hot day in the sun and that stuff isn't going anywhere ever again.

[xwill112x]

is this suff removable or is it pretty much there forever once it is installed?

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[gearheadE30]

Is this suff removable or is it pretty much there forever once it is installed?