Tar Boards

[braidmeister]

When you guys took out your tar boards, what did you replace them with? Anything?

-Brady

[Beetleboi -Greg-]

Matt loves Tar!!!! I'm sure he knows.  ;D

[njgt-1]

Lots of guys use this sound proofing stuff, Dynamat. Its supposed to insulate the car and its density helps your stereo sound better. I've heard about a roof flashing product sold in Lowes and Home Depot thats the same thing and cost much less. Bud Ward was using it in his bus but I don't know how he made out.

[braidmeister]

I was thinking of using the original tar boards as templates for sheet aluminum ones, just to dress it up. No louvers...I promise  ::)

I believe that the stuff you are referring to is called 'Weather Watch'...pretty sure it is a GAF product. They use it on roofs in valleys to prevent ice dams etc.

-Brady

[VWPANZER1]

I was thinking of using the original tar boards as templates for sheet aluminum ones, just to dress it up. No louvers...I promise  ::)

I-Brady

   I love louvers-Flames Too! #campfire@

jt

[66-Ghia]

Bob is right, you can buy it at Home Depot. It cost a LOT less than Dynamat.
I think Jack used it under his floor mats? It is good to buy a small wooden roller to make sure you get it down tight. There is another product out there called "fatmat" much cheaper than Dynamat.  GOOGLE Fatmat vs Dynamat    Just remember all these products have a silver finish over a "tar" based product and are very sticky.
Good luck
Bud

[Baha (Shawn)]

Ya know... Brady just triggered a memory. Home Depot sells a duct sealing material that is high-density foam between aluminum sheets. I use it all the time. It's about 12" wide and comes on a roll, and it is extremely s-t-i-c-k-y on one side. No tar

[Bugaru "JAY"]

 I have used the Rubberized spray undercoating on the inside of door panels, etc. It actually works, and the real objective is to stop metal from vibrating thus taking away the tin sound in sound systems, etc. Also keep in mind that sound is transfered through vibrations, so if you can harness the vibrations sound waves will fall flat. Same idea with Dynamat it simply stiffens your sheetmetal, but if you think about the spray vers Dynamat with the spay you can get better coverage, and coat it to your desired thickness. I have about $200.00 worth of dynamat in Louie, and I'm sure a few cans of rubberized undercoating worth about $20.00 could have saved me a buch of bucks.    s#r

 

[Baha (Shawn)]

I think it's a little more effective than undercoat. The rubber will keep the sheetmetal from resonating, but the dynamat will actually absorb and disipate sound waves. There is also an insulative property. On a bug with a wasser-boxer in it... no big deal. But anything you can do to keep the heat in your aircooled in the winter, is a big plus.

[braidmeister]

The problem with undercoating & butyl-based stuff is that you could never really get it off again if you wanted to...it's permanent...or a royal pain in the hiney to remove later.

[Bugaru "JAY"]

 Hey Guys.. I remembered us chatting about sound proofing, and recently saw this product advertized on TheSamba..

It looks pretty cool, and it's a liquid so the coverage can be far better. Looks a little pricy but I guess that in the end it's less expensive then DynoMatt.. Hm-mmm kind of brings me back to what we use to do years ago, and simply use the rubberized undercoating "the good Stuff"  s#r


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