sound deadening
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From: crosby mn
sound deadening
what about putting some expandable foam in the door pillars and other areas that cant be reached with dynamat or other sound deadening materials? i had my door panels off and there are many ares that cant be reached.my main concern is in eliminating road noise.also to eliminate wind noises around the upper part of doors.
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Me too jer98 ....
I wrote a thread a while back about this subject and the guys listed several good places to go for sound-deadening materials. But I went to my local Authorized Dupont Paint Dealer and they had some very interesting solutions right on the shelf. One that I am considering for the inside of my doors, is a heavy sheet with a peel-off, sticky back. Foot-square by 1/8-inch thick pieces would be easy to roll up to fit through the holes in the door and then unfold to apply to the outside door skin. It might take about 3 to 4 pieces to do one door. But there are like 8 pieces per package.
What's really scary when looking inside your door is that there is nothing in there to protect you from sound. It looked completely dry inside there, even though we are having a lot of rain. But I think this stick-on stuff would help to sound-deaden the door considerably. The guy at the store said all the pros come in there for it. So, who knows? I wish I had a brand name for you but it is a foot square by about 3/4-inch thick and it's quite heavy. So there is some substance to the layers. I think there are about 8 or 10 pieces per package for $20. I'm going to give it a try. It sure can't hurt and maybe it will help reduce the sound inside my cab. Maybe the door will even sound more "dead" when shut.
Good luck with sound proofing your truck.
BillVoyles
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I wrote a thread a while back about this subject and the guys listed several good places to go for sound-deadening materials. But I went to my local Authorized Dupont Paint Dealer and they had some very interesting solutions right on the shelf. One that I am considering for the inside of my doors, is a heavy sheet with a peel-off, sticky back. Foot-square by 1/8-inch thick pieces would be easy to roll up to fit through the holes in the door and then unfold to apply to the outside door skin. It might take about 3 to 4 pieces to do one door. But there are like 8 pieces per package.
What's really scary when looking inside your door is that there is nothing in there to protect you from sound. It looked completely dry inside there, even though we are having a lot of rain. But I think this stick-on stuff would help to sound-deaden the door considerably. The guy at the store said all the pros come in there for it. So, who knows? I wish I had a brand name for you but it is a foot square by about 3/4-inch thick and it's quite heavy. So there is some substance to the layers. I think there are about 8 or 10 pieces per package for $20. I'm going to give it a try. It sure can't hurt and maybe it will help reduce the sound inside my cab. Maybe the door will even sound more "dead" when shut.
Good luck with sound proofing your truck.
BillVoyles
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From: Northern Virginia
Sound deadening.
My best friend is an MECP First Class installer. He's not fond of the spray on deadening, but he loves the various levels Dynamat produces. He uses extreme in every speaker installation because it helps to fill any gaps caused from switching out a factory speaker to an aftermarket piece.
I had him pretty much go all out on my truck. I've got Q-Logic kickpanel component set up front and I had him replace the 5x7's in the supercab doors. I have had zero buzz from the front, and he basically carpeted the inside of the rear doors. They're just solid. When I bought my sub box, he removed the carpet and rear bench and put some back there. That way I don't buzz like a Honda Civic rolling down the street.
The extreme stuff is VERY adhesive, so you've got to be careful with it. Their regular stuff requires a roller and a heat gun (though a regular hair-dryer works great) to put it on. I have a mixture of the them both because the extreme level has a reflective silver backing on it, the basic stuff is a flat black.
I had him pretty much go all out on my truck. I've got Q-Logic kickpanel component set up front and I had him replace the 5x7's in the supercab doors. I have had zero buzz from the front, and he basically carpeted the inside of the rear doors. They're just solid. When I bought my sub box, he removed the carpet and rear bench and put some back there. That way I don't buzz like a Honda Civic rolling down the street.
The extreme stuff is VERY adhesive, so you've got to be careful with it. Their regular stuff requires a roller and a heat gun (though a regular hair-dryer works great) to put it on. I have a mixture of the them both because the extreme level has a reflective silver backing on it, the basic stuff is a flat black.