<VV> sound proofing

[Mark Durham]

I hadn't thought about using the spray on undercoating to fill in
around the edges, just thought of it in my previous post because I
found that Wally's world has some in their automotive restoration
section.

But, I expect the car will be significantly quieter when I am done.  Mark

On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 7:50 PM, kevin nash <wrokit at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Mark-
> Right on!! The only sound proofing material that I'd known about previously
> was the dynamat material,
> its good to know about some of the other alternatives. Previously, with my
> other early (62 spyder
> with a 140 installed, single exhaust) I put 4 coats of rubberized uncoating
> on the entire floor
> (including the hat shelf) and all of the interior part of the rear fenders
> (removed rear seat side
> panels to access)- I did it for rustproofing only, but was amazed at how
> much quieter it was inside
> after the carpets and seats were back in!
> Kevin Nash
>
>> Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 09:40:49 -0800
>> Subject: Re: <VV> sound proofing
>> From: 62vair at gmail.com
>> To: wrokit at hotmail.com
>> CC: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>>
>> Kevin, yes, I bought peel and seal from Lowes. Its an aluminum lined 5
>> layer rubber type compound that does not hold moisture and is self
>> stick. It comes in 6 inch wide strips 25 feet long, I think, for about
>> $16 a roll. I basically cleaned the hat shelf, back wall and area
>> under the rear seat and cut it to fit and covered the upper, lower and
>> sides of the hat shelf area and then down the back and under the seat.
>> Will do the rest when the weather keeps the garage consistently
>> warmer.
>>
>> It shields sound and helps deaden the area by minimizing vibration.
>> The hat shelf, with the design of the car, is a loud speaker pointed
>> directly forward. I lined the hat shelf, and after I get the EFI
>> computer installed on the shelf, I'm going to make a cover that is
>> also covered in this stuff, to keep that noise out completely.Would
>> work great in other places too, I would imagine, but when I do the
>> doors I probably will get some undercoating and spray in there. Mark
>> Durham
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 6:57 PM, kevin nash <wrokit at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Message: 4
>> >> Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 10:08:59 -0800
>> >> From: Mark Durham <62vair at gmail.com>
>> >> Subject: Re: <VV> Pics of '64 Vert Heat Ducts
>> >> To: Byron Comp <byron.comp at yahoo.com>
>> >> Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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>> >> Byron, my 62 coupe is set up the same way. Nice pics, though. Going to
>> >> do some soundproofing while in there? Mark Durham
>> >>
>> >
>> >  Mark- I know I'm going to be doing some sound proofing, although it
>> > will
>> > be sometime after I get the seat mounting finished and the new "package
>> > area"
>> > cover finished. Did you do any on your 62? If so, what did you use?
>> > Kevin Nash
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