Installing sound deadener
#1
Installing sound deadener
I am about to install a new carpet and sound deadener on my '67 442 that I purchased from OPG..I know that there is alot of people that do not like the "tar asphalt" sections they sell, but I want to know if this is supposed to be glued down with adhesive? I also heard about using a heat gun as well.
Any thoughts on this?
Any thoughts on this?
#2
The tar paper deadener they sell specifically for the Olds is useless. Go for Fatmat. Heat it to 200 degrees, make sure the metal is clean and dry, apply it.
Check out my 72 442 build thread. I went a bit over the top with heat/sound insulation, but the car is as good as anything new.
Check out my 72 442 build thread. I went a bit over the top with heat/sound insulation, but the car is as good as anything new.
#5
I am sure when the factory applied these, they were just tossed on at will, no glue.
Mine were all over the place but stuck after many years in the south... Made me think they moved all about when the car went down the line and the carpet installed.
To keep it in place, you could heat the metal and stick it, as it is just thick tarpaper..
Mine were all over the place but stuck after many years in the south... Made me think they moved all about when the car went down the line and the carpet installed.
To keep it in place, you could heat the metal and stick it, as it is just thick tarpaper..
#6
I installed the tar paper stuff in my convertible back in 1990. I really can't remember if I used any adhesive, but I don't think I did. Anyway, after a couple summers here in Phoenix that stuff is permanently bonded to the floor pans. Seems to work OK for a heat shield as my feet have never been hot, even when it's 110º out and the pavement is way hotter than that.
#9
The tar paper deadener they sell specifically for the Olds is useless. Go for Fatmat. Heat it to 200 degrees, make sure the metal is clean and dry, apply it.
Check out my 72 442 build thread. I went a bit over the top with heat/sound insulation, but the car is as good as anything new.
Check out my 72 442 build thread. I went a bit over the top with heat/sound insulation, but the car is as good as anything new.
#13
I installed mine with the Fatmat on the metal floor, and wiring above it. The Fatmat sticks pretty good, and will adhere more as it get hotter out. I didn't want to have to fight it, or cut it, to get to wiring if necessary.
#14
I cut out channels in the thicker foam stuff to reduce carpet bulge.
Here is my progress at installing dynamat extreme...
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...html#post60544
Here is installing dynaliner...
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...html#post63224
(I had not cut the channel in the center piece yet)
#15
The tar paper deadener they sell specifically for the Olds is useless. Go for Fatmat. Heat it to 200 degrees, make sure the metal is clean and dry, apply it.
Check out my 72 442 build thread. I went a bit over the top with heat/sound insulation, but the car is as good as anything new.
Check out my 72 442 build thread. I went a bit over the top with heat/sound insulation, but the car is as good as anything new.
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