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I would not adhere the carpet to it.
#43
Sounds good, made a fat amazon order for various things with the 3m 77 included. Hopefully the thickstuff can be cut easily with fiskar shop scissors.
Haha, if you want to remove that B Quiet later on it's going to take a ton of dry ice and time
Somehow I used relatively new/clean pruning scissors and it sucked really bad to cut...
Haha, if you want to remove that B Quiet later on it's going to take a ton of dry ice and time
Somehow I used relatively new/clean pruning scissors and it sucked really bad to cut...
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I don't remember any issues with cutting. It has been a while but i think I used a blade knife to slice it up and just peel back the adhesive lining. One small detail: when you cut the Thinsulate with scissors, it actually welds the two surface layers together a bit. It gives it a finished edge look but that is not what you want. The 3M rep said you better acoustic results by spreading the edges so they are not crimped together.
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I used a pair of "shop scissors" and it cut relatively easy this time around. I missed that part about spreading the edges, I will do that next time on the other parts of the car.
So far did the passenger door (closes with a big CHUNK now) and cut some layouts for behind the bulk head/wheel wells, made a somewhat noticeable difference but will assume biggest difference when all the material is connected around the cockpit.
So far did the passenger door (closes with a big CHUNK now) and cut some layouts for behind the bulk head/wheel wells, made a somewhat noticeable difference but will assume biggest difference when all the material is connected around the cockpit.
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Sorry to bump an older thread, but this is exactly what I'm looking for and I just need to get a few questions answered before I place my order for materials.
Looking online for Thinsulate doesn't prove very effective for most of the part numbers listed. I do see an eBay seller that has Thinsulate AU4002-5 AcousticThermal Automotive Insulation Double Scrim as well as the SM200L, SM400L, and SM600L in stock. Would a combo of the 4002-5 (for the floors under the carpet and anywhere else I can find a spot) and maybe the SM200L for the inside of the doors work as effectively as what @cosmomiller has listed?
I'm planning on using Kilmat 80mil as it's reviewed to be a little better than Noico and also odorless, so it's looking like a less expensive option to Dynamat or B-Quiet. I could also scrap the Thinsulate on the floors and use Dynamat's new Dynapad product there - anyone have thoughts on that?
Here's the link to the seller, as well as the Thinsulate products they have in case that helps narrow down which options to go with: https://diyvan.com/collections/thinsulate
Looking online for Thinsulate doesn't prove very effective for most of the part numbers listed. I do see an eBay seller that has Thinsulate AU4002-5 AcousticThermal Automotive Insulation Double Scrim as well as the SM200L, SM400L, and SM600L in stock. Would a combo of the 4002-5 (for the floors under the carpet and anywhere else I can find a spot) and maybe the SM200L for the inside of the doors work as effectively as what @cosmomiller has listed?
I'm planning on using Kilmat 80mil as it's reviewed to be a little better than Noico and also odorless, so it's looking like a less expensive option to Dynamat or B-Quiet. I could also scrap the Thinsulate on the floors and use Dynamat's new Dynapad product there - anyone have thoughts on that?
Here's the link to the seller, as well as the Thinsulate products they have in case that helps narrow down which options to go with: https://diyvan.com/collections/thinsulate
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I contacted 3M automotive division, might have to look it up, but I used the 3M website. A rep sent me all the material I needed for no charge; it was considered a sample package. He just asked I send it a report of my project. I did.
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Here are some close ups of the variety of Thinsulate types. When you cut it with scissors, the edges tend to "weld" together. 3M said for better performance, pull the edges apart.
The one large piece of material on the trunk of the car is the loose piece that sits on top of the plastic tray under the rear window. I can close the top without a problem as Thinsulate compresses easily. If I need to pull it out it just yank it out. It does a great job of reducing cockpit NVH.
The one large piece of material on the trunk of the car is the loose piece that sits on top of the plastic tray under the rear window. I can close the top without a problem as Thinsulate compresses easily. If I need to pull it out it just yank it out. It does a great job of reducing cockpit NVH.