Sound deadening without carpet...?

[bp71k5]

For reference, the peel-n-stick fiber based sound matte mine had under it acted more like a sponge than anything else. It held the moisture long enough to ensure the metal underneath could rust away nice and quietly.

I'm switching to rubber\vinyl\spray-on for next time.

 

[NEK5]

You DO remember who your talking to here right? I have somewhat of a tendency to go overboard on stuff..

Herc is a huge project away for me still....

You don`t say

 

[jonrpick]

I continue to ponder this question about sound deadening and heat barriers....

ThermoTec makes some effective heat blankets (I've used them in the Burb) and there are other peel-and-stick products that are highly rated. I want to eventually do a complete Line-X coating both inside (and underside) on my Blazer tub. I don't think there's an effective way to do both, since the heat barrier products would be a bizarre product to spray Line-X on top of.

I am starting to find ceramic-based spray on products which claim to be good for reflecting heat. If these could be top-coated (and they were actually effective in the first place) it might be a good underlayment before the Line-X was applied.

You're thinking the same as me, Greg... I have been reading about this stuff for a few years now:

http://www.lizardskin.com/

It's meant to be painted over, so I think applying it, then topcoating, then a bedliner coating would probably do the trick.

Also, keep in mind coating the underside of the truck, which is more necessary than the inside, for rust prevention, will help too.

 

[Skigirl]

I continue to ponder this question about sound deadening and heat barriers....

ThermoTec makes some effective heat blankets (I've used them in the Burb) and there are other peel-and-stick products that are highly rated. I want to eventually do a complete Line-X coating both inside (and underside) on my Blazer tub. I don't think there's an effective way to do both, since the heat barrier products would be a bizarre product to spray Line-X on top of.

I am starting to find ceramic-based spray on products which claim to be good for reflecting heat. If these could be top-coated (and they were actually effective in the first place) it might be a good underlayment before the Line-X was applied.

I Line-x'd the inside of mine, Durabak'd the outside, put sound deadener (don't recall which brand at the moment) in the doors and it helped a lot. I still want to use QuietCoat on the underside. I did put carpet in the front over the Line-x to cover wiring, and certainly that deadens noise, but even before that it was much quieter. I think the addition of QuietCoat on the underside will make a nice difference. I think you can put QuietCoat in and top it with Line-x too. QuietCoat specs: http://www.soundivide.com/PDFs/Quiet-Coat-QC-118.pdf

Of course you can always augment all of that by adding a ton of $hit in the bed that you haul around in case you ever are on the road when Armegeddon hits. That dampens sound pretty well too

 

[Cowboy_80]

Just a thought, though it may have been posted already. I'm lazy and didn't read everything...

coat of hurc, brown bag sound stuff (the peel and stick), then some more hurc.

It'll keep the fiber away from the metal, plus seal it in so it can't get wet... Just an idea.