Sound dampener/heat insulators
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Well, it’s a non committal option that could definitely be permanent....I certainly plan on keeping mine in there for the foreseeable future. And in your situation, with the metal floor patches screwed in with the sheet metal screws, this removable layering option may be good to keep an eye on those areas in the future.
As for the oderban pad, it was what was available at the time. Came from the carpet department at the Hardware store, and seemed attractive because it claimed to be mildew and Oder resistant. But any padding would probably to the job. I’ve heard rubber horse stable pad works really good. If I can find it cheap locally, I will be using that in my 80 series instead of the carpet pad. It’s probably a lot heavier weight wise, but would be more heavy duty and maybe less likely to absorb water if it were to leak inside or get wet. If I can’t find it or is too expensive, I would use the oderban pad again for sure!
Don’t know what ounce jute that was used, was the same thickness as what was underneath the carpet. If you had a thick pad you put down, a thinner jute layer would probably be better. Just a guess, I’m definitely not an expert, so take this info I’ve been posting with that in mind. It’s just what’s worked well for me, but I’m on an isolated island in the middle of the ocean with not as much access to other materials as you guys on the mainland.
@Aloha Jen ; Thanks for sharing. Looks like a good way to go and like you said its always easy to remove. I'll likely mimic yours when I get around to the interior parts of mine.
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I went and picked up that foil bubble wrap today. I really like the idea of being able to check out what’s going on underneath all the layers w/ my hack job patches. I may stick the foam layer to the bubble wrap. I did find some nice thick closed cell foam on Amazon but figure I’ll see how a couple layers of the foam I have first does under the 40oz Jute I bought. My son adorably says to me the other day, ‘Mama why do you have a big roll of lint?’ I chuckled, he’s darn right. Just what it looks like!
I put one of those pads in the back of my F150 bed, biggest problem was the smell. I have a cover for the bed and every time I removed it, it smelled like rubber. I could not imagine this in the cab of the 60.
Something to consider.
This is a really good point. I experienced this with some weather tech copy floor mats in my 60. The off gassed rubber smell was so overpowering we had to get rid of them. I thought the stench would go away, but even after soaking them and sitting in the sun for a week (both were online advice to rid smell), they still reeked of chemical rubber smell. Apparently there are different grades of rubber, some batches smell worse then others.
I agree, the more I look at this thread the more the "noncommittal" layers makes sense.
I agree. This thread really has me rethinking my sound deadening plan...and I still have about 3/4 a roll of quietcrap left.
The thought of slathering stick on deadener over every square inch of the wagon floor like many here have done has always made me a little nervous. There's no way of telling if water is trapped under it, and it has no way to breathe...and that could get ugly.
I'll still use the quietcrap but sparingly in high noise areas like the rear wheel well humps and the tranny tunnel. These areas are more vertical and less likely to get wet anyway. The stick on deadener/quietcrap works really well for lining the vertical body surfaces inside all the doors and rear quarters. Even there I laid it in individual patches, not sheets. Vertical surfaces will "drain", and complete panel coverage is not needed. Forget the % of coverage that makes it effective, but it's not a lot. My doors sound like a bank vault when tapping on the outer skin...the unfinished rear quarter sounds like an empty Coor's light can.
I like the "noncommittal" layering @Aloha Jen , will give this a try myself. What did you use for the high density foam under the blue jute?
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Her foam IS the blue layer.
I followed her way and laid foil bubble wrap down then added the frost king sticky foam (its only 1.8” thick) to it. Followed by 40oz Jute. So for now this is what it looks like. No where near complete.
I followed her way and laid foil bubble wrap down then added the frost king sticky foam (its only 1.8” thick) to it. Followed by 40oz Jute. So for now this is what it looks like. No where near complete.
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Gotcha, you're correct. I thought the gray liner stuff on the wheel wells in Jens photo was the high density foam layer under blue jute. I see now. The blue stuff is available at Lowe's btw.
Hmm, what to do? Think I may go with stick on deadener/quietcrap in only certain spots, then maybe a car specific pad/heat barrier like @Willard mentioned in post 21, then maybe a thinner jute or sound deadener closed cell foam under the carpet. Jute would definitely be cheaper and is supposed to be great sound killer, hence, why it is used.
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And it’s thick and fairly cheap per yard from that company too. They do have the thermozite as well but it’s only 20oz Jute w/ the foil attached, about $8 or 12 per yard if I remember correct. Very pleasant and helpful customer service.
