Best deadener for the money?

[mgcauctions09 10+ year member]

What's the best deadener price to performance on a budget?

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[djarmy2004 10+ year member]

Theres alot of mixed reviews on this. I have personally used te SDS Tiles and dynamat and had great results. I just bought a roll of fatmat so im hoping it does just the same. just depends on how much you want to spend and your method of covering and what purpose your covering for. GL

 

[subydude81 10+ year member]

Edead45 and 80. Mixed reviews as well but i've been using it for years and I can't complain. I did my entire car with the edead45, 80 and teklite and its definitely worked and save me probably $500 if I was to go with the other higher priced brands

 

[BeAlLsTaR13 10+ year member]

secondskin ftmfw!!

 

[HCCA 10+ year member]

I used BQuiet Extreme (cheap stuff), and decided it was not sufficient. I used three layers of his stuff, on the front doors, and the rest of the vehicle with Second Skin Damplifier Po. One layer of DP was BETTER than three layers of the B Quite X.

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

http://www.secondskinaudio.com

http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com

 

[d77543020 10+ year member]

Theres alot of mixed reviews on this. I have personally used te SDS Tiles and dynamat and had great results. I just bought a roll of fatmat so im hoping it does just the same. just depends on how much you want to spend and your method of covering and what purpose your covering for. GL

you will be disappointed with the fat mat unless you use multiple layers

 

[atsaubrey 10+ year member]

http://www.secondskinaudio.com
http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com

nuff said

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

silver foil protecto-seal from Lowes/Menards has worked well for me...

 

[ballstothewall 10+ year member]

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[Anthony Collova 10+ year member]

The best value for the moeny will be the product that does the most amount of dapming with the least amount of material.

While products that come in rolls are pretty cheap, they will also require many more layers to get anything close to the same results that a quality cld mat will get you.

See, products that come on rolls are tapes, designed to go on roofs. No way around it. Company buy roofing tape in huge quantities, then sell it online and rename it XYZ sound deadening.. or whatever.

These products are sometimes asphalt, which is dangerous to use, and usually have a very thin foil (or mylar backing which is worthless) which is not nearly enough to constrain (the "C" in CLD) the adhesive.

As a reasult you need A LOT of the product to do a good job. Using one layer of this stuff WILL reduce vibraions. Don't get me wrong. Anything you glue to the metal will help to SOME degree. How much it helps depends on a few variables. The better the product you use, (thicker/stronger foil, better adhesive, higher elastomeric value etc) the less of it you will need.

Products that are designed to reduced vibrations, product that are designed to be constraint layer dampers from the begining come in sheets, not in rolls.

The foil is too thick to roll up comfortably and adhesive is usually 50%- 100% thicker that the roofing tapes. The thicker adhesive means more elastomeric value between the foil and the metal which means better damping performance. All this equates to less material per sq foot required.

So, if you are asking what is the best VALUE mat on the market, there are a few great options. But the answer will always be:

The one that allows you to accomplish your goals with the least amount of material for the best price.

Do a search on these products

Dynamat Extreme

Raammat BXT II

Hushamat

Stinger Road Kill Expert

SDS CLD Tiles

That will get you headed in the right direction

ANT

 

[-Leister- 10+ year member]

Ss!

 

[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

whats the budget?

car?

sq ft you need?

budget might mean $100 or $500

 

[atsaubrey 10+ year member]

The best value for the moeny will be the product that does the most amount of dapming with the least amount of material.While products that come in rolls are pretty cheap, they will also require many more layers to get anything close to the same results that a quality cld mat will get you.

See, products that come on rolls are tapes, designed to go on roofs. No way around it. Company buy roofing tape in huge quantities, then sell it online and rename it XYZ sound deadening.. or whatever.

These products are sometimes asphalt, which is dangerous to use, and usually have a very thin foil (or mylar backing which is worthless) which is not nearly enough to constrain (the "C" in CLD) the adhesive.

As a reasult you need A LOT of the product to do a good job. Using one layer of this stuff WILL reduce vibraions. Don't get me wrong. Anything you glue to the metal will help to SOME degree. How much it helps depends on a few variables. The better the product you use, (thicker/stronger foil, better adhesive, higher elastomeric value etc) the less of it you will need.

Products that are designed to reduced vibrations, product that are designed to be constraint layer dampers from the begining come in sheets, not in rolls.

The foil is too thick to roll up comfortably and adhesive is usually 50%- 100% thicker that the roofing tapes. The thicker adhesive means more elastomeric value between the foil and the metal which means better damping performance. All this equates to less material per sq foot required.

So, if you are asking what is the best VALUE mat on the market, there are a few great options. But the answer will always be:

The one that allows you to accomplish your goals with the least amount of material for the best price.

Do a search on these products

Second Skin Audio

Dynamat Extreme

Raammat BXT II

Hushamat

Stinger Road Kill Expert

SDS CLD Tiles

That will get you headed in the right direction

ANT

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[mgcauctions09 10+ year member]

whats the budget?
car?

sq ft you need?

budget might mean $100 or $500

1994 ford explorer 4 door

I want to do the roof,floor all doors and hatch

budget $300-$400