Carpet/Paint over eDead

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

hi again, ima thinkin about takin advantage of that eDead discount and doin my trunk. After i do my trunk, im planing on carpeting or painting over the edead (dont like the silver look to it). Will doing this hinder the performance of the eDead??

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[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

No.

but it will crack if you use the wrong kind of paint

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

okay den, ill use carpet or some kind of cloth, i dont like paint cracking look ugly

 

[EFFENDI 10+ year member]

I wouldnt reccomend painting it. The aluminum backing would flex and expand in this California heat, so if you were to paint it, you'd need something with very viscoelastic properties (hard to find, expensive). You could use some thin automotive carpet over it (cheap, looks better), using spray adhesive (3M Super 77). Doing a layer of thin foam and then automotive carpet (the thin stuff) would improve the deadening capabilities of eDead.

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

I wouldnt reccomend painting it. The aluminum backing would flex and expand in this California heat, so if you were to paint it, you'd need something with very viscoelastic properties (hard to find, expensive). You could use some thin automotive carpet over it (cheap, looks better), using spray adhesive (3M Super 77). Doing a layer of thin foam and then automotive carpet (the thin stuff) would improve the deadening capabilities of eDead.

ooo so use foam and the carpet eh?? hmmm, where can i buy some of the foam and carpet?

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

get automotive carpet, its nylon and is eaiser to work with www.partsexpress.com (search carpet)

As for foam, just use the house hold foam that they put under carpets.

Local carpet store will have it

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

cool awesome, hey supa, your bdays on christmas?

thanx

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

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