Deadning the WRX

[silvercookie 5,000+ posts]

Got bored and ran to home depot to pick up some sounds insulation.

Was looking for peel and seal but all they had was this stuff called protecto wrap.

Looked decent enough and for $17 for a 6" x 50ft roll i figured might as well give it a try.

With 1 roll i was able to do the whole floor and spare tire well of my trunk along with the inside and outside of my trunk lid and 1 wheel well. The second roll i did the other wheel well and underneath my back seat and still have around 30ft left.

Only have 1 pic of the protecto wrap, but ill get more.

Then i ran to another home depot out by my aunts house and they had stuff similar to peel and seal.

Butyl rubber with aluminum backing. $15 for a 6" x 25ft roll so i gave it a shot.

Almost completely gutted the interior of my car.

With 1 roll i was able to do 75% of the floor in the cabin.

Pics from start to halfway through.

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[silvercookie 5,000+ posts]

And here is the back, had to put the front seats in so i could go home ill be finishing putting everything back in throughout the week. still have to add a few more pics though.

 

[Heeltoeclutch 10+ year member]

Feckin pics won't show! silly work filter.

Not at all worried about smell? dunno if that's an issue with what you used...

 

[silvercookie 5,000+ posts]

Feckin pics won't show! silly work filter.
Not at all worried about smell? dunno if that's an issue with what you used...

Nope, no smell at all. That is the main thing i was worried about too, but after baking in the sun this morning i still dont smell anything.

 

[Heeltoeclutch 10+ year member]

That's good. I haven't deadened my car because of a combination of laziness and worriedness about weight. this stuff heavy?

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

any noticeable difference yet?

 

[silvercookie 5,000+ posts]

That's good. I haven't deadened my car because of a combination of laziness and worriedness about weight. this stuff heavy?

the 6"x50ft roll of protecto wrap weighs maybe 5 lbs.

the 6" x 25ft peel and seal weighs about the same.

any noticeable difference yet?

It is quieter with no interior and just the deadning than when i had full interior and no deadning at all.

Once i finish up a few more patches and put everything back together it should be a pretty big difference.

 

[Cornbreadxd 10+ year member]

watch out for the haters, they'll be here once they get wind of this thread. I can vouch for you though because i've used edead,fatmat,dynamat xtreme, second skin, protecto wrap, and quick roof they all work to some effect if done properly.

The quick roof does kinda smell a little its not super strong but I did the roof of my s10 w/ it and it smelled like rubber for 2 days. You should try to go to the plumbing section and get that frost king duct insulation. The one with foam/foil not fiberglass. I had success using that to cut the noise from my transmission shifting when I layed it on the tranny tunnel.

Again the haters will come for you but another thing I suggest is to go to Jo-Ann fabric if you have any locally and grab some neoprene $20/yd. (look in a sunday paper or online for 40% off coupons) and throw some of that underneath your carpet and seats for a cheap decoupler. Most of the people are gonna say get ensolite or whatever but it doesn't matter.

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

might be going to the homie depot to get me some protecto wrap

 

[silvercookie 5,000+ posts]

might be going to the homie depot to get me some protecto wrap

I would get 2 rolls of the aluminum back one and then 1 roll of protecto wrap and double it up.going to try that for my roof and see what happens. sunroofs blow.

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

I would get 2 rolls of the aluminum back one and then 1 roll of protecto wrap and double it up.going to try that for my roof and see what happens. sunroofs blow.

is the aluminum stuff the same brand? or is it a different brand?

 

[jtomsic 5,000+ posts]

never had luck with peal n seal before woulld start fallin off trunk lid in summer and stunk but if your happy ..good for you but i would have just boguht deadner if i was going to totally gut my car like you did anyhow..for $100 bucks you could have done it right.

 

[silvercookie 5,000+ posts]

1ft x 1 ft squares @ 2 dollars each. would need around 10 of them per side on the floor. so thats 20 squares. 40 bucks. and i did it for 15. and it works just as good.

No thanks.

 

[wenn_du_weinst 10+ year member]

don't put it on your roof, In NY it might not be as bad but I know in SD it will heat up enough to drip.

 

[silvercookie 5,000+ posts]

well i have a headliner that sits right against the metal on the roof so the headliner would be constantly pressing against it. It can get over 95-100 easily here.