Buffalohed 10+ year member
Music Snob Extraordinare
If anyone has seen my previous posts/threads on sound deadening you know I am somewhat obsessive about it. I have tried and experimented with **** near everything to further quiet my car, and am always trying new things.
Anyway, the most recent mini-project I did made the biggest difference since I first deadened the front doors.
I have a bucket of butyl/asphalt roof flashing cement which I coated the outer rear wheel wells with about 1/4-1/2 inch of. Now it is a messy process, I got the stuff all over my hands/arms and some on my car, but that is because I'm sloppy. I also used the same stuff in the trunk.
It smells for a couple days but boy it made a huge!!! difference in road noise. Almost all of the noise in my car now comes from my engine and the windows. I can't attest to the longevity of this treatment, it's only been a few days, but reapplying it should be no problem if it melts off or something (mine is tested to 250 degrees).
It's real cheap, takes maybe 30 minutes, and is hugely effective. Next I am going to do my front wheel wells. By the way, it is much easier if you jack up the car a few inches near the wheel you are working on, gives you more room to work.
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And here is the inside of my rear door, just for the hell of it. It looks like ****, but it works!
Anyway, the most recent mini-project I did made the biggest difference since I first deadened the front doors.
I have a bucket of butyl/asphalt roof flashing cement which I coated the outer rear wheel wells with about 1/4-1/2 inch of. Now it is a messy process, I got the stuff all over my hands/arms and some on my car, but that is because I'm sloppy. I also used the same stuff in the trunk.
It smells for a couple days but boy it made a huge!!! difference in road noise. Almost all of the noise in my car now comes from my engine and the windows. I can't attest to the longevity of this treatment, it's only been a few days, but reapplying it should be no problem if it melts off or something (mine is tested to 250 degrees).
It's real cheap, takes maybe 30 minutes, and is hugely effective. Next I am going to do my front wheel wells. By the way, it is much easier if you jack up the car a few inches near the wheel you are working on, gives you more room to work.
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I told you it was a messy job //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
And here is the inside of my rear door, just for the hell of it. It looks like ****, but it works!