How Much Deadener

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I have never used deadener, and want to put it in my 2006 Chevy Malibu LS. I am probably being too ambitious as I don;t know how long it takes, but I want to do all 4 doors, the floor, and the trunk top and bottom. I suppose I want to do the top of the car too, assuming the headliner is designed to be removed. I welcome any advice and I primarily need to know how much deadener I need. I plan to buy the AT60.

My goal is nothing special. I would like less road noise but primarily I would like my music not to be so audible outside of the car. I deliver pizzas and I have noticed that my stereo is audible at a customers door even when its at very low levels.. My stereo is basically loud at 20, dangerously loud at 25.. I listen at 18 when singing and 12 when rolling through a customers neighborhood to make sure I wake no one up and hear complaints. No customers complain when I'm at their door, but it's ridiculous that I can almost make out lyrics at such a low level.

EDIT: Also do I really need to double up anywhere. Is the doubling up just for the super flexible areas? The only one I can think of would be the roof of the car.

 
Here is a quick break down for you of what I suggest (without knowing the exact measurements of your doors, truck, floor, and roof I can not give you an exact answer.) 4 doors is typically 15-25 sq ft, a trunk is 20-25, floor is 15-20, and a roof is 15-20 sq ft. As long as you use the sound deadener conservatively 75 sq ft should be enough to get the job done. I would also suggest looking into getting some mass loaded vinyl to put down on your floor (this will help a lot with road noise.)

 
i just used 3/4 of a roll of 80 mill for one door //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif BIG difference though.

 
i just used 3/4 of a roll of 80 mill for one door //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif BIG difference though.
That's pretty extreme overkill, but it's your $.
 
i just used 3/4 of a roll of 80 mill for one door //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif BIG difference though.
I am going to assume you were using it incorrectly and had the wrong goals in mind.. I bet you were using it to block noise and that is not its purpose.. that is what MLV and CCF is for

 
i just used 3/4 of a roll of 80 mill for one door //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif BIG difference though.
You could have used way less and still gotten good results. I only have about 17 sq ft total on my 4 doors and they are solid (I used the 60 mil to my doors.)

 
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