Should I deaden my trunk?

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

heat gun is not needed

 

[donpisto 5,000+ posts]

now you're just being picky

no i just speak the truth homeboy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Plus, some of the deadener didn't eliminate my rattles, that's what the rattle pad was for.

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

no i just speak the truth homeboy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
Plus, some of the deadener didn't eliminate my rattles, that's what the rattle pad was for.

rattles never get eliminated

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

I am sure I have a roller in my basement somewhere

 

[donpisto 5,000+ posts]

rattles never get eliminated

You have lots to learn my friend....You would think with the amount of deadener I had in the Accord I would know....and i do //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Another tip is to use expanding foam in crevices.

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

that xtreme kit is a start but probably wont fix the problem. ive got the same kit in my trunk. athough it does cut down on vibrations ALOT my spoiler still makes a ton of noise. going to double layer soon on my lid and see if that helps.

obviously a roller is good to use but i put some raamat on the inside of my door panels a year ago by hand and its still on there just as good.

 

[donpisto 5,000+ posts]

that xtreme kit is a start but probably wont fix the problem. ive got the same kit in my trunk. athough it does cut down on vibrations ALOT my spoiler still makes a ton of noise. going to double layer soon on my lid and see if that helps.
obviously a roller is good to use but i put some raamat on the inside of my door panels a year ago by hand and its still on there just as good.

I don't know if another layer of deadener will solve the problem. I think the issue is the contact of the spoiler onto the trunk lid. Probably needs some deadener in between or an open cell foam.

As for laying deadener by hand, yes it can be done, but it does make a difference. It's kind of like screwing a screw in by hand vs a screw driver.

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

You have lots to learn my friend....You would think with the amount of deadener I had in the Accord I would know....and i do //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
Another tip is to use expanding foam in crevices.

You'd think //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

I have been (and still am) in the process of taking my body panels off the car to deaden them on the inside...Id suggest it, especially sedans with nasty rear door panel flex/rattles...my rear doors were terrible untill I lathered on a ton on spectrum sludge and then a layer of dynamat extreme...now knocking it is greeted with a "thud" //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Ofcourse this is an older saturn and you pretty much just need very basic tools to take the whole car apart...might be a living hell on some cars im sure

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

I will notice a differnce from one layer though right

 

[donpisto 5,000+ posts]

You'll notice a difference, but when you do a second layer, perhaps 3rd, 4th, 5th, or even 6 layers (//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif) you won't have to worry about anything. Main thing you want to do is locate the problem. If you have a friend that can help, what you can do is play some songs that you know get rattling or vibration, sometimes volume doesn't need to be loud at all, its just the frequency that is being played is resonating the objects. So what you can do is have your friend play the song and keep going to that part while you locate where it's coming from and then deaden the area or use an open cell foam if needed. Sometimes its hard sometimes its easy. I know on my Accord I did the tail lights just because I had extra deadener. Little did I realize that it made a big difference and cancelled alot of rattling.

Also, do one thing at a time, you don't want to do multiple areas and find out you still have the same problem. I had some minimal rattling occuring where my rear bumper was. Turns out there is a metal bar so I deadened it and it helped a littled. I took it out and put a 1/2" or 3/4" foam tape and put it back on and went through hell to put it on. All it did was make things MUCH worse. I never got around to taking out, but it was my plan. Part of the problem was that the foam was so thick and it was closed cell foam, had it been open cell foam it would have gone away I'm pretty sure. If you ever want tips or advice feel free to PM me. I'm no expert, but the amount of deadening I've done to my car was quite intense. It's fairly simple to do though.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

You'll notice a difference, but when you do a second layer, perhaps 3rd, 4th, 5th, or even 6 layers (//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif) you won't have to worry about anything. Main thing you want to do is locate the problem. If you have a friend that can help, what you can do is play some songs that you know get rattling or vibration, sometimes volume doesn't need to be loud at all, its just the frequency that is being played is resonating the objects. So what you can do is have your friend play the song and keep going to that part while you locate where it's coming from and then deaden the area or use an open cell foam if needed. Sometimes its hard sometimes its easy. I know on my Accord I did the tail lights just because I had extra deadener. Little did I realize that it made a big difference and cancelled alot of rattling.
Also, do one thing at a time, you don't want to do multiple areas and find out you still have the same problem. I had some minimal rattling occuring where my rear bumper was. Turns out there is a metal bar so I deadened it and it helped a littled. I took it out and put a 1/2" or 3/4" foam tape and put it back on and went through hell to put it on. All it did was make things MUCH worse. I never got around to taking out, but it was my plan. Part of the problem was that the foam was so thick and it was closed cell foam, had it been open cell foam it would have gone away I'm pretty sure. If you ever want tips or advice feel free to PM me. I'm no expert, but the amount of deadening I've done to my car was quite intense. It's fairly simple to do though.

There is no way I am using more then one layer is it worth it just to do one?

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

There is no way I am using more then one layer is it worth it just to do one?

yes it's worth it. When you close the trunk, you'll realize that it's worth it

 

[donpisto 5,000+ posts]

There is no way I am using more then one layer is it worth it just to do one?

It's worth it but it's definitely not sufficient. If you can close your trunk lid or give it a nice bang with the side of your fist, and if it sounds hollow and doesn't have a nice thud, then you're bound to still have rattles/vibrations. I was actually planning on doing a little bit more deadening on my trunk lid. It was already at the point where pushing it slightly forward would cause it to go down and slam on it own. When I did my hood, I always got a strange look from someone when they tried lifting it.