Sound Deadening Questions

[Decado 10+ year member]

Ok, i figure i should prolly sound deaden my trunk since i'm puttin an SX in there and i have a few questions.

-First off, when i take the carpeting off there is a layer of insulation on the floor of my trunk, will it be fine just putting the sound deadener on this or am i going to have to do a hell of alot of scraping?

-Second, when i put the sound deadener on (gonna go with eDead v1se) does it have a sticky layer on it or do i need to get some kind of glue?

-Third, What should i use to smooth it out? Just use my hands or should i get some kind of roller?

Alright, that should be it, if i think of something else i'll put it up here.

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[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

remove the insulation. make sure to clean the surface with rubbing alcohol. the edead has an adheisive backing. what you want tp do though is heat it up with a heat gun or hair dryer. you need to use a roller. a walpaper roller for a dollar will work.

 

[the_flatlander 10+ year member]

that "insulating" stuff is prolly your factory sound deadening you can leave it on or scrape it off

you should get a roller to smooth out the deadener a heat gun helps to make it more workable

I don't know the answer to your second question

beat me to it^^^

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

well since its e-dead be sure to clean WELL and roll on HARD. cuz that stuff falls off when in heat.

 

[Logikalliquid 10+ year member]

1 - You'll have better results if you scrape the factory deadening up and put the eDead directly on the metal.

2 - Yep, its got sticky stuff. Watch out for the edges of the foil flakko just posted this (post#11) in another thread.

3 -Ahh crap flatlander and iceteebone said it all first.

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

2 - Yep, its got sticky stuff. Watch out for the edges of the foil flakko just posted this (post#11) in another thread.

haha yea! wear gloves.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

i believe the insulation he is talking about, is that padding that goes underneath carpeting in a house. my car had that and it just pulled out easily.

 

[Decado 10+ year member]

i believe the insulation he is talking about, is that padding that goes underneath carpeting in a house. my car had that and it just pulled out easily.

Nah, this shit is stuck on good, it'll take me hours to get all that off, thats y i was hoping i could put the edead on over it.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

Nah, this shit is stuck on good, it'll take me hours to get all that off, thats y i was hoping i could put the edead on over it.

got pics?

 

[Decado 10+ year member]

No sorry, and no digital camera either. Lemme go see if i can get a decent pic with my phone.

 

[Logikalliquid 10+ year member]

What kinda car is it? Sounds like it must be fancy luxury car.

 

[Decado 10+ year member]

What kinda car is it? Sounds like it must be fancy luxury car.

Haha, right, fancy luxury car. If you consider a 93 sable a fancy luxury car //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif .

Anyways here's a pic of the stuff, the best i could get

The stuff is white speckled with a little black, and a has the texture close to that of an orange, in that pic a little bit is scraped away and in the inside is some kind of dense brown stuff. I seriously have no clue how i'd get that stuff off if i had to it is glued on there tight.

 

[Logikalliquid 10+ year member]

Oooohhh Ford with their "We've got a better way to do it" attitude. Maybe you should try just sticking it over it. Maybe spray a liquid deadener right into the carpet stuff?

 

[Decado 10+ year member]

Hmm, how much does a liquid deadener cost and where can i get it? Ohh, and it's not carpet stuff, it is quite hard actually, nothing like carpet. Had to scrape it away with a knife.

 

[Logikalliquid 10+ year member]

ED sells some(eDead v3 i think).

http://www.secondskinaudio.com they call it spectrum / spectrum sludge

theres another called cascade. That one I think you'll need to check ebay for that.