sound deadening

[Nizzel 10+ year member]

I am in the process of deadening my entire trunk with secondskin. I have never done this before and am kinda just working my way through it. Now, I am currently doing my trunk lid and am wondering exactly how I go about deadening the trunk lid the correct way. The way my trunk is set up (2002 Altima) is there are a couple big openings in the lid itself (about 4 inches in diameter). I am not sure how to go about the job because of these. Do I just put some deadener over the holes and simply cover them? Or should I just cut the deadener to a shape that fits the trunk lid by going around these holes? Again, I am new to this and any help would be appreciated

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[Trixter 10+ year member]

Deadener only "really" work when it is directlr on the surface; do not just go over large holes. Try cutting a few small pieces and stick them down inside. Also you can use foam padding and stuff it into the cavity.

 

[BDIDDY 10+ year member]

Make sure you clean it really really well. I didnt clean mine and it all fell down.

Great stuff though, IMO...

 

[Nizzel 10+ year member]

so i should just insert small pieces of the sound deadener inside the holes instead of worrying about covering them up?

 

[Omarvelous 10+ year member]

Would anyone know if secondskin is better then dynamat?

 

[nweibley 10+ year member]

Secondskin is better/cheaper than dynamat, and more versatile. You will also support one of the 'little guys' as opposed to a big corporation when buying from them, so what do you have to lose?

 

[packerfan 10+ year member]

Buy some cheap shop rags and put them in all the holes and then put the sound deadener over that, thats what im doing should work out well.