Working with Sound Deadeners....

[mannyahles 10+ year member]

Well, my first time using a sound deadener was this summer. I chose Raamat after researching here on CA. The temperature in San Diego area was in the low 80's and that stuff is messy! At that temp it was more like butter!

This weekend I used what I had leftover and I found Raamat was so much easier to work with. The temp was only about 66 degrees. It was still soft enough to work with but not all gooey.

Moral of the story: If you are working with this stuff in the heat, put it in the frig first to cool it off ! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

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[simpsonbuck 10+ year member]

I like Dynamat Extreme. You just peel the backing off and stick that baby on. Then you grab your roller and get it in the tight little corners and such.

It may cost more but I'm willing to pay for convience.

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

allso to make shure it sticks. clean the area first before applyin the product...

 

[blazinb2000 10+ year member]

I applied my raamat during an 80* day and there was no mess whatsoever. Just a little bit of black stuff on my hands. It stuck great and I had to really work to get a piece off that I put in the wrong spot. I had no problems with it.

 

[simpsonbuck 10+ year member]

allso to make shure it sticks. clean the area first before applyin the product...

X2

 

[ashtrey1212 10+ year member]

I like Dynamat Extreme. You just peel the backing off and stick that baby on. Then you grab your roller and get it in the tight little corners and such.
It may cost more but I'm willing to pay for convience.

x2 on the convience, not so much on the price. But I'm still happy with Dynamat.

 

[gotparts90 10+ year member]

ever try liquid? I did I like It cascade works great.

 

[ashtrey1212 10+ year member]

ever try liquid? I did I like It cascade works great.

I've seen a few liquid deadeners on ebay when I was shopping around. How does it work? Do you just paint it on or something?

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Damplifier ftw

 

[mannyahles 10+ year member]

The Raamat was easy to work with and stuck easily. I really like it I just found it easier to work with when it was a little bit cooler!

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Since when is Dynamat more convenient? lol? Applying it is virtually identical to Damp Pro, and very similar to Raamat.

The things you guys tell yourselves to justify the extra money you spent on smoke and mirrors, I swear.

 

[mannyahles 10+ year member]

I surely went with Raamat for the price. I know that it works because my Truck use to rattle like crazy until I covered the entire rear of the truck! Now I just here hard hitting bass!

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

Since when is Dynamat more convenient? lol? Applying it is virtually identical to Damp Pro, and very similar to Raamat.
The things you guys tell yourselves to justify the extra money you spent on smoke and mirrors, I swear.

Since when is spending extra time and money to clean yourself and anything else up that the adhesive Raamaudio uses on their BXT sticks to? Many users complain about it and you can find threads started with guys asking how to get it out of their seats, clothes, carpet, etc. I've personally gotten it on speaker cones and it doesn't come off completely unless you put it in the freezer and pick it off. Major inconvenience you take when using the product and trying to save a few bucks.

Please don't tell me you're in the "all deadeners are the same" camp. Come on, you're a smart guy.

 

[Fusion_FREAK 10+ year member]

I installed Raamat in 90+ degree weather, and had no mess at all. I pulled my door panel off the other day, two months after deadening my doors, and it's still sticking there, just like it did when I first applied it. I also used Damp Pro that same day, and didn't cut myself like every one says they do, and it wasn't messy either. I will admit though, the Raamat BXT was easier to apply because it was just a little softer, because the foil backing wasn't as thick as Damplifier Pro uses. But I like both products, and don't have any bad things to say about them.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Since when is spending extra time and money to clean yourself and anything else up that the adhesive Raamaudio uses on their BXT sticks to? Many users complain about it and you can find threads started with guys asking how to get it out of their seats, clothes, carpet, etc. I've personally gotten it on speaker cones and it doesn't come off completely unless you put it in the freezer and pick it off. Major inconvenince you take when using the product.
Please don't tell me you're in the "all deadeners are the same" camp. Come on, you're a smart guy.

You know better. My point was who says Dynamat is any more convenient than another competitive product? Comparing BXT to Dyn Extreme is hardly fair. If someone is willing to pay THAT much more, be my guest I suppose. But comparing Extreme to Damp Pro would be a more reasonable comparison.
Ive used most all the dynamat mats out there (all of them I think but I cant say for sure I guess) and Ive yet to find one that had any proprietary properties that made it inherantly easier to apply. Have you?

Im in the "why is everyone getting so messy applying mat?" camp. Maybe Im a born natural, but Ive layed alot of mat and I dont recall once ever having to get it out of a shirt, my carpet, or get all those little cuts from the aluminum that many people claim is inevitable. The worst that I get is butyl rubber stuck to the knees of the jeans Im wearing, and I tend to drag pieces into the house on the bottom of my boots. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Back in 'the old days' when all we had was asphalt mat we basically melted to our sheetmetal with heat guns, and no alum constraining layer... that was messy. lol Maybe I just got so use to that mess over the years that the new aluminum covered rubber mats seem to make it increibly easy to do a fairly neat job.