Wow...modeling clay really does work

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

I decided to pull my door panels off today and used some of the modeling clay I bought a long time ago to help seal up the speaker & mdf ring. I only did driver's side today, but man, I can tell a huge difference in midbass response. I'm definately doing the passenger side soon.

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[ssonic 10+ year member]

so what exactly do you do just use the clay as a seal. just put it around the ring and mount the speaker on the clay? cont it get into the speaker?

 

[DFW40 10+ year member]

Put it under the ring and on top of the ring and build up all around the sides so it makes a little hill going up to the ring. The more clay you use the better because it adds massive weight and it absorbs vibration as well. If I only had one choice between deadner and clay I would go with lots of clay everytime.

 

[TypeRBass 10+ year member]

I just did the same thing to my speakers the other day. I did notice a nice improvement from them also //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

its great intill it makes a mess with your door and speaker.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I think that is a heat related issue. Not everyone used to live in AZ, however, I too am uncertain as to when it begins to get soft and drip.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

yes heat.

 

[konechiwa 10+ year member]

how hot can the clay get before it melts?

 

[duckfart 10+ year member]

Mines started to melt in 90 degree weather.

 

[DFW40 10+ year member]

I live in Dallas and it routinely got above 100 degrees outside and the clay did fine, it will get softer but not drip and melt. I tested it in the oven around 150 degrees and it will get very soft and lose some stability. I have since taken my door panels off and they made it through the summer with zero problems.

 

[singlefordrange 10+ year member]

i might just hafta try this! Thanks for this little trick!

 

[zSnb 10+ year member]

This may sound retarted but im trying to figure out exactly how this goes in. Im worried that the extra MDf between the speaker and the door will make it stick out too far to mount the interior door panel back on. Is that something i should be concerned about???

 

[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

Has anyone ever tried using silicon (like this stuff) or sorbothane instead of nhmc?

 

[WLDock 10+ year member]

I used this stuff for years to seal speakers and subwoofers:

3M™ Strip Calk 08578 Black

- Service Temperature: -20°F to 200°F

- Base Chemistry: Synthetic rubber

http://www.autotoys.com/x/cust/product.php?productid=1254

http://www.ellsworth.com/display/productdetail.html?productid=1113&Tab=Products

You can always use silicon and not have heat issues. I have also used weatherproofing non-hardning rope caulk.

 

[Pl8er 5,000+ posts]

Mines started to melt in 90 degree weather.

Is your avatar a baby or an old women? Either way, that will haunt my dreams. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif