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Sound deadening in a Midget

Last post 10-15-2006, 12:53 PM by Trevor. 13 replies.
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  •  10-11-2006, 7:29 AM 150

    Sound deadening in a Midget

    I'm on the upswing of a ground up restoration of my old 72 Midget- that is I'm starting to put things back on the body, instead of the other way around.  I've finished repairing all of the body rot with new welded in panels, and I'd like to add as much sound deadening as possible.  Any comments about techniques or suggestions would be appreciated.  I plan to add acoustic undercoating to the floor pan, since the body is upside down right now, but how about acoustic panels under the seats, foot wells and so forth.  Any help would be appreciated.
  •  10-11-2006, 10:10 AM 274 in reply to 150

    Re: Sound deadening in a Midget

    Check out www.dynamat.com  Great products I just used thier products on my Defender D- 90 and plan to do some on my Jaguar E- Type
  •  10-11-2006, 10:34 AM 288 in reply to 150

    Re: Sound deadening in a Midget

    The best thing you can do is to add sound deading material to the inside of the doors.  Go to a home base or home depot and get a roll of tar, usually 3 or 4 inches wide in a big roll, used for sealing around roofing vents etc., peel off the backing and apply it to the inside of the outside door panel, it will stick like crazy and will not fall off.  It will add substantial mass and prevent the door skin from being a sounding board.  You can also add it under the kick panels in the frount and the side panels in the back.  Make sure you have deadened the trunk lid and have heat shield material inder the hood.  Undercoating is good but also consider undercoating the inside of the car compleatly before installing the carpet, the bottom of the foot wells, also prevents rust.  In order to make your car as quite as possible you have to dampen all the body panels fron the inside to prevent vibration, it's the sounding board effect that makes the big noise. Just tap on the outside of the door skin, it doesn't sound like a BMW, why? Because it vibrates and is not well dampened.  The more places you can damp the quiter you car can be.  Good luck  Bob Ikola 

  •  10-11-2006, 10:38 AM 289 in reply to 150

    Re: Sound deadening in a Midget

    Check out lizardskin.  The stuff is amazing and can insulate places where dynamat is not feasible.

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  •  10-11-2006, 5:10 PM 457 in reply to 150

    Re: Sound deadening in a Midget

    i think theres stuff sold by moss motors also that will help. it is also a good idea to add to the trunk, and i also read that under the hood to prevent your hood paint from blistering if the engine overheats.
  •  10-12-2006, 5:32 AM 630 in reply to 457

    Re: Sound deadening in a Midget

    Several kinds of stuff available from Home Depot in various thickness. Some is both heat reflective and sound deading.
  •  10-12-2006, 2:58 PM 710 in reply to 630

    Re: Sound deadening in a Midget

    Isn't most of this stuff pretty heavy? Thats what you mean by mass isn't it? Is there some way to absorb the sound without adding another 50 lbs to the car?
  •  10-14-2006, 2:49 PM 981 in reply to 710

    Re: Sound deadening in a Midget

    i think the specs on the dynamat stuff is 2lbs / ft3 and the sheets are sold in 1/8, 1/4 and 1/2 thick. from what ive seen it works pretty well
  •  10-14-2006, 8:11 PM 1008 in reply to 981

    Re: Sound deadening in a Midget

    Lizard Skin is light.  NFI ...really.

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  •  10-15-2006, 4:55 AM 1019 in reply to 1008

    Re: Sound deadening in a Midget

    trevor

    ive never seen lizardskin, but stuff looks feasible. have you seen this stuff and does it work as well as the website says.

  •  10-15-2006, 8:59 AM 1033 in reply to 1019

    Re: Sound deadening in a Midget

    My father used it for the first time in his latest street rod.  He said that he preferred it to dynamat, but that is just based on application.  He has never ripped dynamat out of a car and replaced it with lizardskin for comparison, but he has used dynamat in other cars.  He really liked the ability to cover so many surfaces and not introduce excessive weight or cause problems with carpet and panel installation.  I'm planning on using it on my '58 sprite.

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  •  10-15-2006, 11:07 AM 1042 in reply to 1033

    Re: Sound deadening in a Midget

    the stuff looks like it easy to apply, especially hard to get areas and contours. maybe ill give it a try and see what happens. thx
  •  10-15-2006, 11:53 AM 1045 in reply to 1042

    Re: Sound deadening in a Midget

    How effective is lizardskin as heat shielding, I will need to do something with the drivers footwell on my kit where the exhaust passes over it. Other builders have told me it's like an oven for your toes on a hot day. I will be Jet-Hot coating the headers as well as wrapping them and the rest of the system.
  •  10-15-2006, 12:53 PM 1048 in reply to 1045

    Re: Sound deadening in a Midget

    As a heat shield it works well.  You can do both sides of the panel a believe.  We sprayed some on som 24 gauge steel and warmed one side with a torch and you could still hold you hand against the metal without discomfort.

    My father rented a spray gun from the dealer he ordered the stuff, because he wasn't sure he would be able to spray it with any of his equipment. 


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