In need of a cheaper Dynamat.

[Sharpish]

Does anyone know of any GOOD inexpensive insulation for the floor pans?

 

[LLAngus]

I tried to go bsck and find a discussion on this item but could not readily find it. Heat pads have been talked about and I can't find the day.

 

[Nunyas]

B-Quiet (www.b-quiet.com)is pretty good I hear... So is "FatMat" (www.fatmat.com)... both are realatively inexpensive (relative to Dynomat)... then there's "eDead" (although I hear it stinks for about a week or two after installation)...

I know one person on here has used B-Quiet, and I heard about FatMat because someone else on here used it too. Neither of them mentioned anything about smell. FatMat is easy enough to find on eBay, so is eDead, and b-quiet for that matter. Looks like the average "buy it now" prices are $200 for 100sq.ft. of B-Quiet, $99 for 100sq.ft. of FatMat, and $100 for 120sq.ft of eDead

just finished a quick google on the named products adding "smell" into my searches. It seems like B-Quiet has little to no smell (I couldn't find anyone complaining about it), eDead has strong smells; quickly found a thread with someone complaining about strong tar smells that are supposed to disapate in a week or two. And uhm... FatMat... yeah.. someone was complaining about the smell well over a month after the stuff was installed.

FatMat and eDead are the cheapest stuff, but apparently they stink like fresh asphault on a hot day (not so bad if you happen to like that smell) /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif B-Quiet cost twice as much as these other two (but still cheaper than Dynamat), but it doesn't stink to the point of people feeling the need to complain on the internet about it.

On one hand, most people complaining put this stuff in regular sedans, and normally lock the doors and roll up the windows, so it takes a while for the smell to go away. In any of our LBC convertibles the smell will dissapate much much faster (our cars are not even close to being as air tight as modern cars) /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

I dunno, if I had to choose... I don't think I'd want to put up with a stinkie interior that was just restored (fresh apolstery glue don't stink to me /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif)

 

[Nunyas]

This thread discusses B-Quiet half way down page 2 (703MGB talks about B-Quiet)...
https://www.britishcarforum.com/ubbthread...part=1&vc=1

Here's the Fatmat (Paul Slice talked about using it)thread...
https://www.britishcarforum.com/ubbthread...true#Post106134

 

[Sharpish]

Thanks. Those are quite a bit cheaper considering the square footage you get. I'll check them out.

 

[Paul Slice]

Ian,
no smell with Fatmat, 100 sq. foot will do the entire car. For best results put 3 layers on the drivers floorboard and transmission tunnel. BTW, the grey color on the door face and insides as well as behind the dash in the attached picture is Liquid Fatmat a brush on insulation with the consistency of mud.
Paul

 

[ROADSTR6]

I'm using a product called Peel-N-Seal. It's intended purpose is as a roofing material to be used as flashing or as a repair for rubberized roofs. It can also be used to flash around windows. From what I can tell, it's basically the same as Dynamat. It may be a little thinner, so two layers may be the way to go. It is a rubberized, asphault base with a metallic foil outer layer. All you do is peel thepaper backing off and stick it where ever you want it. It is available at Home Depot. IT IS CHEAP! Probably half the price of Fatmat or any of the other Dynamat knock-off products. I believe I paid $10 a roll. I can not speak of its sound deadening ability yet because my car is not road ready, but many people I've spoken to have had excellent results using it in their cars.

 

[DrEntropy]

.....where's that durned H.Depot charge card?!?!.....

<scurryin' about>

 

[Tom Rynne]

I used the stuff available from McMaster Carr. Catalog number 9709T19 self stick elastomeric (ashphalt base). It is $14.62 for a 32x 54 sheet. The leftovers from cutting for the floor insulation can go on your firewall and can be topped with the bubble foil type insulation available at Home Depot. I like the bubble foil since it won't suck up water like the kind with chopped mat in it.
I have a large set of paper patterns for anyone needing to cut the pieces for their floor. Pay for the shipping and they are yours. Pass them on when you are done with them

 

[Patton]

We are having a similar discussion on the Healey forum

https://www.britishcarforum.com/ubbthread...p;page=0#122883

I am trying to figure out the best to use for reducing cockpit heat. I like the motor sound!

 

[Mark Jones]

I used an insulating product used for insulating between the joist infloor heating pipes, which I purchased at Home Depot. Contractors sometimes refer to it as "double bubble". Two reflective foil layers with an insulating layer in between. I installed it in my Spitfire this summer and it did a great job reducing the heat in the cockpit. I plan to install it on the floors and firewall of my B-GT this winter.