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isacs



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Closed cell foam
So I dynamated my tub and some of the seat box last year but i've read about people also using closed cell foam on top. What's the advantage and what are people using? ie brands, and thickness?
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Dynamat type products only stop vibration where as ccf can stop some noise, also it insulates so makes the vehicle warmer in winter and cooler in summer. Being closed cell it doesn't absorb water like the standard factory insulation. As for thickness it depends on where your putting it, under the roof lining I'd say no more than 5mm but under the boot carpet (if you have one) you could put 10/20mm. Mass loaded vinyl on top of the ccf would stop even more noise. Ray
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^ 10 mm under roof lining fits easily, see this thread about insulation of my roof. Cheers, Vincent
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So can it be used as a stand alone item? Or better suited over the top of dynamat and instead of factory carpet? I still have doors to do and headlining so just getting the list together for summertime. I have the factory carpet down over the dynamat in the rear (csw) so either it stays or goes in lieu of thick cell. Mass loaded vinyl??? Ray your just overloading my brain now
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Closed cell foam won't be good as carpet replacement as like most foam products it will just rip off in chunks in normal everyday use, it needs to be covered to protect it. It can be used on its own without sound deadening but with a defenders big flat panels like the roof etc it's definately worth adding Dynamat or something similar.

@ veetee, the reason i said 5 mm is probably the most on the roof is because I added 2 layers of sound deadening first as with the roof being so flat I felt this was more necessary than the difference between 5 and 10mm would make to noise or heat. With the sound deadening and 10mm ccf I found it very hard to get the roof lining back up so ended up taking the ccf down to 5mm on the curves down the sides of the roof so the lining would go back on.

There are a few pics of my sound deadening/insulating efforts in my build thread. Ray
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Thanks for your replies Ray, I do use your thread for reference purposes a fair bit. What did you do inside your doors?
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closed cell foam neither blocks sound or absorbs it! it is however a very good heat insulator! CSF is used to decouple mass loaded vinyl (MLF)
my advice would be something like dodo barrier which is MLV bonded to CSF. this stuff is much better at blocking sound!! My 109 thread

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isacs wrote:
Thanks for your replies Ray, I do use your thread for reference purposes a fair bit. What did you do inside your doors?


I used the same stuff in a couple of the doors but I've decided to replace all the doors so I'll do them all properly when the doors arrive. Ray
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g-mack wrote:
closed cell foam neither blocks sound or absorbs it! it is however a very good heat insulator! CSF is used to decouple mass loaded vinyl (MLF)
my advice would be something like dodo barrier which is MLV bonded to CSF. this stuff is much better at blocking sound!!


I have to disagree a little, as although it's a small amount I'd say ccf does block some sound but the main benefit is insulation. Thumbs Up Ray
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placebo ! lol. yea I've heard its supposed to help a little, to be honest I've got deadener CSF and MLV and its still a noisy old bus! Very Happy My 109 thread

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I can have a conversation at a normal level at motorway speeds in mine Mr. Green Ray
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So your'll do the doors properly when you change them....properly how?
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My chosen method (which may differ to others) is, after I've had the new doors painted on the inside of the outer skin put a full layer of sound deadening right upto the inner frame braces, then add one extra layer in the centre. Then I'll add some sikaflex to the edge of each bracing bar on top of the factory sealer so the door skin can't seperate from the brace (which I've seen happen in loads of different cars and causes lots of drumming sound) then I'll add a layer of sound deadening to the bolt on inner panel, put a new water shedder on then a layer of ccf on the back of the door trim. It may be overkill but this sort of layering always worked well when I was young and had lots of stereo gear in the car Laughing also I'll be spraying bilt hamber wax in all the box sections of the doors. Ray
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Yeah that's pretty involved then
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