Screw dynamat. Peel and seel great sound dampening material....

[Blake84]

I went to the local stereo shop and got quoted $1200 to dynamat my cab. Way too much so I looked to buy dynamat and do it myself. Was shocked how expensive it was. I started youtubing dynamat reviews and came across people using peel and seel.

I went to lowes and picked up 6 rolls of peel and seel for around $100. I removed carpet and bench and sealed everything with peel and seel. I had a lot of small holes throughout my fire wall and cab which made exhaust fumes come in. After covering firewall with 2 layers and 2 layers over most of the cab I then did inside the doors. Anywhere I could I put it.. I did not do my headliner because I don't have one and I like the bare roof exposed( I know I'm weird). This stuff made THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE. IT'S LIKE NIGHT AND DAY. SO QUIET. I can have a conversation no problem. I kept thinking the engine stalled when I stopped it was so quiet. The music is so much better. I cannot even begone to explain how great it was. Def exceeded my expectations. Thought I'd share below is some pics. Also some people mentioned it smelling of the tar. I smell nothing

[skyrodder]

Sweet! Thanks for sharing

[69f100]

i wouldnt swear to it, but i think this is what someone stuck on the gas tank of my 69'. definately will use this when we redo our cab! thanks

[hippy killer]

I have used 1/4 in grace like you put on you roof worked great on my Cummins dodge truck I would say 60 percent quiter

[60galaxieJJ]

awesome thanks for sharing. glad to see the legal issues with that shop arent slowing you down on working on that sweet ride

[chopperwolf]

I used it, works great. Heard people talking about it dripping from the roof, I live in south Texas where our norm is always over 100F and have had no issues. It also helped with the heat on my skull. This is what budget builds are all about.

[Don's Hot Rods]

I've heard that the Home Depot/ Lowes stuff isn't waterproof and can cause problems down the road. Anyone have any experience with that ?

Don

[el Scotto]

My friends and I have used this to great success before! I have it in an OT Plymouth Valiant and had it in my '57 Chevy truck.

[NAS Backyard]

I bought the same stuff off ebay called edead 6 rolls for about 125.00 . Put it in my 69 RR about 6 years ago. nice and quite but it did come loose on the inside of the door when I had to open up the door panel for a repair. That dynamat is one of the bigger scams out there. It's just like that infomercial where the guy sprays the bottom of the boat with automotive undercoating that cost 5 bucks a can and tries to pawn it off for 15 a can after shafting and handling.

[NVRRDUNN]

Originally Posted by Don's Hot Rods

I've heard that the Home Depot/ Lowes stuff isn't waterproof and can cause problems down the road. Anyone have any experience with that ?

Don

well, unless it rains inside your car, there shouldn't be any problems

[beauishere]

Thanks for sharing. I'd wondered if these other deadners were any good. My only question remaining is the toxicity. Problems with this stuff or is it made for use in the home?

[VonKool13]

Yup thats how the owner of Dynamat can afford those bitchin hot rods and several other "collector" cars. Way over priced. I used peel and seal in my Edsel and it worked great.

[Buzznut]

Originally Posted by VonKool13

Yup thats how the owner of Dynamat can afford those bitchin hot rods and several other "collector" cars. Way over priced. I used peel and seal in my Edsel and it worked great.

They'll never significantly reduce the price in attempt to stay competitive either, because if they did, imagine the reaction from all the pi$$ed previous customers who paid the insane inflated prices.

[Blake84]

Originally Posted by beauishere

Thanks for sharing. I'd wondered if these other deadners were any good. My only question remaining is the toxicity. Problems with this stuff or is it made for use in the home?

It's made for your roof and does have tar. I wouldn't make an outfit out of it or stick it on my face but I doubt there is any harm under carpet it seals up and u don't even smell or see tar at all

[55 dude]

If this stuff is made for the roof you would think it would repel water.

[JeffB2]

Originally Posted by NVRRDUNN

well, unless it rains inside your car, there shouldn't be any problems

It states on the label this stuff is for roofing,DUH! It rains on roofs I used it also to insulate my '54 from the 100+ degree temps here in Phoenix once it sticks it stays,ain't no moving it.Even as hot as it is now there is no smell.

[johnybsic]

veryyyy nice. glad to hear something is more affordable out there! I'm at this stage in my 55' but gawdd daymn dynamat is pricey (for me at least) someone told me about "Fatmatt" i think. but ill look into this.
Yea if its good enough for your roof...I think it will work for inside my hotrods roof?
Thanks for the tip

[SkeeterBilt]

Originally Posted by Blake84

It's made for your roof and does have tar. I wouldn't make an outfit out of it or stick it on my face

ahhhh sheeet, i just put a roll all over me to go outside in this hot AZ sun

[gnichols]

So when you're done, does your car have that "new roof" smell? LOL

Actually, the only thing that I'd be hesitant about is petro vapors and such. But as none of that has been mentioned, sounds like a good alternative. I'd be tempted to use it on the floors and firewall, but not so much the underside of the roof if it might get soft in the heat and sag or fall. Gary

[storm king]

FatMat is much cheaper as well. I got mine via eBay, about 1/4 the cost of Dynamat...