So I've been researching materials for my upcoming deadening project, and came across this:
Uline packing foam
It's CCF, made from polyethylene. From reading here, most people like to work with PVC Rubber foam (gym foam), which is easy to bond to the car and to MLV using vinyl cement.
The thing is, price per square foot is as follows:
gym foam (2lbs/cu.ft) = $.63/sq.ft
volara (2lbs/cu.ft) = $.40/sq.ft
volara (4lbs/cu.ft) = $.78/sq.ft
Uline (1.2lbs/cu.ft) = $.13/sq.ft
I know about compression set, and I would not want to use the Uline stuff under trim panels where they'd have constant pressure. However, much more of the interior surface area in the car (I'd guess 90%) will just be decoupling the MLV from the sheet metal, and won't be under much pressure. I could also mix and match strips of expensive foam in places that might get compression set, and have cheap stuff in the middle.
Thoughts and suggestions?
Thanks!
Uline packing foam
It's CCF, made from polyethylene. From reading here, most people like to work with PVC Rubber foam (gym foam), which is easy to bond to the car and to MLV using vinyl cement.
The thing is, price per square foot is as follows:
gym foam (2lbs/cu.ft) = $.63/sq.ft
volara (2lbs/cu.ft) = $.40/sq.ft
volara (4lbs/cu.ft) = $.78/sq.ft
Uline (1.2lbs/cu.ft) = $.13/sq.ft
I know about compression set, and I would not want to use the Uline stuff under trim panels where they'd have constant pressure. However, much more of the interior surface area in the car (I'd guess 90%) will just be decoupling the MLV from the sheet metal, and won't be under much pressure. I could also mix and match strips of expensive foam in places that might get compression set, and have cheap stuff in the middle.
Thoughts and suggestions?
Thanks!