Miata Mailing List: December 1997, Message #9
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From: 	porterb@mediaone.net

Subject: Re: Help with Dynamat...

Date: 	Mon, 1 Dec 1997 07:15:47 +0000



Rob,



I applied this to my 92 SE-R while I was in a car audio craze. I removed the

plastic barrier, removed the sticky black (white in the SE-R) goop, precut

one large piece making sure I had proper allowances for screw holes e.t.c.

and covered the entire door. (then I repeated) I also stuck a long strip on

the backside of the outside door skin too. I never had any moisture problems

but this was a garaged Sentra.. Don't get the goop on anything else as its a

MAJOR bear to remove.. It'll dry up too so don't leave uncovered too long..



You could pull back portions of the plastic barrier and add pieces (4" x 4"

would work) in areas on the door then reapply the moisture barrier. The most

effective location (assuming this is to clean up audio) would be around the

speaker hole and the outside door skin. It doesn't take much Dynamat to stop

the panels from "ringing".. I used a wallpaper roller and a heat gun to

form/apply the dynamat. (I used both "Super" and "Flex-lite") I'd just use

Flexlite now as it was much easier to form..



Firewall, floors, rear deck are other locations where Dynamat would be

helpful.



-Brian





-----Original Message-----

From: Robert Winchester <Random@tm.net.my>

To: Multiple recipients of list <miata@realbig.com>

Date: Monday, December 01, 1997 6:53 AM

Subject: Help with Dynamat...





>A while back there was a thread on Dynamat-ting.  I bought about 8

>square feet of the stuff but have had a devil of a time trying to figure

>out how to put it in the doors.  The weatherproofing plastic with its

>black tar makes laying the stuff, uhm... problematic.

>

>When I checked back over the thread I saw that someone had mentioned a

>"strip" method of applying the stuff.  I'm all ears if someone could

>please explain how to get this stuff into my car, and where, so that it

>will do the maximum amount of good!

>

>Any help appreciated.

>

>Robert and Tybalt

>97M

>

>P.S. My wife sends her thanks to those of you who had a look at my JR

>CAI installation job at Laguna Seca.  She can't remember the names, but

>those of you who poked your head under the '97M edition with the NM

>vanity plate "Tybalt" know who you are!  Many thanks!

>

>

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