Fatmat
03-18-2005, 06:21 PM
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well i was looking into sounddeadening matterial awhile ago but the cost was really expensive [img]graemlins/freak.gif[/img] . So last night i was doing some seaching on the web and came across the product "fatmat" which was ALOT cheaper then anyother damping product ive seen. If i do deside to buy any deadening it wont be till late spring as im short on cash right now [img]graemlins/cry.gif[/img] so i was wondering if anyone has every used it and if so is it any good?
any and all input will be great!
any and all input will be great!
03-18-2005, 09:50 PM
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hello?
maybe i should rephrace the question....
has anyone used fatmat and had good results? or any results for that matter?
i have to say that for the price there isnt anything that comes even close to it...
maybe i should rephrace the question....
has anyone used fatmat and had good results? or any results for that matter?
i have to say that for the price there isnt anything that comes even close to it...
03-19-2005, 05:51 AM
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I used an 80 sq. ft. foll of 1/8in. industrial flat rubber. $80, or a buck a square. That, coupled up with some contact cement and/or spray on glue, and she's like a tank now...
It was only good for flat surfaces though, if you need to be able to shape it a little, I think this stuff would be too thick.
I've heard that that "vapour barrier" stuff works well too, available at Home Depot and the like, at a fraction of the cost of made-for-car sound deadener solutions.
It was only good for flat surfaces though, if you need to be able to shape it a little, I think this stuff would be too thick.
I've heard that that "vapour barrier" stuff works well too, available at Home Depot and the like, at a fraction of the cost of made-for-car sound deadener solutions.
03-19-2005, 09:33 AM
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the cost is $100 american for 100 sq.ft.
thanks alot GrizZz [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img] , i think ill have to pick some of that rubber mat up. where did u get it?. even if i cant mold it that good it would be great for the roof and floor
thanks alot GrizZz [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img] , i think ill have to pick some of that rubber mat up. where did u get it?. even if i cant mold it that good it would be great for the roof and floor
03-19-2005, 12:22 PM
#9
ah **** you want to go really cheap.. go check out a roofing supply shop.... you can find all kinds of different matt at fractions...
Kind of like buying plain 1/0 at princess auto for the same price as fancey colored 8awg at your local stereo shop.... [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Kind of like buying plain 1/0 at princess auto for the same price as fancey colored 8awg at your local stereo shop.... [img]tongue.gif[/img]
03-19-2005, 02:08 PM
#10
Originally posted by Dukk:
^ lol, not to be concescending or anything but I hear one can use coathangers or dollarstore extension cords for speaker wire too..
IMO it is better to use the correct product forthe correct application.
my two bits. [img]smile.gif[/img]
^ lol, not to be concescending or anything but I hear one can use coathangers or dollarstore extension cords for speaker wire too..
IMO it is better to use the correct product forthe correct application.
my two bits. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Especially if you are going to be using it on any surface beyond horizontal. Not fun when the "bargain" sound damping material substitute has released, and slid down the body panel, only to form a big pile of sticky mess on the floor and has left the original surface it was applied to sticky, discoloured and undamped.
Funny... didn't seem like such a bargain then.
Cheers!
