Inexpensive sound deadening tip
05-20-2009, 01:27 AM
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Inexpensive sound deadening tip
So i went out on the hunt for sound deadening for my little ranger the other day. I had a few annoying rattles, and was planning on taking apart the back half of my truck and tightening up all the loose screws, as well as re-siliconing my rear window (my sub rattled it loose 
). Anyways, I decided i might as well try to sound deaden it while i was at it. I was planning on just getting some thick "carpety" type stuff and throwing it down, just to get rid of rattles. I came across a cork sound deadener for hard wood floors. It had home depots highest rating for sound deadening and was pretty cheap. so i picked up a roll of the stuff for just over $30 CAD and two big rolls of duct tape. I spent the rest of the day soundproofing the back half of my truck, and my doors. I really didnt no what to expect. Turns out i have no more rattles (coming from the back half 
, my door speakers have way more bass (ran them without sub hooked up to see if i could hear a difference), and my sub is noticibly louder sounding. So if you have about $50 bucks and want a good DIY sound deadening, this stuff works great ! Its about half a centimetre thick, and cork. The packaging is in my shop right now, and i just wanna go to bed, i'll get the name of it tomorrow...but for the record, its good stuff 
). Anyways, I decided i might as well try to sound deaden it while i was at it. I was planning on just getting some thick "carpety" type stuff and throwing it down, just to get rid of rattles. I came across a cork sound deadener for hard wood floors. It had home depots highest rating for sound deadening and was pretty cheap. so i picked up a roll of the stuff for just over $30 CAD and two big rolls of duct tape. I spent the rest of the day soundproofing the back half of my truck, and my doors. I really didnt no what to expect. Turns out i have no more rattles (coming from the back half , my door speakers have way more bass (ran them without sub hooked up to see if i could hear a difference), and my sub is noticibly louder sounding. So if you have about $50 bucks and want a good DIY sound deadening, this stuff works great ! Its about half a centimetre thick, and cork. The packaging is in my shop right now, and i just wanna go to bed, i'll get the name of it tomorrow...but for the record, its good stuff
05-20-2009, 09:55 AM
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My only concern would be with the cork absorbing moisture over a period of time. This obviously varies depending on the location of install (ie doors, under carpet, etc). I'm sure it's fine with small amounts but I'm not sure how it would hold up against more than you would see under hardwood flooring.
05-20-2009, 05:18 PM
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crap, cant find it on the homedepot site, and i no longer have any of the packaging. its just cork underlay for hardwood flooring. It is supposed to be highly water resistant, and even has a plastic lining on it to prevent moisture.
05-20-2009, 05:59 PM
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cork is not water proof, and when installed in a door that receives water every single time it rains you will have a water logged product on your hands. a product that was designed to insulate foot noise from transferring from the finished floor to the underlay ply. of coarse this is to be installed inside a house. not outside in a car. then you have the fact that cork does not hold up well to heat. it dries out rather fast and crumples to pieces. your car can get upto and more than 120F on a hot sunny day with the windows up...
dont expect too much from this product or the duct tape used to install it. which btw holds up the these extremes even worse than the cork.
i bought brown bread last year for $65 or less cant remember exactly. this was a a roll and works the way its intended to. so for a $15 savings you could have had the real deal.
creative idea though!
thnx for sharing and let us know how it holds up to the weather!
just a fyi
dont expect too much from this product or the duct tape used to install it. which btw holds up the these extremes even worse than the cork.
i bought brown bread last year for $65 or less cant remember exactly. this was a a roll and works the way its intended to. so for a $15 savings you could have had the real deal.
creative idea though!
thnx for sharing and let us know how it holds up to the weather!
just a fyi
05-20-2009, 10:32 PM
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cork is not water proof, and when installed in a door that receives water every single time it rains you will have a water logged product on your hands. a product that was designed to insulate foot noise from transferring from the finished floor to the underlay ply. of coarse this is to be installed inside a house. not outside in a car. then you have the fact that cork does not hold up well to heat. it dries out rather fast and crumples to pieces. your car can get upto and more than 120F on a hot sunny day with the windows up...
dont expect too much from this product or the duct tape used to install it. which btw holds up the these extremes even worse than the cork.
i bought brown bread last year for $65 or less cant remember exactly. this was a a roll and works the way its intended to. so for a $15 savings you could have had the real deal.
creative idea though!
thnx for sharing and let us know how it holds up to the weather!
just a fyi
dont expect too much from this product or the duct tape used to install it. which btw holds up the these extremes even worse than the cork.
i bought brown bread last year for $65 or less cant remember exactly. this was a a roll and works the way its intended to. so for a $15 savings you could have had the real deal.
creative idea though!
thnx for sharing and let us know how it holds up to the weather!
just a fyi
05-20-2009, 11:21 PM
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cork is not water proof, and when installed in a door that receives water every single time it rains you will have a water logged product on your hands. a product that was designed to insulate foot noise from transferring from the finished floor to the underlay ply. of coarse this is to be installed inside a house. not outside in a car. then you have the fact that cork does not hold up well to heat. it dries out rather fast and crumples to pieces. your car can get upto and more than 120F on a hot sunny day with the windows up...
dont expect too much from this product or the duct tape used to install it. which btw holds up the these extremes even worse than the cork.
i bought brown bread last year for $65 or less cant remember exactly. this was a a roll and works the way its intended to. so for a $15 savings you could have had the real deal.
creative idea though!
thnx for sharing and let us know how it holds up to the weather!
just a fyi
dont expect too much from this product or the duct tape used to install it. which btw holds up the these extremes even worse than the cork.
i bought brown bread last year for $65 or less cant remember exactly. this was a a roll and works the way its intended to. so for a $15 savings you could have had the real deal.
creative idea though!
thnx for sharing and let us know how it holds up to the weather!
just a fyi
just cuz it sticks, doesnt always mean you should actually be sticking it.
diesel is a fuel too, but you dont put that into your civic.
not tryin to cut you up or anything. just an fyi, when it falls off, starts to stink and things begin to swin in your doors atleast you will know what went wrong.
05-21-2009, 02:06 PM
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hey lazyluke,
the brown bread is not cheap stuff. there are cheaper out there, but its not the most expensive either. about middle!
the point i was making is that for a few extra bucks you could have real sound deadener that was designed for your vehicle.
it held up through the most of last summer when i installed it till now, with no problems or signs of problems since the day i installed it. i must tell ya the sound impact from my speakers was amazing. it was like listening to a whole new stereo system..
oh and no smell, runs or drips.
good luck
the brown bread is not cheap stuff. there are cheaper out there, but its not the most expensive either. about middle!
the point i was making is that for a few extra bucks you could have real sound deadener that was designed for your vehicle.
it held up through the most of last summer when i installed it till now, with no problems or signs of problems since the day i installed it. i must tell ya the sound impact from my speakers was amazing. it was like listening to a whole new stereo system..
oh and no smell, runs or drips.
good luck
05-21-2009, 02:26 PM
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How is that cheap sound deadener holding up? I read that soundeadner showdown article and it said really bad things about asphalt based compounds... they recommended butyl, which is way more expensive... I'm a big DIY person and cheap (but i don't like to compromise on important things), so i just want to know If that cheapo stuff actually holds up, and doesn't run down like it was mentioned in the showdown....
