johnsvide
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Is there a Cheaper Version other than Dyamat?, I have been told that Lowes,Home Depot has an Alternate Product?
Stick down sound proofing ,Insulation?
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I used FatMat in my Duster and my Dart. The stuff you buy at the hardware store isn’t intended for automotive use. Yeah sure it might work ok in some instances, but it’s cheaper for a reason.
You can get enough FatMat to do the whole floor of a car for $150, so it’s a good savings over dynamat while still being for automotive use. They even include a dynamat sample for comparison. And it does peel up later if you need to remove it for some reason. I even used it on the underside of my roof, it’s stayed put upside down on 110* days when my car was parked outside.
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You can get enough FatMat to do the whole floor of a car for $150, so it’s a good savings over dynamat while still being for automotive use. They even include a dynamat sample for comparison. And it does peel up later if you need to remove it for some reason. I even used it on the underside of my roof, it’s stayed put upside down on 110* days when my car was parked outside.
FatMat 100 SqFt No Logo Sound Deadener For Cars & Trucks! Free Dynamat Sample | eBay
johnsvide
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Thanks
hoosierdaddy
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Go online to Parts Express and enter part # 268-044 the product is called Sonic Barrier and is just like Dyna Mat . This particular part number is for a 50 sq ft roll for $95.00 . They have smaller quantities available and I've used this for several customers and I've had no complaints .
There's cheaper....but Dynamat is the best.
Jeff
Jeff
Sorry, but after seeing the dynamat and comparing it to the FatMat the dynamat is just overpriced.
Hey disagree if you like, but I’ve tried both and I know I won’t waste money on dynamat to get the same performance. The FatMat rattletrap works just as well or better for less. Dynamat was great when they were the only game in town, but now they’re just charging more for their name. Looks fancy, but that doesn’t make a difference under the carpet.
Yep. It smells like fresh paved road. Don't ask how I know.....
66Dvert
Working on my custom car parts again!
if your talking about the 6 " roll of flashing material that is made with butyl rubber and sticky covered with thin aluminum ... nope, no smell even when hot. It is really close to the dynamat and fat mat stuff but not quite as thick in butyl, but the aluminum flashing cover is a little bit thicker "for a 6" roll that is." and it needs to be aluminum taped on the seams. That product I have had in a jeep and the catalytic converter got so hot it caught on fire(the converter not the floor covering), no smell other than burned parts under the jeep and melted tennis shoe soles.
from trying to stomp out the file. Now if your talking about the other stuff that is a form of modified asphalt bitumen.. then heck yeah it smells to high heaven when hot. even sealed it seeps through on a hot Florida day don't ask how hard it was getting that crap off in warm weather, I had to wait for a 40 degree day to even start removing it.%!@$%^&.
I don' use knock-off materials in my car...
I've used several different types over the years. ....Dynamat is the best.
Now click the red X some more.....
Jeff
I've used several different types over the years. ....Dynamat is the best.
Now click the red X some more.....
Jeff
kiss
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I don't like the asphalt based kind because it risks smelling screwed up.
I got the butyl stuff made by Noico on Amazon. it was cheap and works fine. The thicker kind you get the better
I got the butyl stuff made by Noico on Amazon. it was cheap and works fine. The thicker kind you get the better
66Dvert
Working on my custom car parts again!
BTW I used Noico 80 mil full butyl in my current 70 challenger and was pleased at the sound deadening quality, plus it stuck extremely well to vertical surfaces in the doors. Dynamat is good too, but much too expensive(for me anyway) for the product you get vs results.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B012B5EMGO/?tag=joeychgo-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B012B5EMGO/?tag=joeychgo-20
Well, you told me too.
hoosierdaddy
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I'll bet most people can't tell the difference between several of these products without seeing the brand name on the shiny side . I'm not talking hardware store tar paper just the products intended for automotive use .
I'm not most people. ....I've used several
66Dvert
Working on my custom car parts again!
I think on this site that there are quite a few people who have used different sound deadening products for different cars. You have your opinion and I respect that. I also have restored and customized more than a few my self in the years of working on them along with others with even more years than I'd care to think about. I've used dynamat (good) hushmat(ok), fatmat extreme(make sure it's the butyl kind,better),rockmat(80 mill butyl great stuff but not aluminized) and my favorite(and really,really expensive) Lizardskin(69 charger took 6 gallons @ 187.00per 2 gallon bucket).
Dynamat was (10-15 years ago or more and the only player out there at the time) and still is a great product. Expensive but not as good or expensive as lizard skin,Other products have come alone that work as well. you call them knockoffs but they are sound deadening products in their own right. I wish I could afford lizard skin with micro balls in it to fully do my next project since it will need even better sound deadening and heat control than you can get from Dynamat and a radiant barrier.
Speaking of the micro balls. I know a guy that sells thermal paint, it contains tiny glass spheres and is suppose to help with radiant heat. The guy he works for built a canvas tent style house and painted the entire inside and the only heat source they had last winter was a small wood stove and it keep the place warm. You think that paint would be a good thing to use on the inside of the floor pans, doors and roof? I’d probably put fatmat or something on top of that then too
O'Reilly sells a product called BoomMat. I sold some to a customer and he is very happy with it. It was pretty reasonable in comparison.
harrisonm
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Let's be fair to MrJLR. He says he has used several products, and he thinks Dynamat is the best. I think that's fair. I also appreciate the fact that he avoids using Knockoff products. Nothing wrong with that.
Who isn't being fair? I've used several products too, and looked into several more. I disagree with his assessment. He likes buying brand name products, great. Personally I would rather get more for my money than just the brand name. I've got no problem spending money, but I'm not gonna spend it just to use a big brand name just because. And looking at what dynamat gives you for the money, their products aren't clearly the best anymore. Competition is a good thing, and many of the automotive sound and heat barrier materials out there now compete very well with dynamat. They aren't knock offs, they're competing products and they aren't all the same. Which means in some cases you can get a product that works just as well for less money. That's not cheaping out on a knock off, that's getting the best bang for your buck instead of just throwing money at the big brand name.
He can disagree with my opinion too, that's fine, but he can't pretend I haven't compared the products or that he's the only one that has. He isn't. I've used FatMat in a couple of my cars now, and my Duster has been running around with it in there for a few years now. It works great. My car was much quieter inside with it installed, fewer rattles, less road noise, and less heat from the floor. So, the FatMat did its job and did it well, for less money. I will totally use it again, and I've got several more cars to do.
hoosierdaddy
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So in a blind fold test you can tell the difference between Dynamat , Sonic Barrier , Noico , Boom mat and so on ? Your good . I'm not putting down Dynamat just saying the average person wouldn't know the difference if they didn't see the brand name .
Mopar-Man
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Many OEM's used asphalt sound deadening mats under the carpet. They were not butyl.
johnsvide
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Thanks, lot of Good Info!
66Dvert
Working on my custom car parts again!
The charger I did was done from firewall to tail lights Roof and doors. The trunk lid was not done,but should have been sprayed before paint). Lizard skin is a ceramic style paint we used for heat control. "microballs" were added to help in sound control that was not included in the heat control lizard skin kit(they were in the older version of the sound control kit , but call to make sure they still are.). They do make 2 distinct products one for heat and one for sound. If I could do it again I'd shoot heat control(ceramic spray) in the cabin of the car and then go over it all firewall to tail lights,roof and doors with their sound control (water based high-grade acrylic binder with sound-damping particles). but your talking big dollars for that kind of result. much more than what my 66 dart is worth. now my other challenger just might get that treatment.
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