Dynamat anyone?

[Hipee]

Okay y'all, here's one for ya;

I was looking over this dynamat material and was considering covering the tub of my jeep with it (under the factory carpeting of course). Anyone done this before or used a similar product? I just want to see if it's worth all the time and, more importantly, money before I dive in.

Thanks y'all.

[Tomster]

My plans are to have Thelma Jane Rhino-lined sometime. Would have done it last summer, but the TV went T/U, so I had to spend the money for a new TV instead of the Rhino-lining. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Tomster

[Don]

Hipee is this a rhino line type of product, or just a rubber mat type of thing? Ed-ma-cate me, please /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
If it is just a rubber mat, I would be concerned about water, dirt, etc. getting under mat and causing rust issues.

Someday in the far, far future, I plan on having the "Little Jeep" Rhino lined. I suspect that it will only take me 80 years to get all the mods on my "Wish List" done..... hmmmmmmm, I'm 46 Y/O now,,, maybe I should speed things up a little /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hee.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hee.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hee.gif

[Paul E]

Dynamat is used for sound deadening... most commonly used in doors and on rear decks of cars. I used some in my sub woofer enclosure. I don't think it would hurt to put it on the floor of your jeep for sound deadening, but given all the other sources of noise in a Jeep, would it be worth it? Dynamat is not cheap and as much as you would need, Line-X or Rhinolining would be more effective (thick stuff), AND give you waterproofing (make sure to clear the drain holes.

[kevin]

Hipee-
i'd go for line-x or Rhinolining, it should help deaden the noice and most inportanly give you jeep's tub waterprooffing. I put in DO-it-yourself bed liner in my jeep's tub, i didn;t put it on as thick as would a pro- at line-x or rhinoliners so i don't think it helps with noice , but with all of the rips in my top i don;t think anything on the floor would help me. But if you do go with lining your jeep, look at doing it yourself. IT was $500 cheeper and i got all the prtection and looks i wanted. Well acualy i fell in love with the stuff, 3- one gallon cans for the tub, 6 spray cans for the plastic fenders, wheel well, and wheels, functional, looks good, and should deaden noice levels if you put it on thick anough.

kbo

[Don]

The Rhino lining stuff is also good to use on bumpers, tire carriers, rock rails, etc... gives them a nice textured look.

[Fred]

I also plan on doing the do it myself stuff inside my tub, probably after my next deploment. I am doing it to get rid of the carpet and add water proofing. I agree with all the noise most of our jeeps make anyway I don't see any sound deading benifits, maybe I am wrong. Something I am hoping for though is if I put it on thick enough I get the same insulation the carpet gives....I don't want my footsies getting too hot!

[kevin]

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Something I am hoping for though is if I put it on thick enough I get the same insulation the carpet gives....I don't want my footsies getting too hot!

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fred-

i put my do-it-yourself liner on and with out the carpet after a long ride if you touch the floor pans they are warm but nothing that would bother you. Plus i got cheep rubber floor mats for the front foot wells , mainly to make cleaning easier but they also help with heat insilation.

kbo

[BillM]

If you feel comfortable with a spray gun you can spray on the Herculiner. Ebay has 1 gallon packages for around $60-80. The undercoat spray-gun is about $6 at Northern Tool. All you need now is an air compressor. One gallon can spray the entire tub of your Jeep with somewhere between 3/16-1/4" of material. Rhino and Line-X will charge you huge amounts of money for spraying 1/4 thick. Oh and you can get Herculiner in black, gray, and RED. Hope this helps some. But you could have known all this to start with...LOL

[Hipee]

I'm not too worried about waterproofing as they're aren't many water crossing around here. This is basically high desert. I was considering the dynamat simply for noise deadning. I was going to put it on (its a rubber type matting) the tub then re-apply my factory carpeting over top the matting. I was hoping w/ this and once I get a hardtop i'd get a much quieter ride at freeway speeds. But you're right Paul, it's not cheap. It'll run me about $120 for enough to cover the main sections of my tub.

I've also seen that roll on noise damping stuff but has anyone used it before? I don't know how well that would work.

[BillM]

Can't speak of that stuff sorry.

[scrambled]

Turn up the radio. That's real cheap

[gmbtj]

yes indeed, that is what I do.

[mudholebound]

i used the rattle can and roll on style pep boys sells on a old gmc i had 1/4 in that stuff realy worked good quieten down the ride made washing the mud out a lot easier wanted to linex it but didnt like the cost