Operation Run Silent (Second Skin Application)

second skin rep · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:03 pm Post subject:

Are you going to use the Luxury Liner Pro on the engine side or the cabin side of the firewall?
IF you apply it to the engine side, make sure you wait at least 30 days from the day of your last coat of Spectrum.
The engine side will be fine since you are only using Damplifier Pro on it.
Sandwiching the firewall between the 2 different products along with Luxury Liner Pro is the best way to do it.

ANT

VWBusNut · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:24 pm Post subject: The fire wall

Rik,

Correct me if I'm wrong, but did you Damplifier and Spectrum both sides of the firewall? Looks like it from your photos.
Ant seems to think you have only done one side.

VWBusNut

Randy in Maine · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:23 pm Post subject:

ANT, if I might sidetrack this thread for just a second....

I am trying to explain this process to my paint guy. After the engine bay and interior is all freshly painted, apply the damplifier pro then the 3-4mms of spectrum.

Also on the bottom of the bus, just apply the spectrum for 3-4mm? The bottom of my bus is POR-15 and their "Chassis Coat". Is the spectrum likely to stick to it?

Would 5 gallons of Sectrum get me the coverage I am looking for?

Herbst '71 · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:32 am Post subject:

I layed down damplifier and spectrum on both sides of the fire wall. I did not spray the entire recessed area (shelf) for the gas tank. I'm also replacing the original sound deadening material in the roof of the engine bay with motor mat and motor mat pro.

The most important thing I have learned so far is that the majority of the noise we here in our busses is from the engine bay. Yes there is road noise from the panels, floor and roof, but the engine is the primary focus.

Very Happy

Randy, feel free to sidetrack this thread at any time. The amount of information I've learned from reading your old posts will never be repaid. If I was having the bus repainted, I would lay damplifier inside the rear air vents (the metal against the cargo area wall), spray four coats of spectrum and then have them paint the spectrum. There is a good deal of engine noise entering the bus from the rear cargo area. This is something I want to do in the future.
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'71 Deluxe/1600 DP

"Fortunately my mistakes are serving as a warning for others."

Herbst '71 · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:21 am Post subject:

No updates to post this week. We had out of town guests all weekend.
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Rik
'71 Deluxe/1600 DP

"Fortunately my mistakes are serving as a warning for others."

second skin rep · Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 3:27 pm Post subject:

any updates?

VWBusNut · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:44 pm Post subject: Gots to know.

Hey Rik,

Throw us a bone. How are the noise levels?

The Nut.

second skin rep · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject:

Yeah.. really anxious to hear about some results...

ANT
www.damplifier.com

VWBusNut · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:54 pm Post subject: Any News?

Hi,

Any updates on the soundproofing?

The Nut.

Crippler · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:29 pm Post subject:

bump

how's it going?
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1968 Type 1 - gf's daily driver
1968 Type 1 - crusty project

that70s_bus · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:43 pm Post subject:

did this ever get done? looks like it came to a dead end.

airkooledchris · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:15 am Post subject:

Herbst '71 hasn't logged into the samba since December, so I wouldn't hold my breath.

theizzardking · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:23 am Post subject:

i know wasn't this the sponsored thread where he was given all the stuff by the company to do the job? i was looking forward to an extensive write up, if i'm wrong whatever happened with that? you guys know what i'm talking about?
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Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin
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Ritter · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:04 am Post subject:

I'd be a bit pissed if I were the sponsor.... Maybe there's a good reason for the silence.
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theizzardking · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:17 am Post subject:

maybe the thread should be renamed to operation run away silently!!! hehehe
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Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin
'71 westie "the wanderer"

second skin rep · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:55 pm Post subject:

BEen a while since I have heard anything.
I was expecting videos and more pics.. Perhaps he was not happy with the results?!

I sure would like to know
ANT

naynay · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 4:31 pm Post subject:

I bet he just didn't finish......maybe bit off more skin than he could chew? everyone I know has at least one unfinished project- let's face it-it is more fun to start than finish,for some reason.....
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"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you Can do." - John Wooden

that70s_bus · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 6:01 pm Post subject:

i am planning on doing this to my bus. but never heard how this turned out. maybe this stuff is not as good as they say? i might use a different brand, found some that cost a lot less than this. could'nt be any worse since we never heard the out come.

second skin rep · Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:15 pm Post subject:

Officially given up hope on this one.

ANT

skills@eurocarsplus · Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:36 pm Post subject:

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