Insulation / sound deadening thread FAQ

[ivwshane]

[BUSBOSS]

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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=373683&highlight=insulation

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[khalimadeath]

[ivwshane]

Is there any consensus about the best strategic places to get the most bang for the buck in terms of getting a quieter interior without covering every square inch of a particular area? To me it would seem that the best places to put small strips of sound deadening material would be the engine hatch, underneath the bench, front and rear wheel wells, doors, and the nose.

Does anyone have any input? I'd like to improve my ride but I don't want to have to remove the full westy interior.
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[khalimadeath]

Doors and above engine would be good places to start, its never bad to take the interior out, you can get some deep cleaning done and then insulate and deaden everything while you are in there. Its not to difficult.

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Also I installed reflectix and reckhorn in my bus today, the 21' roll from reckhorn was not enough. Get 2 if your doing the main floor and front. Ill post pics when I am all done, im taking progress pics. The 16'x25' reflectix was enough to cover above the driver under the headliner, walls above the rear wheel wells and the slider and opposing wall.

[ivwshane]

[khalimadeath]

OK so after 2 rolls of reckhorn and almost 2 rolls of reflectex this is where I am at.

Sorry they aren't in order. WEAR gloves with the reckhorn, I got a couple nasty cuts from the edges of the reckhorn. (I guess I didnt learn the first time.) I also used foil Reflectex tape on all the seams and edges after it was laid down. It is gonna be a good 60ish lbs added in weight but it will be worth it to me. Ill report back when everything is finalized.

[lintbrush]

FYI: All reports I've seen about reflectix is you get very little if there is no air gap. Essentially you just get like an R1 from the foil/bubble layer. Reflectix website states: "No Air Space = No Reflective Insulation Benefit".

I cut some foam pipe insulation to create a small air cavity before I put reflectix in.

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[khalimadeath]

There will be plenty of gap between the panels and the Relectix, The headliner does not sit flush against the celling. Its the wood headliner so there is about a 2 inch gap. An obvious gap between the rest of the panels.

[lintbrush]

Cool. I thought perhaps it was smack against the roof with adhesive. Hope it works out for you. I live in mild Northern California so don't experience much temperature swings. I put the reflectix in just because I had the ceiling panel down.

[Big Papi]

[captincanuck]

So I spent the better part of Saturday doing some sound deadening/insulating in the tank hole. Wasn't going to drop $$$ on Dynamat and have been reading up on using "Peel and Seal" as a cheaper alternative.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/screw-d...al.711889/
It's a Lowe's item, but not Lowe's Canada
For us peeps across the boarder, go for this
http://www.rona.ca/en/multipurpose-waterproofing-m...reId=10151
(Resisto Multipurpose Aluminum Waterproofing Membrane)
Here is the results

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[Curtquarquesso]

What should I be using in the nose of my '78 Westy to replace the original fiberglass? Because of some rust holes in the front, I've disposed of the majority of the ruined, damp, nasty yellow fiberglass insulation.

I'm in Florida, so keeping warmth in isn't a priority.

I'd like it to be removable, and not require permanent adhesives or hole-drilling.

Some sound-deadening would also be nice, but I don't think that's an area that needs it that much. (could be wrong)

Suggestions?

[ivwshane]

Wait! Did the front of the bus contain fiberglass from the factory?
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69 ghia coup 1600dp
70 single cab

[khalimadeath]

[moab762]

I'd stick with fiberglass or rig up some EZ Cool. Lowes has some good sound deadening fiberglass.

[airschooled]

Hmmm, I'm not sure VW put fiberglass there. I've seen some kind of styrofoam stuck to the front of several unmolested buses, but never any fiberglass. Busdaddy??
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[moab762]

[Hoody]

I will let you guys in on a little secret....Lobucrod is nothing more then LOW-E that someone has decided to buy in bulk and cut up into smaller pieces and re-market it at a MASSIVE mark up. I bought a roll of the stuff. I think it's a 5 feet tall. I don't even know by how many feet long it is. But it's enough to entirely do the interior of probably 5 Buses. If you can find a distributor locally which there probably is one....an entire roll is 100 bucks. The worst thing about getting a roll of this is that you need a Bus, a minivan, or a pick up truck to move it. It won't fit in a car. It's far superior to the bubble wrap stuff from Lowe's. There are lots of different types now. When
bought a roll there was just the double sided aluminum style. It's great stuff and very easy to work with.

[Curtquarquesso]