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Subject:Re: Rust issues again....
From:Tim Demarest
Date:Tue, 18 May 2004 17:06:48 -0400

Has anyone tried adding sound-deadening over a nice thick layer of
POR-15... then looked at it in about five years?

Just curious... I decided to go with a layer of POR-15 on the inside, and
fiberglass to reinforce the rusted areas (fortunately not as bad as Chris
describes... probably because I took his advice and ran a bead of silicone
around my inlets about a year and a half ago).

I'm sticking with the stock insulation for now, it may be louder, but I
think breathable stuff next to the metal will do less to promote rust than
'laminating' on a layer of rubber or asphalt.

Tim

At 01:50 PM 5/18/2004 -0400, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>In a message dated 5/18/04 9:54:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>andrew_gies@CANGENE.COM writes:
>
>
> > I would think the asphalt-type sound deadening - if anything - will repel
> > water, not soak it up.
> >
> >
>
>it traps water behind it..