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Subject:Re: Seeking "Ice Guard"
From:Tom Miller
Date:Thu, 16 Jun 2005 13:04:18 -0400

Have you checked with Lowe's or Home Depot?
TEMiller

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Elliott" <j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 12:39 PM
Subject: Seeking "Ice Guard"

> "Ice Guard" is a flexible sticky-back insulating roofing material with
> foil on one side.  Several folks have suggested using it as an
> inexpensive sound-damping material. Good for inside door panels and such.
>
> The stuff is primarily designed for cold climates with high snow and ice
> accumulations. That would not be here where temperatures seldom drop
> below 45F, and snow is only the stuff of movies and Christmas cards.
> Which is why none of the roofing supply houses carry it. My minimum
> order from them would be a roll that would cover 100 square feet. Their
> minimum order would be a truckload, just to get that one roll. They are
> not enthusiastic.
>
> If anyone online has e-z access to this stuff, and would not mind
> shipping some to me, I would be happy to pay for it. I reckon that I
> would not use more than 20 square feet.
>
> --
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> Carlsbad, CA
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