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Subject:Re: Peel and Seal
From:miguel pacheco
Date:Thu, 8 Apr 2010 20:00:55 -0600

It's tempting, but my main concern is, as previously mentioned, the
rust issue. Nothing much is being said here regarding the trapping of
moisture, before installation (what is the dewpoint during and does
this really matter) and after, in the event of an inside coolant leak,
rain infiltration, etc. What a mess if you have to remove it.......
Miguel

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
  - Thomas A. Edison

On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 7:36 PM, Peter DiFalco <peter.difalco@gmail.com> wrote:
> Maybe, but if what's rattling is the plastic side wall panels, you'll
> want to make sure you examine every rivet or screw affixing those
> panels to the body to see if anything's loose. If what you're
> experiencing is resonance at certain frequencies in those panels than
> adding mass to the panels, not the metal body of the van, will help.
>
> Cheers,
> Peter
>
> On Thursday, April 8, 2010, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:
>> Hi Volks,
>>
>> Will this stuff stop my wolfsburg interior from resonating with the bass
>> notes from a 300W 12" subwoofer installed in the D/S rear quarter panel?
>>
>> With certain songs you hear more of the rattling plastic than you hear
>> of the music.
>>
>> Happy Trails,
>>
>> Greg Potts
>> Toronto, Ontario Canada
>> 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
>> 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop
>> www.busesofthecorn.com
>> www.pottsfamily.ca
>>
>> Michael Sullivan wrote:
>>
>> Question:  Looking for this at Lowes and is the stuff that was discussed
>> recently coated with an aluminum layer?  I assumed it was black, but only
>> finding the aluminzed.  Thanks for the info.
>> Michael in San Antonio
>> 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
>> 73 Beetle
>>
>>
>>
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