I wnet to town on my westy with the stuff, I used more than you
really need to. The stuff dampens the sheet metal vibrations and only
a percentage of total area you need to cover. But the stuff is so
cheap i went hog wild.

It sure makes the panels dead. Doors sound so much better when
closing. But it did not reduce road/wind noise as much as I had
hoped. I now know you need to do more to reduce more noise.
Supposedly the best thing, after applying the panel dampener is a,
(oh shoot, I forget the term), a "de-coupling sheet"  - heavy vinyl
sheet that absorbs the vibrations, then some foam type insulation
(closed cell foam best in the van, for obvious corrosion reasons).

The heavy vinyl (or lead :) ) sheet is expensive. In my "new" van I
plan on using peel and stick, followed by ensolite foam. The foam
will provide thermal insulation too.

alistair

PS an very extensive discussion of this is onthe samba
PPS I took pics of my door Michael, will send after more coffee :)

'86 syncro 7  passenger
'82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
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On 8-Apr-10, at 5:39 AM, 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