

| Subject: | Possible soundproofing alternative? (was: Seek and Ye Shall Find... Foam! |
| From: | Maher, Steve (SD-MS) |
| Date: | Wed, 15 Nov 1995 08:44:00 -0800 (PST) |
>Background: I want to spray a 1" layer of rigid urethane foam on Grendel's
>ceiling, possibly other surfaces as well.
>
>Problem: I couldn't find any spray foam in consumer-sized quantities.
<snip out some very useful stuff about spray foam>
I once got some "Spray Undercoating" (don't remember the exact name,
sorry)-- some rubberized spray gunk designed to go on the bottom of your
car to rustproof it. I've heard mixed reviews-- it works, it doesn't work,
you can't get it off, it comes off too easily, it traps moisture, etc.
But-- once I sprayed it on the car in question (wasn't a VW), boy did
that car quiet down. Cheap, too-- two cans did the whole underside, total
cost around $10. It took a while to harden, but never dripped, never
expanded, just sat there.
I wonder if this stuff would work on the inside of the car? You know,
remove inside trim panels, spray the sheet metal you find there, let dry
a few days, replace the panels. Would it deaden the sound like my
application did to that car so many years ago? Would it release/continue
to release noxious fumes that would kill you dead, or explode when you
turned on the radio or whatever?
Anyone ever tried this? Any words of wisdom/warning/woe/wow?
Steve Maher smaher@gi.com '71 VW Transporter
'80 V6anagon soonHave something to add on this topic today? Revive this thread in the forum »