

| Subject: | Re: Westfalia Insulation |
| From: | Sam Scholten |
| Date: | Wed, 25 Feb 1998 14:06:45 -0800 |
Cory, I suppose insulation may have improved since the mid-'80s, but unless you are replacing water (or otherwise) damaged stuff, expect the improvement to be modest. The reason is that insulation is actually a medium to isolate dead air, which is the actual insulator (air is a poor conducter of heat.) Therefore, given other factors, more effective insulation requires a thicker wall. You may, however, want to consider adding a vapor barrier if none presently exists. This would hedge against future problems. My $0.02 Best Regards, Sam ---Benjita@AOL.COM wrote: > > Hi all, > Since I've got the interior removed from my nonexistant "Wolfsburg" > Syncro Westfalia, I was wonding if anyone out there has replaced the stock > yellow insulation with anything better? I was thinking that I ought to re- > insulate it with the top-of-the-line insulation. But I have no idea what > type/brand of insulation would be best. I also don't know how much insulation > costs, or how hard it would be to R&R. > So if the collective soul could give me some idea of whether or not it would > be worth it, and how to go about it, I would appreciate it:) TIA > > Cory > '86 Syncro Westfalia > '86 Syncro (parting) > '88 GTI 16V > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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