ok been working on deadening my car... got 1 layer of mat on the trunk floor and trunk lid. im planning on installing another layer on both.
anyway heres my question. i just purchased some deadening compound (liquid deadener) and was wondering if it was ok to spray or paint this over the deadening mat....
my math is as follows:
metal+mat+liquid deadener = better adhession
metal+liquid deadener+mat = not much for mat to hold on to
does this seem right everyone....
You should have sprayed then layed the mat down my man. Just put some more mat over top.,
-IF you spray overtop of the mat, shiftment will end up cracking/tearing. the spray overtime and making the whole investment useless.
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one or the other is best...
if you cleaned well sray then, mat would work the best, leave you with a better surface for the mat to stick to... if you heated the matt and applied it correctly you should never have a problem with it, i have over 144 square feet of dynamet extreme in my car not including the doors...
car will never see a drag strip...
imo, if your not doing sound competitions deadening material is useless in mass quantities... normal applications for everyday use would be trunk lid and rear deck lid and doors, can't see using it in to many other places...
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i disagree about it being useless on everyday cars. my car i'll be competing with has over 300 sq. ft. but even my daily driver has close to 200 sq. ft. of sound damping. anything that quiets a car down is a benifit. the more quiet a car is the less amplifier power you need.
drake, i'd use the sheets on the flat spots and use the liquid deadener for the spots that are hard to get to such as around the wheel well area.
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ok i see... so the liquid deadener is good to use in those very hard to reach places
looks like ill just do mat for the most part and spray it in places that are hard to reach.
but when i do that passenger compartment il use liquid first and then the mat over top of it...
is that correct....?
Hey Drake,
With our V3 and V1/SE eDead we actually recommend that you apply the mat deadeners first and then the liquid on top.
Just remember with the liquid deadener to apply it in multiple thin layers, especially at this time of year.
The first layer of liquid acts as an adhesion layer, it doesnt need to be solid and good looking, it basically acts as a primer, giving the next layers something to stick too, then the 2nd and 3rd layer are your built up layers.
Ive used over 6 gallons of eDead V3 in misc. vehicles before working for eD, and never had issue with cracking or flaking, as long as you prep/clean the surface first, which should be done with any deadener...you cant expect something to stick to dirt and oils.
Hope that helps a little bit from an industry insider.
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ive been cleaning the surface with mineral spirits but since i ran out of that ive got a can of paint thinner i figured would be good to clean the surface with...
so now i guess it is ok to use mat then liquid... i think ill actually just put down the rest of the mat down in the trunk... and liquid places i couldnt get with mat. in the cab though ill liquid first then mat it.
