Alternative to dynamat...

[mx3man83]

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by sheller:
Go to McMaster-Carr Supply (http://www.mcmaster.com I believe). Get their Polymeric Mastic (item #9709T19). It is pretty much the same stuff as Dynamat without the logo all over it. The big difference...price. It cost $14.62 for a 32"x54" piece which is a heck of a lot cheaper than dynamat. I've used 3 sheets in a bug and it really quieted things down. I have one sheet in my MX-3 now and it does help. In fact, I just ordered 2 more sheets.
Steve<hr></blockquote><p>
Thanks to this guy sheller and his post, i found some really good sound deadening material. I would definitely recommend it. MUCH MUCH cheaper than the dynamat brand. Just a little comparison...<p>POSITIVE
Dynamat- better looking, more malleable
Mcmaster stuff- thicker, cheaper<p>NEGATIVE
Dynamat- expensive, messy to work with(especially when it is hot out)
Mcmaster stuff-not quite as sticky or as malleable as dynamat, but definitely good enough to do the job properly, not as nice looking<p>[ April 29, 2003: Message edited by: mx3man83 ]</p>

[sheller]

You're welcome.
Steve

[cjthor]

can you warm the mcmaster carr stuff up with a heat gun to make it more pliable? I would love to see how it looks Steve.

[mx3man83]

Yes you could warm it up to make it more malleable, but it's really not necessary(at least now what i need it for). It's just a dull gray color. You know how dynamat has an aluminum backing, and then the tar material, well this stuff is just the material, no aluminum backing.

[sheller]

Jarid,
Give me a call one of these days and we'll get together so you can see it.
Steve

[VizualXTC]

do you think that 5 gal pail of stuff would work as well? I dunno, just a thought<p>[ May 02, 2003: Message edited by: VizualXTC ]</p>

[ghandi1981]

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by mx3man83:
<p>
Thanks to this guy sheller and his post, i found some really good sound deadening material. I would definitely recommend it. MUCH MUCH cheaper than the dynamat brand. Just a little comparison...<p>POSITIVE
Dynamat- better looking, more malleable
Mcmaster stuff- thicker, cheaper<p>NEGATIVE
Dynamat- expensive, messy to work with(especially when it is hot out)
Mcmaster stuff-not quite as sticky or as malleable as dynamat, but definitely good enough to do the job properly, not as nice looking<p>[ April 29, 2003: Message edited by: mx3man83 ]<hr></blockquote><p>i bought 6 sheets of this stuff from mcmaster (72 sqft) and used it all up in my 97 stratus...Made a HUGE difference...though i didnt install it myself....works just as good as dynacrap....u might also want to tray raammat....dood named raam on ebay sells it....79 bucks for 60sqft...not a bad deal either....and is already stick so you dont have to heat it up....raammat
aj

[92RedMX3]

Raamat is GREAT! The stuff is great quality and the guy who runs it is even better. If you go to elitecaraudio.com and check out some of the forums you will notice people have had problems and such before like with anything but this guy is so into customer service that he gets it resolved in a matter of minutes. Its really cool, one of the only people i know of that dedicated.